Samir Bajikar, PhD, researches the underlying biological causes of neurodevelopmental disorders like autism with the eventual goal of helping develop more effective treatments to improve children's daily lives.
Tag: autism spectrum disorder
Throughout the country, the pediatric mental health crisis and the rise in developmental disorders have been top concerns for pediatricians. They are 2 of the leading reasons they refer patients to specialists, like the ones at UVA Health Children’s. But there are more patients needing to be seen than available…
Autistic children have a higher risk of bone fractures due to a lower bone mineral density. A new clinical trial looks to use oxytocin supplementation to improve healthy bone development.
When autism and epilepsy present in the same patient, it creates challenges in care that can only be solved through multi-specialty collaboration.
Pelphrey's research focuses on a precision medicine approach to diagnosing and treating neurodevelopmental disorders.
One of seven developmental pediatricians within an expanding program at UVA Children's Hospital, Beth Ellen Davis, MD, is leading efforts to streamline autism diagnoses and ensure children are diagnosed sooner.