by Dan DeMarle | May 1, 2021 | Autism, Autism Research, Medicine
Few hormones have captured as much interest from scientists and laypeople alike as oxytocin. This hormone is produced primarily in the brain, where it acts as a neurotransmitter, but it also has functions throughout the body. Researchers have known for more than a...
by Dan DeMarle | May 1, 2021 | Autism, Autism Research
Hiding who you are is an uncomfortable and exhausting experience. For many autistic people, that experience is a daily reality. In places where neurodiversity is not understood or welcomed, autistic people often feel the need to present or perform social behaviors...
by Dan DeMarle | Apr 3, 2021 | Autism, Autism Research, Classroom, Parents/Guardians, Teaching, Teaching
Autism spectrum disorder is diagnosed by specialists or teams of specialists who usually have significant experience. They use various tests to help determine if someone has the symptoms of the disorder. Then they select one of three levels of severity and can select...
by Dan DeMarle | Mar 19, 2021 | Autism, Autism Research, Drug Abuse
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have an increased risk for substance use disorder (SUD), according to a study published online Jan. 4 in JAMA Pediatrics. Jing-Syuan Huang, M.D., from the National Defense Medical Center in Taipei, Taiwan, and colleagues...
by Dan DeMarle | Mar 14, 2021 | Autism, Autism Research, Covid-19, Distance Learning/ELearning, Parents/Guardians
Parents of children with autism are opening up about their struggles during the coronavirus pandemic. Tobi Rates is the mother of 16-year-old Jake, a high school student in Portland. Rates said her son has autism and is non-verbal. Rates told KATU her son is not...
by Dan DeMarle | Mar 14, 2021 | Autism, Autism Research
A new research has discovered that people with certain genetic conditions are likely to have significant symptoms of autism, despite them not qualifying by formal diagnosis. Published in The American Journal of Psychiatry, the international study analyzed data from...
