Community Shares | September 23rd 2024
This week’s articles:
- Researchers reviewed evidence suggesting the rising prevalence of ASD is not only due to improved diagnostic practices but also influenced by genetic factors interacting with modern environmental exposures, particularly during pregnancy.
- New research assessing noise-canceling Bluetooth earbuds in children with ASD found that while the earbuds did not improve speech perception in noisy environments, they significantly enhanced auditory attention and classroom listening behaviors.
- A new artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm designed to automatically identify and quantify stereotypical motor movements in children with ASD demonstrated 92.5% sensitivity in a recent study, offering a potential breakthrough in autism research.
- A study revealed that only one-third of adolescents with ASD and no intellectual disability acquire a driver’s license, with most doing so around age 17.
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.
Experts Call for Plastics Treaty to Safeguard Children’s Brain Health
Project TENDR, a group of experts specializing in environmental risks to brain development, is deeply concerned about the growing evidence linking plastics and their harmful chemicals to conditions like neurodevelopmental disabilities and cognitive issues in children.
Community Shares | April 29th 2024
This week’s articles: A team of Mexican scientists has recently investigated experiments that used animal models to assess the effects of antibiotics on the brain and behavior; Researchers employed Diffusion MRI to investigate brain structures in individuals with ASD; A new study has investigated the impact of prenatal and early-life exposure to air pollutants on cognitive and adaptive outcomes in children, distinguishing between those with and without ASD; A 2021 study, “Blood Biomarker Discovery for Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Proteomic Analysis,” was retracted.
