Autism Spectrum Disorders News

A biotech startup that specializes in gene therapy for neurocognitive disorders has acquired the patents to detect autism spectrum disorder in newborns using a skin biopsy, according to a press release.

The American Brain Foundation has announced the launch of a $10 million cross-disciplinary research initiative for neuroscientists to investigate the role of neuroinflammation in a wide range of neurologic and psychiatric brain diseases.

Children with autism spectrum disorders had worse sleep and lower levels of physical activity than their peers, a study published in JAMA Network Open found.

WASHINGTON — Training primary care physicians to evaluate children for autism could improve diagnosis, a study presented at the AAP National Conference & Exhibition found.

An app that correctly identified most cases of autism in children could help reduce disparities in early detection of the condition, according to the results of an NIH-funded study published in Nature Medicine.

PHILADELPHIA — Tracking to chart various eye movements including saccadic and fixation may be effective in differentiating neurological differences between children with ASD and neurotypical children, according to a poster presentation.

A study of children with autism found that most demonstrated improved communication and social interaction as they aged, but some experienced a rapid decline in social functioning during adolescence.

The FDA has granted 510(k) authorization for EarliTec Diagnostics’ second-generation autism diagnostic tool for children aged 16 months to 30 months, according to a press release.

Children born to placentas with fetal inflammatory syndrome are more likely to be diagnosed with neuropsychiatric disorders, according to a study published in Translational Psychiatry.

Youth with autism are three times as likely to have a co-occurring diagnosis of gender dysphoria than peers who do not have autism, according to findings from a study of more than 900,000 adolescents published in Pediatrics.