Los autistas quizá sientan el dolor con una mayor intensidad, según un estudio
MARTES, 31 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las personas que sufren de autismo sienten el dolor con una intensidad más alta que las demás, que es lo contrario de lo que muchos creen, sugiere una investigación reciente.La creencia prevalente es que…
Learn MoreAutism Tied to Higher Risk for Developing Cardiometabolic Disease
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Autism spectrum disorders may be associated with a higher risk for developing cardiometabolic diseases, according to a review published online Jan. 30 in JAMA Pediatrics.Chathurika S. Dhanasekara, M.D., Ph.D…
Learn MorePeople With Autism May Feel Pain More Intensely: Study
TUESDAY, Jan. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People who have autism feel pain at a higher intensity than others, which is the opposite of what many believe to be true, new research suggests. The prevailing belief is that those with autism are indifferen…
Learn MoreU.S. Parents Face Big Disparities in Access to Autism Care Services
MONDAY, Jan. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Autism services are harder to find in many of the places where Black, Hispanic and Native American families live, new research shows.It’s known that there are racial disparities in U.S. families’ receipt of au…
Learn MoreIntellectual Disability Seen in About One in Three Children With Autism
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — About one-third of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have intellectual disability (ID), according to a study published online Jan. 26 in Pediatrics.Josephine Shenouda, Dr.P.H., from the Rutgers Sc…
Learn MoreChildhood Autism Diagnosis Is Getting Better, But Not for Everyone
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Autism cases are surging in the New York-New Jersey metro area, mainly fueled by the diagnosis of autistic children who don’t have intellectual disabilities, a new study reports. The percentage of kids ident…
Learn MorePrenatal Exposure to Non-Tailpipe Air Emissions Tied to Autism in Offspring
THURSDAY, Jan. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Prenatal exposure to non-tailpipe air pollution emissions is associated with development of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in young children, according to a study published in the January issue of Environmen…
Learn MoreAutism Symptom Dimension Questionnaire Reliable for Identifying Symptoms
THURSDAY, Jan. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A revised 39-item version of the Autism Symptom Dimensions Questionnaire (ASDQ) is reliable and valid for evaluating symptoms of autism, according to a study published online Jan. 11 in Developmental Medicin…
Learn MoreScientists Pinpoint Why People With Autism Struggle to Understand a Speaker’s ‘Tone’
MONDAY, Jan. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Children with autism often have difficulty grasping the emotional cues in other people’s voices, and now researchers may have zeroed in on the reason why.In a study of 43 kids with and without autism, researche…
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