Autism
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Autism, autistic children, Brain, cognition, hippocampus, navigation, Psychology, self-perception, sense of direction, SPACE task, spatial cognitionAutistic Children Matched Navigation Tasks but Rated Their Ability Lower
A 2026 medRxiv preprint found that 26 autistic children performed similarly to…
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atypical absence seizures, Autism, autistic behaviors, caregiver report, developmental epileptic encephalopathy, epilepsy, genetics, medRxiv preprint, seizure semiology, SYNGAP1SYNGAP1 Autistic Behaviors Linked to Seizure Type, Not Frequency
A 337-person SYNGAP1-DEE registry preprint found caregiver-reported autistic behavior scores linked most…
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ABCD study, Autism, Brain, brain microstructure, genetic correlation, genetics, ICVF, iPSYCH, Mendelian randomization, neurite density, neuroscience, NODDI, PGS, polygenic scores, UK BiobankAutism Polygenic Scores Linked to Lower Neurite Density
A 2025 paper by Gu et al. in Molecular Psychiatry — the…
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ADHD, ADOS-2, Autism, Brain, connectome, default mode network, frontoparietal network, functional connectivity, gene expression, neurodevelopment, neuroscience, resting-state fMRI, symptom mapping, transdiagnostic psychiatryAutism vs. ADHD Connectome Study: Frontal-DMN Signal Tracks Autism Severity
A 166-child resting-state fMRI study found that clinician-observed autism severity, not ADHD…
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‘My diagnosis was a blessing’: composer Sally Beamish on tackling the condition that ruined every joyful memory
It was 2023. The holiday of a lifetime, in Australia, had begun,…
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Autism, autism screening, Brain, infant proteomics, maternal COVID-19, maternal immune activation, MCHAT-R/F, microglial activation, neurodevelopmental delay, pregnancy infection, Psychiatry, Psychology, SARS-CoV-2 pregnancyMaternal COVID-19 and Autism Screening: 10.1% Positive MCHAT-R/F
A 745-child cohort found positive MCHAT-R/F autism screens in 22 of 218…
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Autism, Danish registers, familial confounding, genetics, indirect genetic effects, iPSYCH, maternal health, Mendelian randomization, pregnancy, Psychiatry, sibling comparison, ssris, valproateMaternal Health and Autism Risk: Most Links Are Genetic, Not Prenatal
For two decades, headlines have linked autism to maternal obesity, depression, anxiety,…
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ADHD, anorexia nervosa, Anxiety, Autism, autistic spectrum disorder, bipolar, depression, digital health, digital mental health, Editor Nina Higson-Sweeney, Facebook, Instagram, Journal of Social Media Research, misinformation, neurodivergent, obsessive compulsive disorder, Social media, systematic review, TikTok, twitter, YouTubeScrolling for answers: how reliable is mental health and neurodivergence-related information on social media?
Imagine the following scenario. You’re lying in bed, phone in hand, scrolling…
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How ADHD diagnosis helped my mental health | Letters
In suggesting there is a possibility that we all lie somewhere on…
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ADHD, Autism, Behavior, bipolar disorder, Child Development, family, genetics, Mental health, Mental Illness, older fathers, parenting
More Bad News for Older Dads: Higher Risk of Kids With Mental Illness
For so long, mothers – particularly older moms — bore the brunt…
