Young Children With Autism Benefit Regardless of High-Quality Treatment Model
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have found that preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) who receive high-quality early intervention benefit developmentally...
View ArticleCocaine Exposure in the Womb: The Brain Structure Is Intact, Development Is...
Prenatal cocaine exposure affects both behavior and brain. Animal studies have shown that exposure to cocaine during in utero development causes numerous disruptions in normal brain development and...
View ArticleKids of less-educated moms may have noisier brains
A mother’s level of education has strong implications for a child’s development. Northwestern University researchers show in a new study that low maternal education is linked to a noisier nervous...
View ArticleStudy: Signs of autism may show up as early as first month
The first signs of autism may be visible as early as the first month of a child’s life, according to a study published Wednesday in the scientific journal Nature. “These are the earliest signs of...
View ArticleADHD diagnoses rise to 11% of kids
The number of children diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) continues to climb, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There has been a 42%...
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