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Summary: Researchers examined the connection between screen time and genetic predispositions to Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and ADHD. Analyzing over 6.5 million genetic polymorphisms, they determined that children genetically predisposed to ASD showed increased screen usage. Meanwhile, children with ADHD tendencies increased their screen time as they aged. The findings challenge the belief that screen…

TARRYTOWN, N.Y. , Oct. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via IBN — PaxMedica, Inc. (Nasdaq: PXMD) a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, is excited to announce that the Annals of General Psychiatry, an internationally recognized scientific psychiatry publication, has accepted the manuscript titled “Randomized clinical trial of low dose suramin intravenous infusions for treatment of autism spectrum disorder”…

Summary: Researchers shed light on the lesser-discussed advantages of autism in workplace settings. Contrary to the ‘bystander effect’, where individuals are less likely to intervene in adverse situations when others are present, those with autism do not conform to this norm. They are more prone to act in the face of wrongdoing, indicating the potential…

[By: Damen Shipyards] Neue Schleppdampfschiffsreederei Louis Meyer GmbH & Co. KG of Hamburg has placed an order with Damen Shipyards for the one of the first of its next generation ASD Tug 2111 class. The vessel will be operated on a long-term charter by Emder Schlepp-Betrieb GmbH (ESB) for operations in its home port of…

My experiences as a professional in the educational field make me a strong candidate and a needed addition to the Aspen School District Board of Education. I intend to join the current board’s mission to ensure ALL students are provided with meaningful learning experiences. My previous work in the Aspen School District, around the state…

October 25, 2023 The association between Bisphenol-A (BPA) exposure and neurodevelopmental disorders is linked to a compromised metabolic process that powers plasticizer detoxification, according to a study published in PLoS ONE that expands on existing evidence linking BPA to autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and extends this finding to include attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).1 Glucuronidation is…

To not always believe what the professionals told me. That no one has a crystal ball about his future. That what I am feeling is grief. And grief is love. To let go of the guilt. To focus on self-care earlier. And my marriage. To make finding peace a priority. To not judge my beginnings…

How I Became the Strong Woman, I Am Today My name is Jennie Logan. I am twenty-five years old and on the autism spectrum, and I was diagnosed when I was thirteen years old. My mom knew I had Autism as early as I was six months old. I didn’t like to be held by…

Senior communications specialist, Mountain America Credit Union Amy S.F. Lutz Historian of medicine, University of Pennsylvania Much attention has been paid recently to conflict within the autism community, between autistic adults and parents of profoundly autistic children — from a piece in Nature in May to a Spectrum article on the topic in January to…