by Dan DeMarle | Aug 21, 2023 | ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Other Health Impairment, Risk Factors, Uncategorized
What causes ADHD? Biological, genetic, and environmental factors — including prenatal and early life exposures — may play a role (and to varying degrees) in the condition’s development in children. But there is much left to uncover. Here, read an overview of the...
by Dan DeMarle | Aug 20, 2023 | Risk Factors, School Districts, Uncategorized
Millions of kids in US missing weeks of class Bianca Vázquez Toness ASSOCIATED PRESS SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – When in-person school resumed after pandemic closures, Rousmery Negrón and her 11-year-old son both noticed a change: School seemed less welcoming. Parents were...
by Dan DeMarle | Aug 13, 2023 | Autism, Risk Factors, Uncategorized
A UCLA-led study discovered a link between increased lithium levels in tap water and a higher risk of autism spectrum disorder in the offspring of pregnant women exposed to it. The highest lithium levels were associated with a 46% higher autism risk compared to the...
by Dan DeMarle | Jul 7, 2023 | Covid-19, Developmental Disability, Risk Factors, Uncategorized
Some babies who experience a COVID-19 infection in utero face nearly double the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders, researchers say. In a new study looking at electronic health records for 18,355 births since the start of the pandemic, researchers found a...
by Dan DeMarle | May 5, 2023 | Parents/Guardians, Recommended Reading, Risk Factors, Uncategorized
“Choosing to have a child outside of marriage may be an individual choice, but condemning many of those parents and their children to a life of poverty is a societal one.”― Matthew Desmond, Poverty, by America
by Dan DeMarle | Oct 23, 2022 | ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Other Health Impairment, Risk Factors
The psychological effect of birth weight leads to the most attention problems in children aged 9 to 10, according to a recent study. In previous studies, children with lower birth weights were seen with more symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)....