Community Shares | May 20th 2024
This week’s articles: Heather Volk, Ph.D. is advancing the understanding of how environmental factors like air pollution and genetic mutations contribute to autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children; MIT and Harvard Medical School researchers are studying how fever can temporarily improve autism symptoms to develop similar therapeutic effects without causing an actual fever; A new article from the Child Mind Institute explores the significant challenges that puberty brings for children with autism; In Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, police departments and state troopers are implementing the Blue Envelope Program to aid individuals with autism spectrum disorder during interactions with law enforcement.
Epidurals Used During Labor Linked to Higher Autism Risk
A new study published in JAMA Pediatrics has found that the rate of autism was higher in children whose mothers received epidurals during labor. Although, the study’s authors considered the risk only slightly higher.
