Autism Spectrum Disorders News

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.

A study of more than 50,000 children born over a 14-year period in Denmark found that children born to mothers who were exposed to higher levels of lithium in their drinking water were moderately more likely to develop autism.

Targeted cognitive training increased auditory memory, processing speed and perception among adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorder, according to data published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine.

Children born to mothers, not fathers, with primary antibody immunodeficiencies had greater risks for certain psychiatric disorders and for suicidal behavior, according to data published in JAMA Psychiatry.