Mental health challenges faced by autistic people

MC Lai - Nature Human Behaviour, 2023 - nature.com
Mental health challenges impede the well-being of autistic people. This Review outlines
contributing neurodevelopmental and physical health conditions, rates and developmental …

Autistic SPACE: a novel framework for meeting the needs of autistic people in healthcare settings

M Doherty, S McCowan… - British Journal of Hospital …, 2023 - magonlinelibrary.com
Autistic people experience significant health disparities and reduced life expectancy.
Barriers to accessing healthcare are associated with adverse health outcomes. Autism …

Sex differences in autism spectrum disorder: evidence from a large sample of children and adolescents

W Mandy, R Chilvers, U Chowdhury, G Salter… - Journal of autism and …, 2012 - Springer
Sex differences have been found amongst toddlers and young children with autism
spectrum disorder (ASD). We investigated the presence and stability of these ASD sex …

Practitioner review: Pharmacological treatment of attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms in children and youth with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic …

R Rodrigues, MC Lai, A Beswick… - Journal of Child …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Clinically significant attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms
are common and impairing in children and youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of cannabidiol trials in neurodevelopmental disorders

NF Parrella, AT Hill, PG Enticott, P Barhoun… - Pharmacology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cannabis-derived compounds, such as cannabidiol (CBD) and delta-9-trans-
tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), are increasingly prescribed for a range of clinical indications …

[HTML][HTML] Interaction of heavy metal lead with gut microbiota: implications for autism spectrum disorder

Y Tizabi, S Bennani, N El Kouhen, B Getachew… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by
persistent deficits in social interaction and communication, manifests in early childhood and …

Prevalence and treatment of mental, behavioral, and developmental disorders in children with co‐occurring autism spectrum disorder and attention‐deficit …

M Casseus, WJ Kim, DB Horton - Autism Research, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
There is a lack of nationally representative studies examining the co‐occurrence of autism
spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children. This …

[HTML][HTML] Hyperfocus or flow? Attentional strengths in autism spectrum disorder

A Dupuis, P Mudiyanselage, CL Burton… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The comorbidity of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity
disorder (ADHD) diagnoses is well established. An ASD diagnosis is associated with …

Fecal microbiota transplantation in autism spectrum disorder

Y Li, Y Wang, T Zhang - Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a group of neurodevelopmental disorders that begin in
infancy. In recent years, the incidence of ASD in the world is increasing year by year. At …

[HTML][HTML] Role of gastrointestinal health in managing children with autism spectrum disorder

M Al-Beltagi, NK Saeed, AS Bediwy… - World journal of …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) or autism are more prone to gastrointestinal
(GI) disorders than the general population. These disorders can significantly affect their …