Neurodevelopmental Disorders
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Maternal COVID-19 May Not Harm Baby’s Neural Development
The lack of an association between exposure to SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy and abnormal neurodevelopment remained unchanged even when factors such...
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What Are the Best Tools for Early Childhood Developmental Concerns?
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Investigational Med for Tourette Syndrome Promising
Ecopipam reduced the primary endpoint of tic severity scores by 30% compared with placebo among 149 patients in the 12-week, phase 2b D1AMOND...
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Newborn Screening Programs: What Do Clinicians Need to Know?
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Brain Structure Differs in Youth With Conduct Disorder
Kids with conduct disorder may have lower volume in limbic and striatal areas of the brain, new study finds.
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Gut Biomarkers Accurately Flag Autism Spectrum Disorder
The findings could form the basis for development of a noninvasive diagnostic test for ASD and also provide novel therapeutic targets.
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Genetic Test Combo May Help Identify Global Development Delay
The combined approach increased detection rates and may save families time and costs.
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PCPs May Have a New Tool to Help Identify Autism in Young Children
The tool helps clinicians by incorporating their diagnosis and self-reported level of certainty with eye-tracking biomarkers.
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First Consensus Statement on Improving Healthcare for Children with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
Without better access to safe and appropriate care, people with NDDs experience more seclusion, accidents, restraints, and injury in healthcare...
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Positive Results for Intranasal Oxytocin in Adults With Autism
Those receiving intranasal oxytocin showed clinical improvement on multiple mental health and quality of life measures.
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First US Adult ADHD Guidelines Finally on the Way?
ADHD is the second-most common psychiatric disorder in adults but mental health professionals report a lack of familiarity with the disorder in...