October 21, 2024
Community Shares | October 21st 2024
This week’s articles:
- A new simulation study utilizing US-wide Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) program; children with cerebral palsy (CP) have a higher risk of being diagnosed with ASD.
- A new research article reveals that children with cerebral palsy (CP) have a higher risk of being diagnosed with ASD, with about 7% receiving an ASD diagnosis.
- Biotech company MARAbio has raised $19 million in Series A funding to accelerate the launch of a blood test aimed at detecting maternal autoantibody-related (MAR) autism, which affects an estimated 20% of those diagnosed with autism.
- The Social Security Administration announced that individuals receiving Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits will see a 2.5% increase in their payments in 2025 due to an annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) tied to inflation.
April 22, 2024
Children with Cerebral Palsy Face a Fivefold Increased Risk of ASD and a Double Risk of ADHD
A recent nationwide study has revealed a significant link between cerebral palsy and an increased risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention/deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children.
