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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 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 articleA structured clinic observation, the DB-DOS, rated restless and angry behavior with excellent coder agreement in 212 children aged 5-12 with ADHD, but matched parent and teacher reports only…
Read articleMachine-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…
Read articleUltra-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 …
Read articleAn 8-week virtual reality game program improved teacher ratings of how well children with ADHD were managing school, compared with children on a waiting list. A randomized trial in Turkey te…
Read articleChildren with ADHD often find math harder than their classmates do, but a weak gut sense of “how many” does not seem to be the reason. In a 2026 Italian study of 20 children with ADHD and 43…
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