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| August / September 2021

Dear Subscriber, This e-newsletter provides obstetricians, pediatricians, and nurses with links to the latest research on ways to understand and to help children and adults on the autism spectrum. Please feel free to send us your comments and feedback email us.    Previous issues of this e-newsletter can be viewed online Learn More. Stephen M. Edelson, Ph.D. and Lenny Schafer ‌ This newsletter is in honor and in memory of Dr. Bernard Rimland, autism pioneer and advocate. Learn More

Risks, Prevalence, Diagnosis

Maternal prepregnancy weight and gestational weight gain in association with autism and developmental disorders in offspring Results indicate that maternal prepregnancy severe obesity increases risk of ASD and DD in children and suggest high gestational-age-adjusted GWG is a risk factor for ASD in male children.  [Original article appeared in Obesity] Maternal vitamin D levels during pregnancy and offspring autism spectrum disorder [Original article appeared in Biological Psychiatry]   Positive and differential diagnosis of autism in verbal women of typical intelligence: A Delphi study [Original article appeared in Autism] Preterm or early term birth and risk of autism [Original article appeared in Pediatrics]

Health-Related Issues

Association among autistic traits, treatment intensity and outcomes in adolescents with anorexia nervosa: preliminary results [Original article appeared in the Journal of Clinical Medicine]    Autism symptoms in anorexia nervosa: a comparative study with females with autism spectrum disorder [Original article appeared in Molecular Autism]   Initial evidence of depressive symptom disparities among black and white transition-age autistic youth [Original article appeared in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders]   New screen assesses suicidality in autistic adults Research supported by the Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, the Autism Research Centre, University of Cambridge, the National Autistic Society, and Autistica.   The prevalence and incidence of early-onset dementia among adults with autism spectrum disorder [Original article appeared in Autism Research]   Underdevelopment of the gut microbiota and bacteria species as non-invasive markers of prediction in children with autism spectrum disorder [Original article appeared in Gut]

Treatment-Related

Effect of preemptive intervention on developmental outcomes among infants showing early signs of autism: Randomized clinical trial of outcomes to diagnosis [Original article appeared in JAMA Pediatrics]   Pediatric prolonged-release melatonin for insomnia in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders [Original article appeared in Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy]

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