Sentences with phrase «as autism prevalence»

As Autism prevalence grows, with one in 68 children on the spectrum, it is one of the fastest - growing developmental disorders in the nation.

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Due to the growing prevalence of ASD (1 in 68 children in the U.S.) and the lack of objective markers, identifying remote eye gaze tracking as an objective measure of autism could aide early identification leading to more rapid treatment.

As illustrated by the increased prevalence of the autism phenotype in children with profound hearing loss (Snowling et al., 2003), auditory - based communication appears of crucial importance for normal cognitive development, and dysfunctional auditory processing could contribute to the social isolation of subjects with autism.

As a pediatrician, Dr. Liz Mumper has seen the prevalence of autism in children increase at an exponential rate, yet her enthusiasm for her work has only increased as she's witnessed the effectiveness of integrating naturopathic medicinAs a pediatrician, Dr. Liz Mumper has seen the prevalence of autism in children increase at an exponential rate, yet her enthusiasm for her work has only increased as she's witnessed the effectiveness of integrating naturopathic medicinas she's witnessed the effectiveness of integrating naturopathic medicine.

It is also important for physicians to be aware that the prevalence of celiac disease is increased in certain high risk groups, such as insulin dependent diabetics, people with either Down's syndrome, IgA deficiency or autoimmune thyroid diseases, Alzheimer's or autism and children with juvenile arthritis.»

And researchers, reacting to the apparent prevalence of autism among males, may have unknowingly created a gender bias in the science itself — by conducting their research predominantly on autistic boys and men, and then forming conclusions about the condition that have been applied to girls and women as well.

Individuals homozygous for the «G» allele, when compared to carriers of the «A» allele, show higher empathy, lower stress response, [41] as well as lower prevalence of autism and of poor parenting skills.

Although it is representative of the Denmark population, it may not be representative of other populations, as shown by the prevalence of pregnancy - related use of SSRIs, which was very low in the present study, as compared, for example, with the USA.22 The same applies to the prevalence of autism, lower in this study as compared with, for example, the USA.13

Problems with communication, specifically non-verbal cognitive ability, are a strong predictor of externalising behaviour problems.3 Children with ASD exhibit more severe internalising and externalising behaviours than non-ASD children, as well as a high prevalence of aggressive behaviour.3 These behavioural challenges can often cause caregivers more distress and mental health problems than the core ASD symptoms.4, 5 Increased child behaviour problems and parental (especially maternal) psychological distress compared with children without autism is established early in life — by the time that children are aged 5 years.6 These co-occurring, behaviour problems are of concern in early childhood because of the importance of these early years for longer term child developmental outcomes.7

Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental disorders during childhood and adolescence, with a prevalence of 3 — 5 % in school - age children (6 — 12 years) and 10 — 19 % in adolescents (13 — 18 years); 1, 2 and the prevalence of anxiety disorders in this population tends to increase over time.3 Anxiety is the most common psychological symptom reported by children and adolescents; however, presentation varies with age as younger patients often report undifferentiated anxiety symptoms, for example, muscle tension, headache, stomachache or angry outbursts.4 According to the standard diagnostic systems, there are various types of anxiety disorders, for example, generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), social phobias (SOP), social anxiety disorder (SAD), panic disorder (PD), overanxious disorder, separation anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessive - compulsive disorder (OCD).5 Anxiety disorders in children and adolescents often occur with a number of comorbidities, such as autism spectrum disorders, 6 depressive disorders, 7 conduct disorder, 8 substance abuse9 or suicide - related behaviour.10 Youths with anxiety disorders experience serious impairment in social functioning (eg, poor school achievement; relational problems with family members and peers).11, 12 Childhood and adolescent anxiety disorders can persist despite treatment, 1 and they are associated with later adult psychopathology.13, 14