ADHD, autism spectrum, and neurodevelopmental conditions — assessment tools, stimulant and non-stimulant treatment, and research.
Ahmed Naguy, Nadyah Alayadhi, Saxby Pridmore, Bibi Alamiri, writing in Psychopharmacology Bulletin, made the following observations: An 11-year-old male Qatari boy was brought in to hospital by his…
A new study by the medical historian, Herwig Czech, has shed more light on the revelations that Hans Asperger, the Austrian pediatrician for whom a form of autism…
Children with comorbid autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at an increased risk of anxiety and mood disorders, a cross-sectional analysis has shown. “Our study…
Taking folic acid and/or multivitamin supplements preceding and during pregnancy is associated with a lower risk of offspring developing autism spectrum disorder (ASD), an observational epidemiologic study published…
The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in U.S. children and adolescents climbed to 2.41% from 2014 to 2016, Guifeng Xu, MD, and her associates, wrote in a…
By Michael J. Manos, Kimberly Giuliano, and Eric Geyer The Affordable Care Act of 2010 sought to transform medical care in the United States from procedures to performance, from acute…
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new formulation of methylphenidate for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Cotempla XR-ODT (Neos Therapeutics Inc) is the first…
Berk Ustun, Lenard A. Adler, Cynthia Rudin, et al Key Points Question Can a brief screening scale based on patient responses to structured questions detect DSM-5 adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity…
Treatment with the diuretic bumetanide (Bumex, Validus) improved core symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), including social deficits and stereotyped behaviors, results from a multicenter phase 2b study…
By Natalie Parletta, Theophile Niyonsenga, and Jacques Duff Abstract Background There is evidence that children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have lower omega-3 polyunsaturated…
ABSTRACT Prenatal exposure to acetaminophen may result in compromised neurodevelopment through inflammatory and immunologic mechanisms, through predisposition to oxidative stress, and through endocrine, endogenous cannabinoid, and other mechanisms.…
Let’s face it. We live in the age of technology. Things that were learned through books, lectures, and hand-written practices when we were kids are now being learned…
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a chewable tablet form of extended-release methylphenidate (QuilliChew ER, Pfizer Inc) for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children aged 6…
Repetitive training, used widely in autism education, may hinder the learning process by promoting inflexibility, a new study with potentially “earthshaking” implications shows. The study unexpectedly found that…
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the amphetamine Dyanavel XR (Tris Pharma Inc), a once-daily extended-release oral liquid, for the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)…
