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.
Tag: autism spectrum disorder
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.