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News, opinions and meeting coverage in pediatrics.

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<乌鸦传媒>Acetaminophen Implicated Again in Autism, ADHD

But study had many limitations

The packaging and blister pack of generic Fluoxetine capsules over a colorful puzzle pattern used to represent autism.

<乌鸦传媒>Prozac and Autism in Children

Study suggests no effect on obsessive compulsive behaviors in ASD

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<乌鸦传媒>Baby Teeth May Identify ADHD

How a child metabolizes nutrients and toxins may play a role in ADHD and autism

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<乌鸦传媒>Could Mom's Anemia Hurt Baby's Brain?

Association study suggests an increased risk, though still quite small

<乌鸦传媒>MMR-Autism Link Debunked ... Again

Not even a hint of relationship in large Danish study

<乌鸦传媒>Vitamins in Early Pregnancy and Autism Risk

Study suggests -- but far from proves -- benefit from folic acid shortly after conception

<乌鸦传媒>Older Sibling with Autism or ADHD Ups Risk for Younger Kids

Later-born children show rates markedly greater than in general population

<乌鸦传媒>Can Home Videos Diagnose Autism?

Machine learning on home videos show promise for earlier detection

<乌鸦传媒>Elephants and Alzheimer's; Omega-3 and Epilepsy; Eye Disease and Dementia

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

<乌鸦传媒>Severity of Mom's Diabetes May Up Autism Risk in Their Kids

But GDM diagnosed after 26 weeks' gestation not associated with excess risk versus no diabetes

<乌鸦传媒>Hypertension in Pregnancy Tied to Autism, ADHD

Researchers call for greater pediatric surveillance of infants in hypertensive moms

<乌鸦传媒>Can Infant Eyes Predict Autism?

Pupillary light reflex in babies may identify future toddlers with ASD

<乌鸦传媒>NeuroBreak: U.S. Autism Prevalence Plateauing; Omalu Quits as Medical Examiner

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

<乌鸦传媒>Growing Data Linking Autism with Genetic Roots (NBC News)

New study identified genes predisposing some to condition

<乌鸦传媒>Preventing Weight Gain in Special Needs Patients

Understanding risks, finding ways to cope

<乌鸦传媒>High Folate Tied to Autism Risk

Excessive folate, B12 linked to higher risk of autism spectrum disorder

<乌鸦传媒>Correcting the Record: Leo Kanner and Autism

Pioneering researcher's work has been misrepresented

<乌鸦传媒>Eye Movements May Be Early Marker of Autism

Gaze patterns seen as improved diagnostic marker

<乌鸦传媒>Liquid Stimulant Eases ADHD Symptoms in Autism

Patients also had some improvements in social scores

<乌鸦传媒>Sniffing Strength 'Profoundly Altered' in Autism

Study suggests a potentially simple way to screen for ASD in preverbal children.

<乌鸦传媒>Autism Therapy From a Robot?

Augmenting, not replacing, human therapists.

<乌鸦传媒>Environmental Factors Tied to Autism Clusters

An analysis of an insurance claims database of 100 million patients has found clustering of autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability in counties across the U.S.

<乌鸦传媒>NICU Survivors May See Higher Autism Rates

AUSTIN, Texas -- Autism spectrum disorder incidence was significantly higher in babies who spent time in the neonatal intensive care unit, versus the general population, and was often accompanied by comorbidities, researchers said here.

<乌鸦传媒>Mom's Lupus Tied to Child's Autism

SAN DIEGO -- Children born to mothers with systemic lupus erythematosus have twice the risk for autism spectrum disorders as those whose mothers are unaffected, a Canadian researcher reported here.

<乌鸦传媒>APA Leaders Defend New Diagnostic Guide

SAN FRANCISCO -- The fifth edition of the "psychiatrist's bible" was officially released here in all its 947-page glory, with its developers offering a spirited rebuttal to their critics.

<乌鸦传媒>Lyme Disease, Autism Link Debunked

A new study has found no evidence of an association between Lyme disease and autism.

<乌鸦传媒>AAN: Anxiety Drug May Help in Autism

SAN DIEGO -- The hypertension and anxiety treatment propranolol improved general social functioning in young adults with autism spectrum disorder, researchers reported here.

<乌鸦传媒>AAP: Don't Use Sensory Disorder Diagnosis

Pediatricians should not use sensory processing disorder as a diagnosis, according to a policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

<乌鸦传媒>Autism Criteria Critics Blasted by DSM-5 Leader

PHILADELPHIA -- The head of the American Psychiatric Association committee that's rewriting the diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorders took on the panel's critics here, accusing them of bad science.

<乌鸦传媒>Nurture Tops Nature for Autism Risk

Autism only moderately follows genetic lines, with environmental influences weighing heavily in development of the disorder, researchers found in a twin study.

<乌鸦传媒>Antidepressants Not Recommended for Autism

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) can't be recommended for treating autism in children or adults at this point, according to a Cochrane review.

<乌鸦传媒>Early Feeding Problems Hint at Autism

Feeding problems are evident among children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) from infancy, researchers found.

<乌鸦传媒>Parents Often Miss Subtle Autism Signs

The symptoms of autism tend to emerge in children after 6 months of age, with a loss of social and communications skills that is more common and more subtle than previously thought, according to a new study that questions previous assumptions about the progression of the condition.

<乌鸦传媒>McCain Cites 'Strong Evidence' of Link Between Vaccines and Autism

WASHINGTON -- Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican candidate for president, has given credibility to "strong evidence" of a link between autism and thimerosal in childhood vaccines. He cited "divided scientific opinion" on the matter.

<乌鸦传媒>AACAP: Vitamin B12 Injections for Autism Show No Signs of Benefit

SAN DIEGO -- Preliminary results of a small ongoing study of vitamin B12 injections for children with autism showed no signs of significant benefit, researchers reported here, but they remained hopeful.

<乌鸦传媒>British Boy Dies After Chelation Therapy for Autism

PORTERSVILLE, Pa.-The death of a five-year-old British autistic boy who went into cardiac arrest after undergoing chelation therapy here has placed the controversial alternative treatment under an international spotlight.