Neuroscience
Research identifies brain network link to stuttering
A new study published in the journal Brain has identified a specific brain network hub that plays a key role in stuttering.
May 27, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Autistic-led study reveals urgent priorities for supporting autistic girls and gender diverse youth
A new study led by autistic people and researchers from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) sheds light on the challenges faced by autistic girls, women and gender diverse people within health care, the education system ...
May 22, 2024
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Autism spectrum disorders
Researchers explore tensions between hopes, expectations in vocational planning for autistic young adults
With graduation season around the corner, many autistic high school and college seniors may feel a unique tension between their hopes (what is possible) and their expectations (what is probable) when it comes to their future ...
Apr 30, 2024
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Autism spectrum disorders
Study finds health care providers play crucial role in guiding autistic adolescents and their families into adulthood
Health care providers are a vital resource for autistic adolescents and their families as they prepare for the transition to adulthood, which may include learning to drive, according to a new study from researchers at Children's ...
Apr 29, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
What is pathological demand avoidance?
"Charlie" is an eight-year-old child with autism. Her parents are worried because she often responds to requests with insults, aggression and refusal. Simple demands, such as being asked to get dressed, can trigger an intense ...
Apr 29, 2024
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Genetics
Research suggests fine-tuning of specific excitatory synapse traits could lead to new brain disease treatments
The Synapse Diversity and Specificity Regulation Research Team at DGIST has profiled the molecular code that constitutes brain neural circuits and discovered that it regulates specific excitatory synapse characteristics that ...
Mar 29, 2024
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Autism spectrum disorders
Is eye movement in autism tied to facial recognition?
Some teenagers with autism use a different set of eye-movement patterns from their non-autistic counterparts while recognizing faces, according to James McPartland, Ph.D., Harris Professor in the Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) ...
Mar 28, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study says it's time to highlight positive skills associated with neurodevelopmental conditions
New research says the wide variety of skills displayed by people with conditions such as ADHD, dyslexia, and autism should be celebrated to help reduce stigma and change society's expectations.
Mar 26, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
FDA may ban electroshock devices used on some psychiatric patients
Federal regulators are taking a second stab at banning the controversial use of electroshock devices to manage the behavior of patients with intellectual and developmental disorders.
Mar 25, 2024
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Autism spectrum disorders
How autism is diagnosed
According to the advocacy group Autism Speaks, one in every 36 U.S. children has an autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Feb 29, 2024
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