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In a US survey of 189 autistic children and young adults, telehealth users paid about the same out of pocket as nonusers. Lacking Medicaid and having more co-occurring conditions were linked…
Read articleIn a Dutch study of 1,057 adults with PTSD after sexual abuse, 1 in 3 said abuse memories trigger automatic genital responses. Most felt shame or disgust about it, and the authors stress tha…
Read articleIn a 10-child pilot with simulated video freezes, psychologists often could not score brief autism signs like shared attention and echoed words when video froze every few seconds, while tota…
Read articleIn 81 children first diagnosed with autism at ages 5 to 13, more than half already had ADHD and more than a third had anxiety. Girls were diagnosed about a year later than boys.
Read articleA 2026 case report describes an 11-year-old boy with autism whose severe, treatment-resistant regression was traced to probable antibody-negative autoimmune encephalitis. Repeat brain PET sc…
Read articleIn a 4-week randomized trial of 100 adults in India, daily in-person sound meditation with singing bowls lowered anxiety and depression scores more than streamed music, but the groups differ…
Read articleIn a survey of 179 university students in Turkey, higher social media addiction scores were linked to more ADHD symptoms and social anxiety. Self-esteem and screen time showed weaker links.
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