Sleeping flies: Gene variants linked to autism may also give rise to differences n sleep behaviors, according to two new Drosophila studies. In one study, flies with FOXP variants exhibit “severely fragmented and reduced sleep,” in addition to disruptions in circadian rhythms. In the other, a preprint, investigators engineered flies with NLGN3 variants and found […]
Does your child with ADHD – and other types of neurodivergence — struggle with sleep? Here are expert sleep tips — for them and for you. Article continues below… Minimize Meltdowns! Download a free tipsheet “Top 10 Ways to Stop Meltdowns in Their Tracks” to stop yelling and tantrums from everyone! Find Out How Discover […]
What if the real reason your child struggles to regulate emotions or stay focused isn’t behavior at all? Dr. Marielly Mitchell reveals how airway health, mouth breathing, and sensory processing play a surprising role in brain development. This episode challenges what you think you know about sleep, stress, and why your child just can’t seem […]
In vertebrates, sleep changes the way the brain responds to stimuli, specifically disrupting neural responses to unexpected sounds. Now, researchers have found that Drosophila brains, too, selectively process sensory information during sleep. The work, by Bruno van Swinderen, professor of behavior and cognition at the Queensland Brain Institute, and postdoctoral research fellow Matthew Van De […]
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About 15 years ago, Ashura Buckley made an observation that intrigued her. She was monitoring the overnight brain activity of children with autism or developmental delay using electroencephalography (EEG) and noticed that their brain wave patterns were strikingly different from those of their neurotypical peers. Specifically, in their recordings, the patterns that mark different stages […]
The following is a personal essay, and not a medical recommendation endorsed by ADDitude. For more information about CBD, speak with your physician. My ADHD often sparks racing thoughts and restlessness. Sometimes, my brain simply refuses to turn off. I fall down one rabbit hole, only to find that it leads to another, then another. […]
research summary Cells expressing the oxytocin receptor gene variant A218T, which is implicated in autism, are altered in their receptor activity and regulation of other genes, including 429 autism-related genes. Molecular Psychiatry Autistic children and adolescents have unusual electroencephalographic features during sleep that may affect memory consolidation. sleep A parent-led intervention for young children with […]
Data breach: Upon release, researchers discovered flaws that undermined their conclusions about autism, sleep, and vitamin A. Emilija Manevska / Getty Images A study linking low vitamin A levels to sleep disorders in autistic children was withdrawn this month after the authors discovered “fundamental errors” in their data. The study, published July 3 in BMC […]
Sleep disorders are very common in children with rates between 25-40%. Unfortunately, the vast majority go undetected and untreated, although there are good treatment options for most pediatric sleep disorders. ADHD symptoms and symptoms of sleep disorders in children can also overlap, reinforce each other, or lead to misdiagnosis. Children suffer from many of the […]
Research summary Autistic people experience more stress in the course of their adult lives than non-autistic people, and people in poor physical or mental health are most affected. Health psychology People with autism are, on average, just as adept at a study task as people without prediction; The predictive ability correlates with the ratio of […]
Double diagnosis: when one twin has autism or autism characteristics, the other twin often has insomnia, a new study shows. Getty Images The genetic factors influencing autism may overlap with those underlying insomnia, according to a new study of autistic people and their relatives. In contrast, the two conditions show a minimal overlap of environmental […]
