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ARFID Elevates Risk for ADHD, Autism in Youth: New Study

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ARFID is characterized by a failure to meet appropriate nutritional and/or energy needs. The parents rated their child using three measures of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders: the A-TAC inventory, the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED), and the Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (SMFQ).

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MAHA Commission Draws Swift Criticism, Condemnation

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a vocal anti-vaccine advocate, says it aims to end ADHD, autism, and other chronic health conditions with fresh thinking on nutrition, physical activity, healthy lifestyles, over-reliance on medication and treatments, the effects of new technological habits, environmental impacts, and food and drug quality and safety. Kennedy, Jr. ,