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Spectrum: Autism Research News

Tag: health care

October 2023
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Article defending private-equity involvement in autism services retracted

by ,  /  19 October 2023

Nearly two-thirds of the article’s references appear to not exist.

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August 2023
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Scammers threaten quality of research survey data

by  /  24 August 2023

Jammed online surveys and invaded video calls are forcing researchers to rethink their outreach methods.

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Photograph of a doctor and nurse checking a patient’s temperature and taking notes.

Co-occurring conditions in autistic teens increase with age

by  /  8 August 2023

The most prevalent conditions include obesity, neurological disorders, anxiety and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

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July 2023
Illustration of half of a brain on the left and half of a heart on the right

Change of heart and mind: Autism’s ties to cardiac defects

by  /  21 July 2023

Children with congenital heart disease have an increased likelihood of autism. Why?

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June 2023
A dentist examines a young girl’s teeth.

Easing sensory sensitivities in the clinic: Q&A with Leah Stein Duker

by  /  30 June 2023

Dentist or doctor visits can overwhelm autistic children with sensory sensitivities. Occupational therapy can help, Stein Duker says.

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Photograph of a mother with her child in a hallway waiting for an appointment.

Average autism diagnosis delayed by more than two years

by  /  16 June 2023

The findings may explain why the average age at diagnosis has plateaued at 4 years old.

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May 2023
A patient fills out a form in a doctor's office waiting room

Medicaid waivers curb disenrollment among autistic young adults

by  /  26 May 2023

Autistic people tend to drop out of Medicaid once they reach adulthood in states that don’t waive the income restrictions on enrollment.

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April 2023
A pregnant woman takes a pill.

Acetaminophen on trial over possible links to autism, ADHD

by  /  26 April 2023

More than 100 parents who used the drug during pregnancy claim it caused their child’s autism or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, although the science behind the allegations is murky.

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Image of an epidural being administered.

A questionable study linked epidurals to autism. Then what?

by  /  18 April 2023

Researchers and clinicians were quick to point out the flaws in the study, and a flood of work refuted it.

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February 2023
Coraline with her family at home in Pennsylvania.

The promise of telehealth in autism diagnoses

by  /  15 February 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic forced a reckoning, in which autism clinicians had to redefine best practices and expand how children are evaluated. The remote assessments they developed may help solve a persistent problem: the long wait families endure to get a diagnosis in the United States.

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