The current research is new, but demand avoidance seems to be connected to ADHD in some people. Keep reading to learn why and ...

Sophie, a 10-year-old, avoids straightforward tasks like getting dressed or doing homework. When her parents press her to comply, she might have a meltdown or withdraw to her room. At school ...

When Aimee Karpien adopted her son, Henry, at 18 months old, she immediately suspected he had developmental delays and sensory processing challenges. "We quickly pursued evaluation through ...

Initially, the main ASDs were closed with an ASD occluder, and then the fenestrations were closed with a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) coil, resulting in complete closure of both defects. This shows ...

I read online somewhere that having a PDA kid is “like parenting on hard ... For instance, if your son had been given an ...

It is estimated that one in five people with autism may have a PDA profile. "The system failed Llew at the end of his time at primary school and so that's had a knock-on effect on everything else ...

Doppler interrogation is useful to determine flow characteristics across a PDA, ASD and VSD; Echocardiography is generally the first test in the initial evaluation of coarctation of the aorta.

But when mice are used to study distinctly human conditions like autism, the parallels start to break down. Fifteen years ago, researchers introduced the first two mouse models of autism ...

Mainstream awareness of autism, ADHD and other associated conditions falling under the neurodiversity umbrella such as ...

Increased Autism Risk Linked to Y Chromosome, Study Finds Oct. 17, 2024 — Increased risk for autism appears to be linked to the Y chromosome, a study has found, offering a new explanation for ...

We understand the impact of being neurodivergent (autistic, ASD, PDA, ADHD, gifted, 2e, dyslexic, dysgraphic, dyscalculic) in a world built for neurotypicals. Because the world is not designed for ...

Researchers have found atypical numbers of brain cells in two key areas of the brain in autistic children, according to a new study published in the journal Autism Research. These findings ...