Autism Spectrum Disorders News

Brain-stem volume may indicate risk for aggression in autism spectrum disorders, according to recent findings.

Hyperexpansion of cortical surface areas from ages 6 to 12 months may play a critical role in the development of autism, according to a research letter that recently appeared in Nature.

A unique immersive virtual reality treatment, called the Blue Room, is being offered by the National Health Service to help children with autism spectrum disorders overcome their fears and phobias.

The Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, a federal law requiring equal insurance benefits for health care, has modestly increased the use of services by children with autism spectrum disorder without raising out-of-pocket costs to their families, according to findings published in Health Affairs.

Biological females with male-typic patterns of brain anatomy exhibited a greater predictive risk for autism spectrum disorders than their peers with characteristically female brain anatomy, according to recent findings.

A study recently published in the American Journal of Perinatology found a link between perinatal complications and the child being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, and that rates of the disorder were highest among blacks, whites and boys born with birth complications.

Individuals with 22q11.2 deletion or duplication were significantly more likely to develop a psychiatric disorder, according to recent findings.

The FDA has granted orphan drug designation to ganaxolone for the treatment of Fragile X syndrome, the most common genetic cause of autism, according to a press release from Marinus Pharmaceuticals.

Recent findings indicated the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule-Child/Parent, Parent Version was a reliable and valid measure for comorbid and ambiguous anxiety symptoms in autism spectrum disorders.

Recent findings indicated an association between diminished eye-looking in autism and passive insensitivity to social signals in others’ eyes, refuting the gaze aversion hypothesis about autism.