December 02, 2024
Community Shares | December 2nd 2024
- The Child Mind Institute has published an article to support parents with the same learning disorder as their child, offering insights into navigating these unique challenges and opportunities.
- A landmark review published in Brain Medicine reveals a significant link between air pollution and ASD, emphasizing how prenatal and early childhood exposure to pollutants like PM2.5 and nitrogen oxides can disrupt critical neurodevelopmental processes.
- Scripps Research scientists, in a recent study published in Molecular Psychiatry, used stem cells from patients with MEF2C haploinsufficiency syndrome (MHS), a rare form of ASD and intellectual disability, to grow “mini-brains,” revealing how a genetic mutation disrupts brain development and identifying a potential treatment.
- Join ARI for an insightful webinar, Self-Regulation Strategies for Self-Injury, by Dr. Emily Ferguson from Stanford University.
September 16, 2024
New Systematic Review Finds Environmental Toxins Linked to Higher Autism Risk
A recent systematic review and meta-analysis has identified a link between certain environmental toxins and an increased risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), emphasizing the role of pollutants like nitrogen dioxide, copper, phthalates, and PCB 138.
