Wednesday, July 18, 2018
A new study has linked Type 1 diabetes in pregnant women to a higher risk of autism in their babies, compared to expectant mothers who did not have diabetes.
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Tuesday, July 10, 2018
People with autism often have difficulty with eye contact, but a new study shows that some typically-developing people do, too. Having a "decreased responsiveness to direct gaze" is linked to having more autistic traits in people who don't have autism, according to a research article published recently in the journal, Psychological Medicine.
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
The Interactive Autism Network is joining together with the Autism Treatment Network and the Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence to create the Autism Learning Health Network. A learning network is a group of patients, families, doctors, and researchers that uses data to improve healthcare, in this case, for people with autism.
Monday, June 18, 2018
A new study suggests that young adults with autism spectrum disorder "may have more difficulty learning basic driving skills than peers, particularly in the early stages of driver training."
Tuesday, May 8, 2018
Children with autism were less likely to receive recommended vaccines between ages 4 and 6, and their younger brothers and sisters were less likely to be fully vaccinated, compared to other children, according to a new study.
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
Autism now affects 1 in 59 children in the United States, an increase from the previous prevalence of 1 in 68 children, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Friday, April 20, 2018
An article in Molecular Autism provides evidence that Hans Asperger sent children to a facility where children with disabilities were murdered by Nazis.
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Families in the Interactive Autism Network (IAN) and Autism Inpatient Collection (AIC) helped researchers test a new tool for assessing problems with emotional control in youth with autism. The tool, called the Emotion Dysregulation Inventory, can be used with both nonverbal and verbal youth with autism. It also is geared toward those problems most common in autism, such as irritability. Members of the Autism Inpatient Collection have joined IAN, and have a special section here. The lead author of this study is Carla A.
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
The Interactive Autism Network, and co-founder J. Kiely Law MD, were featured in a news release about an app that could help patients share medical records with researchers more easily.
Monday, April 2, 2018
Children with both autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder are at higher risk for being diagnosed with or treated for anxiety and mood disorders, according to a new study. The study, completed by the Interactive Autism Network, is one of the largest to compare co-existing conditions in individuals with ASD alone and ASD and ADHD.