Although compensating for their difficulties may help people with ASD connect with others, get jobs, and successfully navigate social situations, accumulating research suggests it can also lead to exhaustion, burnout, anxiety, and depression.
The FDA has granted Fast Track status to the microbiota transfer therapy, Full-Spectrum Microbiota (FSM), for the treatment of children with autism spectrum disorder.
In neonates, having a first-degree relative with autism spectrum disorder was associated with higher levels of dysmaturation of interconnected regions that process higher-order social information.
Risk of autism spectrum disorder with and without intellectual disability increases with prenatal and infant exposure to several common ambient pesticides.
A wearable digital behavioral intervention is associated with improvements in emotional recognition and facial engagement in children with autism spectrum disorders.
ADHD symptoms appear to have a dimensional relationship to adaptive behavior in children with autism spectrum disorder, regardless of whether the children meet diagnostic criteria for a comorbid ADHD diagnosis.
Autism spectrum disorders with and without intellectual disability showed different patterns of association with familial mental and neurological disorders.
An artificial intelligence-driven wearable behavioral intervention, Superpower Glass, can improve social outcomes for children with autism spectrum disorder.
