Children with autism and ADHD often have additional mental health conditions.

Children with autism and ADHD often have additional mental health conditions.      (courtesy of spectrumnews.org)  Children who have both autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are also more likely to experience anxiety, depression, developmental delays, learning disabilities, and other mental health conditions than are children with only autism or ADHD, according to a new population-based […]

Autism May Increase the Risk of Diabetes, Heart Disease

Autism May Increase the Risk of Diabetes, Heart Disease (courtesy of healthline.com) People with autism spectrum disorder have a higher risk of developing cardiometabolic diseases, including diabetes and heart disease, according to a review of studies Trusted Source published today in JAMA Pediatrics. Researchers used 34 studies that included 276,173 participants with autism and 7,733,306 […]

Early Intervention Is Critical For ADHD: Three Technologies Making An Impact

Early intervention is critical in improving patient outcomes for those with ADHD. When left untreated, patients can often develop comorbidities—most commonly, anxiety or depression—that compound the negative effects of the disorder. What would happen if physicians had better tools to help patients and their family members recognize symptoms and get proper treatment before the symptoms […]

Autism Treatment Shifts Away from ‘Fixing’ the Condition

Autism Treatment Shifts Away from ‘Fixing’ the Condition There are different ways to be happy and function well, even if your brain is not typical “We’ve moved away from thinking of autism as a condition that needs to be eliminated or fixed to thinking about autism as part of the neurodiversity that exists across humankind,” […]