Psychiatry

• In the Journals

• High rates of Lyme disease not seen in children with autism

• May 10, 2013
• Children with autism are not more likely to be infected with Borrelia burgdorferi, according to a recent research letter published in JAMA.
  The data do not...More »

• Meeting News Coverage Perspective

• Pediatricians reported language as barrier to providing ASD screening

• May 6, 2013
• WASHINGTON — Many pediatricians find it difficult to assess autism spectrum disorder risk among Latino children in families whose primary language...More »

• In the Journals

• Prenatal valproate increased autism spectrum disorders risk in children

• April 25, 2013
• Children whose mothers used valproate during their pregnancy had a significantly increased risk for autism, according to new study results published in...More »

• In the Journals Perspective

• Additional CDC data rule out vaccine-autism link

• April 3, 2013
• Even as the number of vaccines administered to children grows, children are not at an increased risk for developing autism, according to study findings...More »

• In the Journals Perspective

• Additional CDC data rule out vaccine-autism link

• Infectious Diseases in Children, May 2013
• Even as the number of vaccines administered to children grows, children are not at an increased risk for developing autism, according to study findings...More »

• Breaking News

• NIH awards $5.3 million to two new ACE programs

• April 2, 2013
• As part of World Autism Awareness Day, the National Institutes of Health has awarded UC Davis MIND Institute and UCLA $5.3 million in initial funding for...More »

• In the Journals

• Mother’s abuse in childhood may confer autism risk in offspring

• March 26, 2013
• A mother’s exposure to childhood abuse was associated with an increased risk for autism in her child, according to new data.
  “Before and during...More »

• In the Journals

• Modified checklist still effective in screening toddlers for autism

• March 25, 2013
• The Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, or M-CHAT, is effective in screening for autism spectrum disorder when the two-step screening process is...More »

• In the Journals

• Advanced grandparent age linked to autism risk

• March 25, 2013
• Grandparent age may be associated with increased risk for autism for grandchildren and suggests autism can develop over generations, according to new...More »

• Breaking News Perspective

• Autism prevalence significantly higher, especially among boys

• March 21, 2013
• The prevalence of parent-reported autism spectrum disorders among children significantly increased from 2007, according to a report co-written by the CDC...More »

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