Supporting caregivers within caregiver-mediated interventions: a commentary on Brown et al. (2024).

A substantial portion of interventions designed to support autistic children are also designed to be delivered by caregivers (i.e. are 'caregiver-mediated').

Use of Cell-Free DNA Testing to Diagnose Infective Endocarditis in a Patient With Negative Blood Cultures.

Infective endocarditis (IE) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Its diagnosis can be especially challenging, as can the identification of a causative pathogen, which, in turn, is crucial for appropriate management. Here, we present a rare case of Streptococcus intermedius endocarditis complicated by lung and cerebral abscess in which clinicians employed cell-free deoxyribonucleic acid (cfDNA) testing to confirm the diagnosis, establish a causative pathogen, and determine appropriate antibiotic therapy.

Effects of manipulating prefrontal activity and dopamine D1 receptor signaling in an appetitive feature-negative discrimination learning task.

Healthy cognition requires inhibitory modulation of associative learning; conversely, impaired inhibitory discrimination is implicated in behavioral disorders. The medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and its dopamine innervation are key to understanding inhibition and impulsivity. We therefore examined the role of prelimbic and infralimbic cortices in within-subjects appetitive feature-negative learning using microinfusions of (a) the gamma-aminobutyric acid-A receptor agonist muscimol (0.

Trajectories of psychological distress for Australian fathers parenting a child on the autism spectrum: Evidence from early childhood to adolescence.

This study explores the mental health journey of fathers with children on the autism spectrum. Little is known about mental health over time for these fathers. This research spans six-timepoints from when children were aged 4 to 14 years, to track fathers' mental health.

Parent Facilitation of Child Emotion Regulation in ASD: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study.

Parents play a substantial role in their children's emotion regulation (ER) abilities. Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often have difficulties regulating their emotions, which can manifest as externalizing behavioral issues. Parents of children with ASD facilitate their children's ER development in response to unique challenges and stressors, often developing resiliency but other times contributing to their children's dysregulation and behavioral challenges.