Explore the latest in autism spectrum disorders, including advances in understanding risk factors, etiologies, early detection, and treatments.
This cohort study evaluates the association between screen time and autism spectrum disorder by considering socioeconomic factors as instrumental variables.
This cross-sectional study examines relative increases in autism diagnosis rates in US health and insurance claims records from 2011 to 2022 by age, gender, race, and ethnicity.
This cohort study examines the association of maternal prenatal cannabis use in early pregnancy and child autism spectrum disorder.
This case-control study investigates if, in autistic individuals compared with nonautistic individuals, brain regions develop differently in relation to each other and if these differences are associated with molecular/genomic mechanisms and symptomatology.
This cross-sectional study characterizes the associations of transgender or gender-nonconforming identity and autism with suicidal thoughts and behaviors among a large, nationally representative sample of US college students.
This cohort study evaluates associations between prenatal exposure to maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection with rates of positive Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, Revised screenings.
This cohort study evaluates the utility of a new open-source artificial intelligence algorithm that can analyze extensive video recordings of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and automatically identify segments with heterogeneous stereotypical motor movements.
This repeated cross-sectional study compares changes in body mass index over time among Swedish youths with vs without neurodevelopmental disorders from 2004 to 2020.
This diagnostic study investigates whether machine learning models incorporating easily obtainable measures from medical records and background history data can reliably detect autism spectrum disorder in children.
This cohort study uses data from 2 large mother-infant cohorts to assess associations of prenatal dietary patterns with offspring autism diagnosis and autism-associated traits up to age 8 years.
This secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial compares neurodevelopmental outcomes after the use of umbilical cord milking or early cord clamping in near-term or term nonvigorous infants at age 2 years.
This meta-analysis investigates if the amount of intervention provided to young autistic children is associated with improved child development.
This JAMA Pediatrics Patient Page describes autism screening for children and how to access therapies.
This cohort study of more than 1 million children in Denmark evaluates the association between paternal use of valproate during spermatogenesis and offspring risk of congenital malformations and neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism spectrum disorder.
This cohort study examines maternal, placental, and fetal metabolites in association with each other and with risk of autism spectrum disorder or nontypical development among younger siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder.
This diagnostic study evaluates whether a battery of eye-tracking biomarkers collected during clinical evaluation in the primary care setting can reliably differentiate community-referred young children with and without autism spectrum disorder.
This Medical News article discusses a KFF poll about the public’s exposure to and beliefs about inaccurate health information, as well as media use and trust in sources.
This JAMA Patient Page describes autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and its signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and therapy options.
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