New research by Australian scientists reveals that males who are exposed to high levels of testosterone before birth are twice as likely to experience delays in language development compared to females. The research, published ...
Jan 26, 2012
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An Autistica consultation published this month found that 24% of children with autism were non-verbal or minimally verbal, and it is known that these problems can persist into adulthood. Professionals have long attempted ...
Apr 24, 2013
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(Medical Xpress)—A world first study of language development in toddler twins confirms the widely held belief that twins start to talk later than single-born children.
Jun 4, 2014
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Gestures—such as pointing or waving—go hand in hand with a child's first words, and twins lag behind single children in producing and using those gestures, two studies from Georgia State University psychology researchers ...
May 10, 2021
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(Medical Xpress)—Stuttering may be more common than previously thought, but preschool stutterers fair better than first thought, a study by The University of Melbourne, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and The University ...
Aug 26, 2013
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Is acetaminophen safe to use during pregnancy? The debate rages.
Dec 21, 2023
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New research has found that children born with a cleft lip, either with or without a cleft palate, are not likely to be genetically predisposed to do less well at school than their peers. The study by the Cleft Collective ...
May 6, 2020
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Many researchers and clinicians advise the parents of a deaf child waiting for a cochlear implant to avoid sign language and focus exclusively on spoken language.
Apr 25, 2024
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Children's ability to understand basic grammar early in language development has long puzzled scientists, creating a debate over whether that skill is innate or learned with time and practice.
Feb 23, 2017
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Scientists have identified that the evolutionary development of human and primate brains may have been similar for communication and memory.
Jan 25, 2021
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