A toxin found in food, drinks and other everyday items lingers longer in the bodies of kids with autism and ADHD, a study suggests. Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical compound that has been dubbed a ‘gender-bending’ chemical because of its ties to hormonal and sexual problems. Now, researchers from […]
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An app that could diagnose autism within [minutes CHECKING] has been developed by scientists — and it is 88 percent accurate. Researchers at Duke University, in North Carolina, say the app — called SenseToKnow — can be downloaded onto iPhones and iPads from app stores, but people looking to use […]
Pregnant or breastfeeding women who consume diet soda or other foods and drinks containing aspartame could experience higher rates of autism diagnoses in their sons, a new study has revealed. Researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) found that among boys who […]
A device that follows kids’ eye movements as they watch a video showing a social interaction between two children may help speed up diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder, researchers say. Data from two new studies, published simultaneously Tuesday in JAMA and JAMA Network Open, suggest that the tablet-based device can […]
By Caitlin Tilley, Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Updated: 16:36 BST, 5 September 2023 Autism could be diagnosed years in advance by tracking toddlers’ eye movements, research suggests. Two new studies found that playing children videos of social interactions and measuring where their eyes looked helped detect the condition in patients […]
America’s growing anti-vaxx crisis has been laid bare in a national poll that shows huge chunks of the country believe in conspiracy theories about safe shots. One-quarter of adults said they believe the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine causes autism – a widely studied and discredited claim that emerged […]
LONDON — Several people with autism and intellectual disabilities have been legally euthanized in the Netherlands in recent years because they said they could not lead normal lives, researchers have found. The cases included five people younger than 30 who cited autism as either the only reason or a major […]
Donald Triplett, who as a child was “Case 1” in the history of autism diagnosis and as an adult became an influential case study in how people with autism can find fulfillment, died on Thursday at his home in Forest, a small city in central Mississippi. He was 89. The […]