Having a neurodevelopmental condition such as autism and ADHD could be related with a nearly five times higher chance of dying before age 25, compared to those without, according to a study conducted in New Zealand.
While relative risk between the two groups is high, it is important to remember that deaths in this group remain rare, said lead author Nick Bowden, from the University of Otago’s department of paediatrics and child health.
Symptoms of neurodevelopmental conditions can emerge in early childhood, impairing one’s development in skills such as language, communication or behaviour.
Social communication and behaviour is affected in autism, while ability to pay attention and focus on a task and emotion regulation is impaired in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Using the StatsNZ database, the researchers followed nearly nine lakh children born between 1995 and 2009 until 2019.
About 40,000 (4.5 per cent) of the total had a neurodevelopmental condition, identif​Having a neurodevelopmental condition such as autism and ADHD could be related with a nearly five times higher chance of dying before age 25, compared to those without, according to a study conducted in New Zealand.
While relative risk between the two groups is high, it is important to remember that deaths in this group remain rare, said lead author Nick Bowden, from the University of Otago’s department of paediatrics and child health.
Symptoms of neurodevelopmental conditions can emerge in early childhood, impairing one’s development in skills such as language, communication or behaviour.
Social communication and behaviour is affected in autism, while ability to pay attention and focus on a task and emotion regulation is impaired in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Using the StatsNZ database, the researchers followed nearly nine lakh children born between 1995 and 2009 until 2019.
About 40,000 (4.5 per cent) of the total had a neurodevelopmental condition, identif ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
