The latest autism research news stories with ASF Chief Science Officer Alycia Halladay
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This week’s podcast explores new evidence that exercise produces longer term improvements in coordination and motor skills. Parents can play a big role in how these skills are developed over time. Physical exercise also has different effects on the brain in typically developing people than those with a diagnosis.
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Over the holidays, new studies around early (before age 5 years) intervention were published that generated excitement in the autism community. First, a new parent-mediated intervention called the “Social ABC’s” showed promising results. Another intervention showed promise in south Asia, indicating that the success of parent-mediated interventions are not specific to North American countries. Finally, data shows that most children are not having to wait for an ASD diagnosis before they receive these early intervention services. They may not be perfect, but they are something, and this is progress.