Prenatal Maternal Autoimmune Disease Linked to a 16% Increased Risk of Mental Disorders in Offspring
Common Maternal Autoimmune Diseases Include Type 1 Diabetes, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus, Multiple Sclerosis, and Psoriasis A group of international researchers recently set out to answer the question, “Is prenatal maternal autoimmune disease associated with an increased long-term risk of mental disorders in offspring?” The study’s authors began their research by acknowledging that maternal immune activation […]
The Catastrophic Combination of Autism, Poverty, and Race on Health Outcomes
New Report Finds Over Half of Children with ASD Live in Low-Income Households The Autism Intervention Network on Physical Health (AIR-P), a subdivision within UCLA Health’s Department of Medicine, has released a report examining the intersection of autism, poverty, and race/ethnicity. The report specifically looked at how this combination impacts health and health care of […]
A Down Syndrome Advantage in Special Needs Parenting?
Study Finds that Marriages Dealing with Down Syndrome Have Less Stress than Marriages Managing Autism Parenting a child with any type of developmental disability is generally recognized as a situation which causes varying levels of stress on mothers and fathers. Recently, new research has investigated how this additional stress affects special needs parents’ marriages. In […]
Increased Cancer Risk Before Age 30 Identified in Some Individuals with Autism
Risk Linked to Those Who Have Co-Occurring Intellectual Disability and/or Birth Defects A study out of Sweden has discovered that individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who have comorbid intellectual disability (ID) and/or birth defects were at a higher risk of developing cancer in early life (before age 30) compared to those without ASD. This […]
Altered Gut Microbiota in Children with Autism
New Study Provides Further Evidence that Gut Microbial Dysbiosis is Linked to ASD New research from China demonstrates that children with autism carry altered gut bacteria compared to children without the disorder. The authors of this new study started their research by recognizing many previous works have already tied altered gut microbiota to autism spectrum […]
Prenatal External Environmental Exposure Linked to Increased Risk of ASD in Offspring
Study Finds That Valproic Acid Exposed Children Had a Higher Risk of Disorder than Non-Exposed Children Valproic acid (VPA) is a clinical drug used to treat epilepsy and mood disorders. Pregnancy exposure to the medication has been previously associated with a significant increase of autism risk in offspring. This previous research also showed that children […]
