Infections that, in rare cases, can be transmitted from a pregnant woman to the fetus are linked to an increased risk of autism and intellectual disability in the child. This is shown by a study from Karolinska Institutet ...
Sep 21, 2026
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Researchers are warning that inconsistent use of the terms "neurodiversity" and "neurodivergence" in mental health research could obscure important differences between diagnoses and make findings harder to interpret. They ...
Sep 17, 2026
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The term "neurodivergent" is being used more and more often in everyday conversation, on social media and even in scientific research.
Sep 17, 2026
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How does autism develop? While genetics play a major role, researchers know that environmental factors during pregnancy also contribute to autism spectrum disorder.
Sep 16, 2026
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A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) and Aarhus University shows that children and adolescents diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) ...
Sep 12, 2026
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People with autism often come at life from a different angle—seeing details others miss, focusing on patterns rather than faces, experiencing heightened or dimmed physical sensations. Although researchers have tracked some ...
Sep 11, 2026
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People with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the United States face a 14-year deficit in life expectancy, according to a new study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and University of Colorado ...
Sep 10, 2026
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A new Saint Louis University study of nearly a decade of health records finds that the recent rise in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnoses is being driven largely by girls and women, who are being identified at significantly ...
Sep 2, 2026
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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by differences in communication, social interactions, learning and sensory processing. Past studies have found that when some autistic children ...
Use of the antiseizure drug valproate by fathers before conception is not associated with neurodevelopmental disorders like autism or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in their children, according to a new study ...
Aug 19, 2026
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