April|May 2023

26.7 Percent of 8-Year-Olds With Autism Have Profound Autism

[Original article appeared in Public Health Reports]

Link Between Gestational Weight Gain, Autism Spectrum Disorder in Offspring Explored

[Original article appeared in Obesity]



Maternal rheumatoid arthritis and risk of autism in the offspring

[Original article appeared in Psychological Medicine]

Molecular Compounds in Maternal Blood Linked to Autism Risk

[Original article appeared in Molecular Psychiatry]

Study finds slightly higher risk of autism diagnosis in areas with more lithium in drinking water, but experts say more research is needed

[Original article appeared in JAMA Pediatrics]

Among Kids With Autism, Girls Are More Prone to Anxiety Disorders Than Boys

[Research study was presented at the International Society for Autism Research, 2023]

Autism in Older Adults: Studies Show Higher Rates of Mental, Physical Ills

[Research study was presented at the International Society for Autism Research, 2023]

Infant sleep predicts trajectories of social attention and later autism traits

[Original article appeared in The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry]

Link Found Between Common Ear, Nose, and Throat Infections in Preschoolers and Increased Risk of Autism

[Original article appeared in BMJ]

Sleep Problems in Children With Autism Linked to Fat Molecules

[Original article appeared in Nature Medicine]

Assessing suicidal thoughts and behaviors and nonsuicidal self-injury in autistic and non-autistic early adolescents using the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale

[Original article was published by The National Autistic Society]

Earlier intervention leads to better gains for autistic children

[Original article appeared in Autism]

Global motion processing in infants’ visual cortex and the emergence of autism

[Original article appeared in Communications Biology]

Kids with autism exhibit more frequent aggression at greater intensities than non-autistic children

[Original article appeared in Autism Research]

Kids With Nonverbal Autism May Still Understand Much Spoken Language

[Research study was presented at the International Society for Autism Research, 2023]



The mindfulness approach helps ease the stress of parenting a child with autism

[Research study was presented at the International Society for Autism Research, 2023]

Preschool and Child-Care Expulsion: Is it Elevated for Autistic Children?

[Original article appeared in Exceptional Children]