Autism Spectrum Disorders News

Adopting family-centered nutrition programs can positively influence diet in children with autism, according to a study published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.

The presence of neurodevelopmental or mental disorders or self-harm before age 24 years increased risk for missing school, according to results of a nationwide, retrospective, electronic cohort study.

In 2018, one in 44 children aged 8 years in the United States was identified with autism spectrum disorder, according to an analysis published Thursday in MMWR.

Boys with autism spectrum disorder who received 10 mg/kg of a suramin IV infusion known as PAX-101 experienced greater improvements in symptoms than those who received 20 mg/kg of the same treatment or placebo, data show.

Children and adults with autism spectrum disorder had significantly increased risk for self-harm and suicidality, according to results of a systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Network Open.

Daily intranasal therapy with the hormone oxytocin did not appear to improve social functioning among children with autism spectrum disorder, according to an NIH-funded study, contradicting smaller studies supporting its off-label use.

Adults with autism spectrum disorder were about 2.6 times more likely to be diagnosed with early-onset dementia than adults in the general population, according to a case control study published in Autism Research.

Researchers reported that prenatal use of antipsychotics was not associated with risks for adverse outcomes in children — specifically, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, preterm birth or being born small for gestational age.

Recent research has supported the theory of a connection between the gut and brain.

Preterm and early term birth were associated with a significantly increased risk for autism spectrum disorder in both boys and girls in a study that included more than 4 million children born over a 40-year period in Sweden.