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March 2, 2020March 2, 2020

This common mental health drug may change the brain negatively

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Publication date: Mar 02, 2020 In a new study, researchers found that a commonly used anti-psychotic medication was linked to adverse changes in brain structure. But the adverse changes in ... Read more

February 29, 2020February 29, 2020

The Impact of Group Based Activity Programmes on Children Who Have Autism and Their Families in Staffordshire

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Publication date: Feb 28, 2020 Participation in structured activities and physical activity (PA) have been linked to several indicators of positive development such as self-esteem and psychological health as well ... Read more

February 29, 2020February 29, 2020

Little-known gene tied to autism, developmental delay

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Publication date: Feb 29, 2020 Rare mutations in a gene called BAZ2B are associated with various conditions of brain development, including autism, according to a new study1. The new study ... Read more

February 28, 2020February 28, 2020

How Aripiprazole’s Promise for Treating Autism Fell Short

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Publication date: Feb 28, 2020 In 2006, when Jaymes was 2, the doctor prescribed risperidone-an antipsychotic medication that had been approved earlier that year to treat irritability in autistic children ... Read more

February 28, 2020February 28, 2020

How chemicals used in cosmetics increase risk of autism, by study

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Publication date: Feb 28, 2020 This study is the first to find that folic acid supplements provide a protective effect from phthalates. Exposure in the womb to a group of ... Read more

February 28, 2020February 28, 2020

Melatonin may ease autistic children’s sleep troubles

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Publication date: Feb 28, 2020 Melatonin has previously been suggested as a sleep aid for children on the spectrum, but the new study is the first to systematically assess its ... Read more

February 27, 2020February 27, 2020

Researchers develop AI-based intervention for kids with autism

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Publication date: Feb 26, 2020 In a new study published Wednesday in Science Robotics, researchers reported that robots, programmed using artificial intelligence, can also help children with ASD develop the ... Read more

February 27, 2020February 27, 2020

Cell stress may sap organoids’ usefulness in autism research

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Publication date: Feb 27, 2020 The researchers found the same cell types in the organoids – radial glia, intermediate progenitor cells and other maturing neurons – as in the embryonic ... Read more

February 27, 2020February 27, 2020

How normative modeling can reframe autism’s heterogeneity

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Publication date: Feb 27, 2020 An oft-hidden assumption in these types of articles is that autism comprises a homogenous, well-defined group of people, and most of the studies report group ... Read more

February 27, 2020February 27, 2020

UCSD study to try to identify risk of autism before symptoms appear

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Publication date: Feb 27, 2020 SAN DIEGO – University of California, San Diego is seeking 400 families to participate in a study that will test whether it is possible to ... Read more