December 23, 2024
Community Shares | December 23rd 2024
- A ProPublica investigation has uncovered that UnitedHealthcare, the largest U.S. insurer, is reducing access to applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy for children with autism as part of a cost-cutting initiative.
- The Autism CARES Act of 2024, a bipartisan bill providing $1.95 billion over five years, is set to become law after passing Congress with overwhelming support.
- Researchers at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) have developed an innovative method using artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze children’s arm movements, potentially aiding early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
- A recent study investigating the link between prenatal ozone exposure and intellectual disability (ID) in children found significant associations, particularly during the second trimester of pregnancy.
