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Multilingual Children with Autism Show Improved Cognitive Function
TUESDAY, Jan. 7, 2025 – Kids with autism who speak more than one language tend to have fewer symptoms from their disorder. Being multilingual not only enhances their general cognitive abilities, but...
Prevalence of Dementia Diagnoses Increased in Individuals With Autism Diagnosis
FRIDAY, Jan. 3, 2025 – Individuals with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis have an increased prevalence of identified dementia diagnoses, according to a research letter published online...
Global Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder Is High
FRIDAY, Dec. 27, 2024 – The global prevalence and rank of nonfatal burden of autism spectrum disorder are high, according to a review published online Dec. 19 in The Lancet Psychiatry. Damian...
Autism Tops List of Worldwide Youth Health Issues
MONDAY, Dec. 23, 2024 – Autism ranks among the top ten health problems for young people under 20. A new study published recently in The Lancet Psychiatry says that nearly 62 million people in 2021...
For Black Youth With Autism, Encounters With Police Bring Special Dangers
TUESDAY, Dec. 17, 2023 – Parents of Black teens with autism worry that their kids’ condition might put them at greater risk during interactions with police. A new study published Dec. 16 in the j...
Trump Says RFK Jr. Free to Revisit Discredited Autism/Vaccine Link
MONDAY, Dec. 9, 2024 – If Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is approved to head the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, he will be free to revisit a long-debunked link between autism and childhood...
2011 to 2022 Saw Increase in Autism Diagnoses Among Children, Adults
THURSDAY, Oct. 31, 2024 – From 2011 to 2022, there was an increase in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnoses among children and adults, according to a study published online Oct. 30 in JAMA...
No Evidence Adults With Autism Are More Vulnerable to Criminals, Study Finds
FRIDAY, Nov. 1, 2024 – Are people with autism less able to "read" the nefarious intent of criminals, leaving them more vulnerable to scams or coercion into criminal activity? It's been a common...
Autism Diagnoses Rising Among U.S. Children, Adults
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30, 2024 – Big surges in new autism diagnoses among young adults, as well a rise in diagnoses for girls and young women, have driven a near-tripling of U.S. autism cases in just over...
Prenatal Cannabis Use Not Linked to Autism Spectrum Disorder
MONDAY, Oct. 28, 2024 – Prenatal cannabis use is not associated with child autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or with child early developmental delays, according to two studies published online Oct. 18...
Prenatal Exposure to Pandemic Milieu, Maternal SARS-CoV-2 Does Not Increase Autism Risk
THURSDAY, Sept. 26, 2024 – Children with prenatal pandemic exposure and/or exposure to maternal severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection do not have increased rates of...
No Higher Autism Risk Seen in Babies Born During Pandemic
MONDAY, Sept. 23, 2024 – Kids born during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic appear to have no higher risk of autism, even if they were exposed to COVID in the womb, a new study finds. The...
Wildfire Smoke Might Harm Children's Mental Health
TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2024 – As wildfires continue to burn across parts of California, a new study finds that smoke from these blazes and other air pollution could be harming kids’ mental health. R...
Prenatal Fish Intake Tied to Lower Risk for Autism in Offspring
FRIDAY, Sept. 6, 2024 – Prenatal fish intake, but not omega-3 (ω-3) supplement use, may be associated with a lower likelihood of both autism diagnosis and related traits, according to a study ...
Study Debunks Theory Linking Autism to Changes in Brain's Amygdala
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 4, 2024 – A new brain imaging study has concluded that autism likely isn’t caused by faulty connections to the amygdala. A prevailing hypothesis of autism spectrum disorder has held ...
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