Autism and Parkinson’s Disease (PD) are very different conditions. However, one common factor is the role diet plays in managing symptoms of both conditions.

People with an autism diagnosis are at a higher risk of developing Parkinson’s disease early in life, a large-scale study from Karolinska Institutet published in JAMA Neurology reports. The ...

When we think of autism, we might think about younger people. Autism wasn’t formally recognized as a diagnosable condition ...

Autism spectrum disorder is tied to an increased risk for Parkinson disease, even after adjusting for depression and antipsychotic/antidepressant use.

Being diagnosed with autism is associated with a higher risk of early-onset Parkinson's disease, reported a new study published in JAMA Neurology. "We hope that our results will eventually help to ...

In Parkinson’s, the depletion of dopamine-producing neurons leads to tremors, rigidity, and loss of coordination. Meanwhile, earlier research has hinted at dopamine’s involvement in autism ...

The incidence of Parkinson's disease was therefore very low -- 24 cases among 51,954 people with autism (0.05 per cent), and 438 among 22,26,611 people without autism (0.02 per cent).

A study of quarter of a million people with autism, intellectual disabilities or both has found that their risk of developing symptoms associated with Parkinson’s disease is three times that in ...

Results showed that people with an autism diagnosis were approximately four times more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease than those without ASD. This association persisted after accounting for ...

A large-scale study from Karolinska Institutet has found that individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face a significantly higher risk of developing Parkinson’s disease before the ...