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posted: Friday January 29th - 4:49pm

Stanford Researchers Mapping the Genetic Markers of Autism and Related Conditions

In an effort to improve the diagnostic process for autism and other developmental delays, the Wall Lab at Stanford University is launching a survey to parents to augment its high-level genetic research.

At Stanford University, a group of biologists is developing novel ways to decipher the molecular pathology of autism spectrum disorder and related neurological disorders. In other words, they are tracing the biological roots of autism in order to better — and more quickly — recognize and treat it in children. “My lab is also comparing what is known about the genetics of autism with the genetic...
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posted: Monday January 11th - 4:28pm

Link Between Lead Exposure and ADHD Confirmed

A new study is the first to establish a causal link between lead exposure and ADHD, showing that lead exposure leads to attention deficit in certain children.

The causal link between lead exposure and ADHD is real, a new study finds, adding to the negative effects caused by the once-abundant environmental toxin. The study, published in Psychological Science, evaluated 386 healthy children between the ages of 6 and 17, half of whom had been formally diagnosed with ADHD. Researchers tested lead levels in the children’s blood; all were found to be in the “safe”...
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posted: Tuesday January 5th - 2:22pm

Biking Accidents: Why Kids with ADHD Have More of Them

Children with ADHD may be more prone to bicycling accidents, and a new study hopes to find out why.

Past studies have repeatedly found that children with ADHD have more bicycle accidents than their non-ADHD peers. This is no laughing matter, since bicycle accidents are one of the leading causes of injury in children, and send 400,000 children to the emergency room each year in the United States alone. Now, a new study may have found out why kids with ADHD struggle more to stay...
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posted: Tuesday January 5th - 2:10pm

No Surprise: ADHD Increases Social Challenges

Young children with ADHD may have more difficulties relating to their peers, but a new study suggests these challenges decrease as children grow older.

Most parents of children with ADHD worry about how symptoms affect their child’s social life. Now, a study suggests that while symptoms do tend to harm peer relationships early in life, these effects usually diminish as the child ages — and, with them, the cycle of worsening symptoms. The study, conducted by researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, followed 1,000 children from age four...
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posted: Tuesday January 5th - 2:00pm

Distractibility: Not Just an ADHD Thing

The ability to maintain focus when doing a task is present in some degree in all individuals.

Distractibility isn’t just a symptom of ADHD. According to a new study, it’s a trait all of us have to some degree — with one end of the “distractibility spectrum” resulting in diagnosable ADHD. The study, published in Psychological Science, looked at 174 healthy adults, assigning them computer tasks designed to measure distractibility, along with a self-reported survey assessing the presence of ADHD symptoms in their childhood...
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