Autism Spectrum Disorders News

Teenagers and young adults with autism spectrum disorder were significantly more likely to attempt suicide and die by suicide than those without ASD, a cohort study from Denmark showed.

Children with autism spectrum disorder are vulnerable to developing substance use disorder, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Caregiver-reported mental health conditions were prevalent among children with autism spectrum disorder in the United States from a young age, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders or autism spectrum disorders may have similar levels of social cognitive impairment, according to study results published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Pregnancy weight gain in excess of recommendations is associated with a higher risk for autism spectrum disorder among offspring, according to results of a meta-analysis published in Obesity.

Children whose mothers used cannabis during pregnancy are at a higher risk for autism compared with children whose mothers did not, according to a study published in Nature Medicine.

Online tools may be able to improve diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder, according to results of a survey study published in PLOS ONE.

Researchers from the University of Michigan have identified several medical conditions that may increase the likelihood of adults with cerebral palsy developing advanced chronic kidney disease.

Transgender and gender-diverse adults are more likely to be diagnosed with autism than cisgender adults, according to research published in Nature Communications.

The FDA recently announced its approval of the cannabis-based Epidiolex, an oral solution to treat seizures in patients aged older than 1 year with tuberous sclerosis complex, a rare genetic disease that causes noncancerous tumors to grow in the brain and other parts of the body.