Autistic patient trapped in hospital ward for four months due to system failures
Two young people facing mental health crises were left on paediatric wards for months while different agencies across a health system struggled to find appropriate placements. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - November 17, 2023 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
The power card strategy: strength-based intervention against bullying for children with autism spectrum disorder - Ulu Aydin H, Cifci Tekinarslan I, Gulec Aslan Y.
The pattern of behaviors and abilities that reflect the core characteristics of students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and an environment that lacks the ability to understand individuals with ASD can make these students targets of bullying. Bullying ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 16, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Psychotic and autistic traits among magicians and their relationship with creative beliefs - Greengross G, Silvia PJ, Crasson SJ.
BackgroundThere is a common perception that creativity is associated with psychopathology. Previous studies have shown that members of creative groups such as comedians, artists and scientists scores higher than the norm on psychotic traits, and scientists... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 16, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Neighborhood Disadvantage Tied to Higher Risk for Autism Diagnosis
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 15, 2023 -- Children residing in more disadvantaged neighborhoods at birth have a higher likelihood of an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis, according to a brief report published online Nov. 15 in JAMA Psychiatry.
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Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 15, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
40 Under 40: Alex Arevalo, Amigo Care ABA
Arevalo is a board member for the Autism Society of Maryland and also co-leads a Latino parent support group. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - November 15, 2023 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Jessica Iannetta Source Type: news
Are there sex differences in the prevalence and severity of early-stage trauma-related stress in mildly impaired autistic children and adolescents? - Bitsika V, Sharpley CF.
This study investigated the presence of sex-based differences in the o... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Starting today, your local Walmart will look slightly different inside during the mornings
None Starting November 10, Walmart will have "sensory-friendly" hours between 8 and 10 a.m. at its stores. • None During that time, US Walmarts will dim the overhead lights and turn off the music. • None Low-sensory environments can be more calming for people with conditions like autism, ADHD, and…#walmart #uswalmarts #nonelow #puertorico (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cancer, prevention and learning disabilities set for ‘sensible’ budget raids
Local leaders will be permitted to cut spending on the development of cancer, prevention, learning disabilities and autism services, as they bid to deliver their financial plans this year, HSJ understands. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - November 10, 2023 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Pacific Autism Center for Education wants to sell one of its group homes. Cupertino won ’t allow it
It was at the height of the pandemic when Katrina Watters and her husband Scott made the difficult decision to place their then-10-year-old autistic son Matthew in a group home run by the Pacific Center for Autism Education. The 4-bedroom, 2-bath, single-family home at 7576 Kirwin Lane in…#katrinawatters #7576kirwinlane #cupertino #pace #kirwinlane #riodel #aptos #sunnyvale #kurtohlfs #hud (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Algorithm classifies patients with autism spectrum disorder
Wednesday, November 29 | 9:40 a.m.-9:50 a.m. | W3-SSNR11-2 | Room E353BA machine learning-based method for brain MRI exams can classify patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to this scientific paper.Presenter Mostafa Abdelrahim of the University of Louisville in Louisville, KY, and colleagues developed a two-step, machine-learning framework that extracts morphological markers and then, based on correlation with social responsiveness scale (SRS) behavioral scores, diagnoses subjects as either typical development or ASD. If a patient is deemed to be autistic, the models then determine the severity of the AS...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 8, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Erik L. Ridley Tags: 2023 AI Preview Source Type: news
Road to RSNA 2023: AI Preview
Welcome to the first installment of this year’s Road to RSNA preview of the RSNA 2023 meeting. We’re once again providing a modality-by-modality overview of select scientific presentations to serve as your guide to events at McCormick Place.
Our journey along the Road to RSNA begins again with our preview of AI, a topic that has dominated the annual meeting for the past seven years. Research on AI topics will be omnipresent, featuring both in dedicated sessions as well as throughout the scientific program. In fact, it’s hard to find a scientific session without at least one AI-related presentation.
AI’s capabilit...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 8, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Erik L. Ridley Tags: 2023 Source Type: news
Multi-sensory interactive interior design for enhancing skills in children with autism - Habbak ALZ, Khodeir L.
The sensitivity of children with autism to interior space elements differs from their healthy peers. Accordingly, there was a need to make a study on their sensitivity to internal elements, then study how to use that to enhance their skills. This paper aim... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Cross-disorder GWAS meta-analysis of endocannabinoid DNA variations in major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorder, and schizophrenia - Kim HK, Gon çalves VF, Husain MI, Müller DJ, Mulsant BH, Zai G, Kloiber S.
In this study, we explored DNA variations in the ECS across major depressive disorder (MDD), bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum dis... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Symptoms of anxiety and depression and quality of life in parents of children with autism during the second wave of the pandemic - Pond é MP, da Silva Reis VF, Andrade E Silva NM, Siquara GM.
BACKGROUND: Local political discord together with isolation and fear marked the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. AIMS: To determine the prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms and analyze adult quality of life (QoL) during the pandemic in four groups: "c... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Doctor is stripped of his medical license after selling bogus $15,000 fecal transplants he claimed could treat AUTISM in toddlers
Now-former Canadian doctor Jason Klop has been stripped of his medical license after conning families out of thousands of dollars for a bogus autism cure - fecal transplants. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
