Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Expert Interview
Advances in testing and therapeutics are improving the lives of patients with Fabry disease
Thanks to robust research efforts, treatment options are expanding and patients are getting their diagnosis earlier – often, when they are...
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Folic acid supplementation for birth defects reaffirmed
Primary care physicians play a key role in patient education and ensuring that all patients receive adequate folic acid.
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More children missing developmental milestones: Survey
No significant change was seen from 2019 to 2021 in how common it was for survey respondents to report children having autism or an intellectual...
Conference Coverage
New hope for adult children with ‘failure to launch’ syndrome
The novel program focuses on reducing parents’ family accommodation, a descriptor for a child’s excessive dependence on their parents to help them...
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Noisy incubators could stunt infant hearing
Most measures were clustered in the 55-75 decibel range, above the 45-decibel level for neonatal sound exposure recommended by the American...
Commentary
Autism: Is it in the water?
The results show a rather steady and consistent association between higher lithium levels in groundwater and the prevalence of ASD in children.
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Autism rates trending upwards, CDC reports
The data in the report show how the pandemic affected early identification of autism in young children.
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COVID in pregnancy may affect boys’ neurodevelopment: Study
Prior epidemiological research has suggested that maternal infection during pregnancy is associated with heightened risk for a range of...
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Children with ASD less likely to get vision screening
While 59.9% of children without ASD got vision screening in these visits, only 36.5% of children with ASD got the screening. Both screening rates...
From the Journals
Once-daily stimulant for ADHD safe, effective at 1 year
Most treatment-emergent adverse events were mild to moderate,in a phase 3 study.
From the Journals
In utero exposure to asthma medication not tied to risks of neurodevelopmental disorders
Data from more than 20,000 children showed no increased risk of autism, ADHD, or Tourette syndrome in children exposed to asthma medication in...