Clinical Research in Autism

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| October / November 2021

Risks, Prevalence, Diagnosis

Association of epidural analgesia during labor and delivery with autism spectrum disorder in offspring

Epidurals Not Linked to Autism in Children

[Original article appeared in JAMA Network]

Bipolar women's antepartum psychotropic exposure and offspring risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder

[Original article appeared in Journal of Affective Disorders]

Infant vocalizing and phenotypic outcomes in autism: Evidence from the first 2 years

[Original article appeared in Child Development]

Leveraging telehealth to evaluate infants with prodromal autism spectrum disorder characteristics using the telehealth evaluation of development for infants

[Original article appeared in Autism]

The prevalence and profile of autism in individuals born preterm: a systematic review and meta-analysis

[Original article appeared in Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders]

Unusual visual examination of objects may indicate later autism diagnosis in infants

[Original article appeared in Journal of Abnormal Psychology]

Health-Related Issues

Autism-related dietary preferences mediate autism-gut microbiome associations

[Original article appeared in Cell]

Characterizing sleep problems in 16p11.2 deletion and duplication

[Original article appeared in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders]

Profile of autism spectrum disorder in tuberous sclerosis complex: Results from a longitudinal, prospective, multisite study

[Original article appeared in Annals of Neurology]

Trajectories of seizures, medication use, and obesity status into early adulthood in autistic individuals and those with other neurodevelopmental conditions

[Original article appeared in Autism in Adulthood]

Mental Health Issues

Autistic children struggle with hidden emotions

[Original article appeared in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders]

Cognitive behavioural therapy for anxiety in children and young people on the autism spectrum: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Follow-up analyses failed to reveal sustained benefits, though few studies have included this data.

[Original article appeared in BMC Psychology]

DINOSAUR: an integrated cognitive-behavioral treatment for anxiety in young children with ASD

[Original article appeared in Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders]

Treatment-Related

The effects of exercise interventions on executive functions in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis

[Original article appeared in Sports Medicine]

Intranasal oxytocin in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder

This placebo-controlled trial of intranasal oxytocin therapy in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder showed no significant between-group differences.

[Original article appeared in New England Journal of Medicine]

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