In an average kindergarten class of 30 students, about two are experiencing developmental language disorder, meaning they learn language more slowly than their peers. While DLD is just as common as dyslexia or ADHD, fewer ...
May 24, 2018
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In the brains of elementary school children may lie clues for understanding differences in behavior among those with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental delays.
Apr 25, 2018
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Boys with autism are more prone to develop physical complaints, depression and aggressive behaviour. Psychologists at Leiden University have discovered that this is mainly related to rumination. Publication in the Journal ...
Apr 3, 2018
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Developmental changes in the brainstem driven by fragile X syndrome (FXS)—a condition that often co-occurs with autism spectrum disorder in humans—may underlie the hypersensitivity to sound observed in both humans and ...
Dec 26, 2017
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Investigators have found a link between the amount of time between pregnancies and Autism Spectrum Disorder in children. The findings are published in Autism Research.
Nov 22, 2017
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Many children with Autism Spectrum Disorder face increased risk of injury when they wander away from adults who care for them. Even when parents take safety precautions such as installing window bars at home, studies show ...
May 4, 2017
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For many new parents, trying to figure out what a baby needs can feel like taking care of a tiny alien. It doesn't speak your language and yet you have to figure out what it needs to stay alive. And while there is no shortage ...
Dec 19, 2016
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The Zika virus now active in numerous countries, and the severe birth defects associated with it, makes it clear that infection in pregnant women can have immediate and devastating effects on the developing baby.
Aug 18, 2016
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New research to be presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies 2016 Meeting suggests that the use of airplanes to spray anti-mosquito pesticides may increase the risk of autism spectrum disorder and developmental delays ...
Apr 30, 2016
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A review of data on 1,420 children ages 6 to 17 with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) found that more than one-third had wandered away from a safe environment within the past 12 months, according to findings from two studies ...
Apr 30, 2016
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