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Nearly twice as many autistic children with ADHD waited over a year to start medication

Guidance on treating ADHD in autistic children is thin and inconsistent. Across 24,117 Swedish young people with both conditions and 79,830 with ADHD alone, treatment started later, switched more, and no alternative beat the standard drug.

Sep 1, 2026

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Genetic risk fell as autism and ADHD diagnoses rose in Denmark

A JAMA Psychiatry study of 37,000 Danes found people diagnosed more recently carried less genetic liability, pointing at broader criteria rather than a new environmental cause.

Aug 1, 2026

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Sibling study found no autism or ADHD link to paracetamol

Comparing siblings whose mothers used paracetamol in one pregnancy but not the other, a JAMA Internal Medicine study of 124,333 children found the association vanished.

Aug 1, 2026