Special interests can ease anxiety for kids with autism
Activities and topics that really excite kids with autism may help them in social interactions, future employment, and educational opportunities.
Jan. 19, 2021 • ~6 min
autism anxiety social-lives health-and-medicine
Families report benefits of cats for kids with autism
New research suggests cats could be a good fit for children with autism and their families.
Jan. 12, 2021 • ~4 min
autism anxiety pets childrens-health cats health-and-medicine
Researchers investigate autism spectrum disorder genes
Scientists applied the “Perturb-Seq” method to study dozens of genes that are associated with autism spectrum disorder, identifying how specific cell types in the developing mouse brain are impacted by mutations.
Dec. 2, 2020 • ~6 min
science-technology mit harvard-university autism-spectrum-disorder perturb-seq the-broad-institute-of-mit-and-harvard
Ingredients in flu vaccine won't hurt you – two pharmacists explain why
Many people object to the added ingredients in vaccines. But pharmacists explain why those fears are unwarranted.
Nov. 13, 2020 • ~9 min
influenza autism fda flu anti-vaccination viruses immune-response anti-vaxxers flu-vaccine
Kids with autism tend to visit doctor more before 1
Patterns of doctor and ER visits during a baby's first year may indicate a future diagnosis of autism and/or ADHD, say researchers.
Oct. 19, 2020 • ~6 min
autism childrens-health health-and-medicine attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd
Telehealth can give parents of kids with autism key early tips
When in-person training is impossible, like during the pandemic, parents of kids with autism can get information via telehealth, researchers say.
Oct. 8, 2020 • ~5 min
autism parents telemedicine families health-and-medicine
Autistic adults have a higher rate of physical health conditions
Autistic individuals are more likely to have chronic physical health conditions, particularly heart, lung, and diabetic conditions, according to a new study by
Sept. 10, 2020 • ~3 min
heart-disease diabetes autism
Transgender and gender-diverse individuals are more likely to be autistic and report higher autistic traits
Transgender and gender-diverse adults are three to six times more likely as cisgender adults (individuals whose gender identity corresponds to their sex
Aug. 7, 2020 • ~4 min
autism transgender
Climate change may exacerbate allergies, autism
"Climate change has worsened respiratory allergic disease and has altered the immune system's tolerance in responding to toxins," says Xue Ming.
Aug. 6, 2020 • ~6 min
climate-change autism ecosystems allergies featured health-and-medicine autoimmune-diseases
Mapping the brain’s sensory gatekeeper
New analysis could help uncover potential drug targets for attention deficits and sensory hypersensitivity.
July 22, 2020 • ~7 min
neuroscience mental-health autism broad-institute research school-of-science brain-and-cognitive-sciences national-institutes-of-health-nih mcgovern-institute
/
9