Magnetic Brain Pulses Help Kids With Autism to Communicate, Study Finds

A BMJ study reports that five days of theta-burst magnetic brain stimulation improved social communication and language in young children with autism.

The trial included 194 children and found benefits that lasted beyond treatment, with no serious side effects reported.

Notably, many participants had intellectual disability, a group often excluded from autism trials and underserved by current therapies.

The findings suggest a brief, non-invasive, and potentially scalable approach that could help close a major treatment gap.