Two women with bipolar disorder who used ChatGPT on their own came to rely on it for information, emotional support and even companionship, according to a 2026 interview study from the Netherlands. Both sometimes trusted the chatbot more than their own clinicians, a pattern the researchers called a shift in trust.1 Research Highlights 2 detailed …
In a 2026 study of BTBR mice, a lab strain used to model autism, males and females showed different autism-like changes. Female BTBR mice formed fewer habits and engaged less with other mice, while males struggled more to learn a balance task and were slower to approach a stranger.1 Research Highlights Small mouse study: 22 …
Autistic children under 6 fell asleep later, woke later and slept a little less than typically developing children of the same age, according to a 2026 study from Guangzhou, China.1 Parents also reported that autistic children were nearly twice as likely to wake up at night more than once a week. Research Highlights Later weekday …
Machine-learning models reading brain-wave recordings correctly sorted about 81% of children with and without ADHD in a 2026 study of 121 children ages about 7 to 12.1 The models were tested on one existing dataset, and each child was scored by a model that had never seen that child’s data. Research Highlights About 4 in …
Brain scans taken at ages 8 to 13 were linked to depression scores years later, in teens with and without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). A 2026 study followed 76 children into adolescence and found that the size of one emotion-related wiring bundle in childhood statistically predicted later depression symptoms, regardless of ADHD diagnosis.1 Research …
Autistic young people who also have ADHD showed weaker resting brain connections than autistic peers without ADHD, according to a 2026 brain-imaging study of 69 people.1 Most autism-linked differences were shared by both autistic groups, but the extra ADHD diagnosis came with its own pattern, especially in a brain area that helps with attention and …
Ultra-processed food made up almost half the daily calories of 128 Saudi children and teens with ADHD in a 2026 survey study.1 Their quality of life was well below published norms, but kids who ate more ultra-processed food did not report a worse quality of life than kids who ate less.1 Research Highlights Half the …