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AAP provides guidance on treating acute pediatric mental health, behavioral problems
The American Academy of Pediatrics’ Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine and the American College of Emergency Physicians’ Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee recently released a two-part clinical report to address knowledge gaps regarding pediatric mental health emergencies.
Autism risk not associated with labor induction in sibling comparison
No link was detected between the risk for autism spectrum disorders in siblings who were induced and not induced during labor, according to study findings in Sweden.
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Weight gain associated with some, not all second-generation antipsychotics for ASD
Recent findings indicated significant weight gain associated with risperidone, aripiprazole and olanzapine but not ziprasidone or quetiapine among youth with autism spectrum disorders.
Treated prevalence of ASD increases following insurance mandates
The prevalence of treated children with autism spectrum disorders increased following implementation of state insurance mandates; however, treated prevalence was much lower than community prevalence estimates 3 years following mandate implementation.
NIH grant will advance autism technology for communication, language development
SPEAK MODalities and the Augmentative and Alternative Communication Laboratory at Purdue University recently received a phase 1 research grant from NIH to advance autism technology that targets communication and language development in children with severe, nonverbal autism.
VIDEO: Expert provides new neuromodulation methods for OCD, ASD
ATLANTA — Eric Hollander, MD, a professor of psychiatry at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and director of the Compulsive, Impulsive and Autism Spectrum Disorder Program at the Montefiore Medical Center, outlines new methods of neuromodulation in obsessive-compulsive disorder and autism spectrum disorders.
Bullying may increase risk for depression, anxiety in children with ASD
BALTIMORE — Data presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting indicated significant associations between bullying and depression and anxiety in children with developmental disorders.
FDA warns about compulsive, uncontrollable urges associated with aripiprazole
The FDA has added new warnings to aripiprazole drug labels regarding compulsive or uncontrollable urges to gamble, binge eat, shop and have sex associated with use of the antipsychotic.
Children diagnosed with ASD at younger age after AAP universal screening recommendation
BALTIMORE — Children born before the AAP recommendation for universal infant autism spectrum disorder screening, at 18 and 24 months, were diagnosed significantly later in life than children born after the recommendation, according to research presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.
Auditory hypersensitivity issues raise safety concern for children with ASD
BALTIMORE — Auditory hypersensitivity issues in children with autism spectrum disorder can often lead to unsafe situations, resulting in self-harm, harm to others and seizures, according to research presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.
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