#VisualAbstract: A Pivotal Response Treatment Package for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
1. Pivotal response treatment (PRT) is an intervention designed to increase motivation to interact by rewarding effort with natural reinforcement. ...
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Pivotal response treatment improves social communication in children with autism spectrum disorder
1. Pivotal response treatment (PRT) is an intervention designed to increase motivation to interact by rewarding effort with natural reinforcement. ...
Danish study finds no association between MMR vaccine and autism, even within high-risk subgroups
1. In a large Danish cohort study, the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine was not significantly associated with autism. 2. There was ...
Children with autism have more sleep problems
1. A case-control study comparing parent-reported sleep problems demonstrated increased odds for sleep problems among children with ASD compared to ...
Quick Take: Association of Prenatal Exposure to Air Pollution with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has a poorly understood etiology, with some evidence suggesting that environmental contaminants and air pollution may ...
Parents of children with autism report greater difficulty accessing health care
1. The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) through the National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) was estimated to be ...
Risk of autism in offspring linked to maternal pregestational diabetes and severe obesity
1. Maternal prepregnancy obesity without pregestational diabetes mellitus (PGDM) or gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) was associated with a slightly increased ...
β-2 agonist exposure in utero linked to autism
1. Maternal use of β-2-adrenergic receptor (B2AR) agonist drugs was found to be associated with an increased risk for autism ...
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Clioquinol improves social interaction in mouse models of autism [PreClinical]
1. Treatment with clioquinol (CQ), a small molecule drug that affects zinc regulation, improved social interaction in two mouse models ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind April 13 – April 19, 2015
In this section, we highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the past week. A ...