January 20, 2025
Community Shares | January 20th 2024
- A study published in The Lancet Psychiatry demonstrates the significant global prevalence and nonfatal health strain of ASD, emphasizing its widespread impact.
- New Danish research has found that glucocorticoid steroids, commonly prescribed to pregnant women to prevent premature births and treat conditions like asthma and rheumatoid arthritis, may increase their children’s risk of developing autism by up to 50%.
- A recent study has highlighted the need for primary care providers to adopt tailored approaches when treating individuals with autism who have co-occurring psychiatric and behavioral conditions.
- Recent research provides the first comprehensive comparison of creativity in individuals with autism and those without, accounting for general cognitive ability and ADHD.
November 25, 2024
Psychology Today Op-Ed Challenges Assumptions about Autism Diagnoses in Adults
A new op-ed in Psychology Today takes a closer look at the recent JAMA study on autism rates from 2011-2022, challenging popular interpretations of its findings on diagnostic trends among adults and children.
November 11, 2024
Community Shares | November 11th 2024
- A pioneering study from China has investigated the prevalence, incidence, and associated conditions of ASD among preschool-aged children in Beijing.
- A follow-up analysis on hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in children with autism confirms earlier findings of notable improvements in verbal milestones when HBOT is combined with ABA therapy.
- New research has evaluated the REACT system, a real-time multimodal machine learning (ML) model designed to detect early signs of agitation—called “agitations”—in children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
- Join Technology Networks for an informative webinar about glial cells’ vital role in neurodegenerative diseases affecting the brain and nervous system.
November 11, 2024
American Autism Diagnoses Surge by 175% Between 2011 and 2022, Driven by Young Adult Cases
A recent study published in JAMA Network Open reports a 175% increase in autism diagnoses in the U.S. between 2011 and 2022, driven by a significant rise in cases among young adults.
