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Autistic children often have trouble sleeping. Melatonin may help, study says
Melatonin is safe for long-term use in autistic children who have difficulty sleeping, according to a new study. The study ...
‘One piece of the puzzle’: Exploring differences in medical care for black and white children with autism
Black children with autism who are hospitalized for psychiatric problems are more impaired than their white peers, according to a ...
People with autism show significant increases in IQ as they mature, but development issues remain
People with autism show significant improvements in cognitive ability from age 12 to 23 years, but their autism traits remain ...
How repetitive movements help autistic people cope with anxiety
Typical infants and toddlers may kick their legs repeatedly, rock back and forth while playing or flap their hands in ...
Why are older parents more likely to have children with autism?
Older men and women are more likely than young ones to have a child with autism, according to multiple studies ...
People with autism more likely to experience headaches and epilepsy
People with autism have more brain-related health problems, such as headaches and epilepsy, than typical people do, according to a ...
Autism may not ‘hardwired by genetics’, with severity shaped by early life experiences, claims researchers in yet unpublished study
A child’s environment exerts a strong influence on the severity of her autism, according to a study of 78 pairs ...
Sperm test could predict odds of fathering child with autism
Some men who have an autistic child carry mutations linked to the condition only in their sperm, according to a ...
Why we’re seeing more cases of autoimmune disorder PANDAS—if it even exists
In 1998, Susan Swedo, then a pediatrician at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), first proposed PANDAS to explain ...
Autism may share genetic links to schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression and other psychiatric disorders
Some of the inherited variants implicated in autism also increase the odds of other conditions, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression ...
Sex-linked mutations point to need for closer look at causes of autism in women, study suggests
Autism may stem from a different — and larger — set of genetic mutations in women than it does in ...
Children showing signs of autism should be treated before diagnosis is confirmed, under new guidelines
Pediatricians should start treating children who show signs of autism even before tests confirm a diagnosis, according to the newest ...
Adults with autism are twice as likely to suffer from anxiety
Adults with autism are more than twice as likely as neurotypical people to be diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, a ...
Children with autism are twice as likely to suffer from chronic pain
Children with autism are about twice as likely as their typical peers to experience chronic or repeated pain, according to ...
Privacy concerns: Mental health apps may be selling your data to third parties, including Google, Facebook
Apps spell big business in the healthcare industry: Dozens of apps are marketed to people with conditions including depression, anxiety ...
Blood test for autism? Discovery of ‘distinctive pattern’ in white cells may make it possible
Researchers have identified a distinctive pattern of gene expression in the white blood cells of young autistic boys. The discovery ...
Can CBD treat autism, epilepsy? Growing body of evidence suggests it may be possible
A single dose of cannabidiol, a component of marijuana, eases seizures and improves learning and sociability in mice with mutations ...
Should we be more careful with our genetic data? ‘People don’t understand what can actually be done with this information’
People in the United States view certain personal information, such as their social security number and the content of their ...
Baby brain wave patterns may offer early predictor of autism
Brain activity patterns in the first year of life may predict autism in infants at high risk for the condition, ...
Are there subtypes of autism? Language regression study supports controversial hypothesis
Autistic children who lose words reach key milestones earlier than autistic children without language regression, according to a new study ...
Genetic registry SPARK scores first victory by pinpointing new autism-linked genes
An analysis of genetic sequences from nearly 500 people with autism and their relatives has linked 13 new genes to ...
60% of children with autism missed by this widely used screening tool
The most widely used screening tool for autism misses a large proportion of toddlers who are later diagnosed with the ...
Examining toddlers’ brain waves may offer early diagnosis of autism
Certain patterns of electrical activity in the brain may signal autism in children with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), a related genetic condition ...
‘Wearable sensors’ could provide early warning system for aggressive autism traits
In one corner of the classroom, rocking back and forth, sits Julio, 16. Julio was not always aggressive. He was ...
Viewpoint: There’s a problem with autism studies. They rarely use the same set of tools to measure results.
Clinical trials of autism treatments rarely use a consistent set of tools to measure efficacy, a new study suggests. Instead, ...
Early speech exposure could boost language skills for kids with autism
The more words autistic children hear as infants — and the more verbal interactions they have with their caregivers — ...
‘Grave set of circumstances’: Investigating connection between autism and depression
[People with autism] are four times more likely than neurotypicals to experience depression over the course of their lives, although ...
Experimental ‘preemptive’ therapy fails to improve autism traits in study
An experimental behavioral therapy delivered by parents does not improve autism traits in babies who screen positive for the condition, ...
