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This past week, several articles in the news stand out as particularly relevant to the Autism Community. The first is about a study that looks at Autism and Peer Therapy. Since many children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have trouble relating to their peers, the study looked at whether Autistic children between the ages [...]
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The Guardian article ”Children with Autism Have Distinctive Patterns of Brain Activity” looks at the study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States. The research shows that Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has a unique signature on the brain:
Kaiser and Pelphrey placed 62 children aged from four to 17 [...]
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A new report released by the Centers of Disease Control (CDC) shows that the prevalance of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children has risen over 20% over the last four years. According to the CDC:
Rates of parent-reported ADHD diagnosis are increasing and the patterns of ADHD diagnosis are changing in the United States. We [...]
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New ADHD Study Shows the Potential Efficacy of New Multi-Modal Hemispheric Based Program in Boosting Academic and Cognitive Performance of Children Who Exhibit Symptoms of Neurobehavioral Disorders Such as Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
NEW YORK, Aug. 23 /PRNewswire/ — A new ADD/ADHD study found that a [...]
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Scientific American reports on a new study that shows kids with autism were slower to integrate stimuli from different senses. The article, “Autism Might Slow Brain’s Ability to Integrate Input From Multiple Senses“, provides possible explanations for behavioral differences in autistic children. The article and the research upon which it is based, that was originally [...]
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