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Assessing Nonverbal and Minimally Verbal Children

Child Mind Intitute

Some children might have autism spectrum disorder, intellectual developmental disorder, language disorder, speech-sound disorder, or apraxia of speech — so it’s important to get a child evaluated by a clinician to get the proper diagnosis. Is this part of the range of typical development or a sign of something serious?

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Breaking the Cycle of Oxidative Stress for Better Behavioral Health in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Scoping Review

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

Publication date: Available online 26 June 2025 Source: Asian Journal of Psychiatry Author(s): Rinvil Renaldi, Antonio M Persico, Tjhin Wiguna, Jayalangkara Tanra

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Is Your Child Showing Signs of Pathological Demand Avoidance?

ADDitude

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders , 119, 102515. Extreme demand avoidance in children with autism spectrum disorder: refinement of a caregiver-report measure. What are the experiences and support needs of families of autistic children with extreme (or ‘pathological’) demand avoidance (E/PDA) behaviours?

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Heritability Explains Less About Mental Disorders Than You Think

Mad in America

Autism Spectrum 53,000 5 1.4 This means that even if 270 risk genes for schizophrenia have now been found, they can only explain a small proportion of the symptoms. Malfunction Number of persons (approx.) Number of genes Explained variance (%) Anxiety disorders 200,000 6 0.5 ADHD 55,000 12 5.5 Bipolar disorder 413,000 64 4.6

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“I Thought I Sucked at Life. But I Was High-Masking Autism All Along.”

ADDitude

I thought I sucked at life. On the outside, I was positive and upbeat, a married mom of three, a business owner. I had a mortgage, an investment property, a postgraduate degree in psychology. I had friends, prospects, blonde highlights. On the inside, I felt broken. I faked enthusiasm for most conversations.

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“Autism Registry Fears Are Prompting Patients to Cancel Appointments”

ADDitude

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) first announced plans to create an autism registry — then subsequently dubbed its efforts a national “data platform” to “uncover the root causes of autism” — providers like myself have witnessed a notable effect on patients seeking care.

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Neurodiversity and Autism Spectrum Disorder

National Register of Health Service Psychologists

Eckerd discusses neurodiversity and a different perspective on autism spectrum disorder. She dives into some of the significant differences in how persons on the autism spectrum think and how they can still interact effectively with neurotypical people despite those differences.