2024

November
Highlighted Articles
- Standardized Autism Screening During Pediatric Well Visits Identified More, Younger Children with High Likelihood for Autism Diagnosis
  
  November 14, 2024
  New research from Drexel University’s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute found that the use of standardized autism screening during pediatric well-child visits identifies more children with high autism likelihood at a younger age, including those presenting with more subtle symptoms.
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October
Highlighted Articles
- A.J. Drexel Autism Institute Study Highlights Key Challenges and Opportunities in Transitioning Autistic Individuals into Adulthood
  
  October 17, 2024
  The Autism Transitions Research Project, funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration and led by Drexel University’s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, has released new findings that underscore critical challenges and opportunities in transitioning autistic youth into adulthood.
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September
Highlighted Articles
- Seafood for Thought: The Role of Prenatal Fish Consumption on Autism Diagnosis
  
  September 03, 2024
  Led by researchers from Drexel University’s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, a recent study aimed to examine associations of prenatal fish consumption and omega-3 supplement use with autism diagnosis and broader autism-related traits in children.
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August
Highlighted Articles
- Warning Signs: National Data Indicate that Autistic Birthing People Are at Increased Risk for Postpartum Anxiety and Depression
  
  August 15, 2024
  Researchers from Drexel University’s Policy and Analytics Center in the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute examined Medicaid data to identify perinatal and postpartum outcomes among people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including autism.
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- Drexel University Receives Funding from Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career Grant for Job Training for Pennsylvanians with Disabilities
  
  August 01, 2024
  Drexel University’s Transition Pathways at the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, Goodwin College of Professional Studies and other Philadelphia partners will develop manufacturing job training programs and help jobseekers with disabilities obtain employment with funding from the Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career Grant.
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June
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April
Highlighted Articles
- New Project Examines Racism and Resilience Among Black Autistic Children and Caregivers
  
  April 30, 2024
  Drexel researchers join UNC in National Institutes of Mental Health-funded project to examine racism and resilience among Black autistic children and their families.
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February
Highlighted Articles
- Number of At-Risk Youth with Intellectual Disability and Autism in the U.S. Foster Care System is Growing
  
  February 12, 2024
  Recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Pediatrics, researchers at Drexel University’s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, in collaboration with George Mason University’s Department of Social Work and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Social Work, engaged an intersectional analysis to examine foster care involvement among youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities (including autism) and how it has evolved in the United States using a cross-section of 2016 national Medicaid claims data.
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