May 20, 2024
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.
