Tag: Autism
No Justifiable Link Found Between Exposure to Epidural Analgesia and Autism
Retrospective cohort study conducted in Denmark shows exposure to epidural anesthesia not linked to ASD, while second study shows slightly increased risk
Intervention May Reverse Early Signs of Autism
Infants who received preemptive intervention had lower odds of meeting diagnostic criteria at age 3 years
Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder Up With Preterm, Early-Term Birth
Risk increased among boys and girls; associations only slightly attenuated after controlling for shared familial factors
App Could Analyze Eye-Gaze Patterns to ID Autism in Toddlers
Area under receiver operating characteristic curve for discriminating ASD from non-ASD was 0.90 using multiple gaze features
Mental Health, Other Conditions Up for Teens With Autism
Teens with autism more likely to receive mental health services and to have an unmet medical or mental health need
No Link Found for Exposure to Epidural Labor Analgesia and Autism
After adjustment for maternal sociodemographic, prepregnancy, pregnancy, and perinatal covariates, no link found with autism spectrum disorders
2014 to 2019 Saw Increase in Prevalence of Autism in U.S. Children
From 2014 to 2019, prevalence remained stable among non-Hispanic Whites, while increases were seen in non-Hispanic Blacks, Hispanics
Rates of Suicide, Suicide Attempts Up for Individuals With Autism
More than 90 percent of those with ASD with suicide attempt, suicide had another comorbid condition
Autism May Raise Risk for Substance Use Disorder
Risk for SUD lower for subgroups of individuals with ASD receiving one or multiple psychotropic agents
Autistic Traits ID’d in Carriers of CNVs Linked to Autism
54 percent of carriers of certain copy number variants have elevated levels of autistic traits
