More Funds Allocated to Support Healthy Weight Research for Children with Autism
Less Physical Activity, Food Selectivity, and Poor Sleep Can Contribute to Weight Issues The rise in childhood obesity rates has been in the national spotlight for the past two decades. Despite the increased focus on this topic, limited attention has been paid to the unique risk factors and effects experienced by children with autism spectrum […]
Doctors with ASD Want to Reframe How Neurodevelopmental Conditions Are Viewed
Instead of Viewing as a Disorder, Difference and Diversity is Preferred A letter written by Autistic Doctors International suggests changing how autism is viewed in both clinical and academic settings. The group, made up of 300 doctors on the spectrum, was assembled to focus on autism advocacy, support, and research. Their recent letter, published in […]
Preschooler with Autism Develops Scurvy
Disease Once Thought in Rearview Mirror Could be a New Concern An Italian case report recently detailed the account of a 3-year-old girl who refused to walk or stand, displayed an odd red rash, follicular hyperkeratosis, and bleeding gums. She was diagnosed with scurvy, a disease that has been greatly reduced throughout the western world. […]
Community Shares | August 3rd
A new article by an adult on the spectrum explores the topic of savant syndrome in autism. The author accurately points out that only 10% of individuals on the spectrum possess savant skills. Unfortunately, this percentage is not proportionately portrayed in the media, where most television and movie characters are shown to have “disability superpowers” […]
9 New ASD Research Articles Investigate Environmental Factors During Prenatal and Neonatal Periods
Timing, Synergy, Cumulative Effects, and Genetic Predisposition Play a Role in Damage For years scientific evidence has been gravitating towards an epigenetic etiology of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and moving away from a genetics alone causation theory. A study from 2012, demonstrates this scientific shift. In the paper, the authors describe autism as “a family […]
Community Shares | July 27th
A new webinar series on epilepsy and autism has just been released. The series was produced through a joint effort between the Cleveland Clinic and the Autism Research Institute (ARI). These webcasts have been approved for CME credit. A jury awarded $125 million to a former Walmart employee with Down Syndrome after she was fired […]
