Study pinpoints brain networks behind speech planning
A new study has identified a brain circuit that is active while we plan our spoken replies during conversation. Published online January 5 in the...
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Pre-emptive intervention during infancy reduces the likelihood of autism diagnosis
A parent-led therapy that supports the social development of babies displaying early signs of autism has significantly reduced the likelihood of an autism diagnosis being...
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What Hasna Almost Did To Her Two Kids | Women's Month | Toni Talks
Disclaimer Warning: This story contains mentions of self-harm and suicide. This may be emotionally challenging and triggering. If you or someone you know feel triggered,...
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Rare variants in high-risk autism gene can alter architecture and organization of neurons, study finds
Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and colleagues have demonstrated that rare variants in the ANK2 gene, consistently...
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Cardi B responds to follower who called daughter Kulture ‘autistic’
Keep your Kulture-al takes to yourself. On Friday, Cardi B responded to a Twitter user who suggested that the “Never Give Up” rapper’s 3-year-old daughter...
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Study defines a novel way to identify potential new interventions for autism
Researchers from King’s College London have shown that there are variations in how a brain chemical called GABA regulates the processing of visual stimuli. The...
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Content Focus (and Interaction) Whether the learning outcomes for a session or module include declarative or functioning knowledge, almost all of them will be supported...
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Amygdala in children diagnosed with autism begins its accelerated growth during infancy
The amygdala-; a brain structure enlarged in two-year-old children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)-; begins its accelerated growth between 6 and 12 months of...
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Study reports increase in autism prevalence among 8-year-old Utah children
Autism prevalence among 8-year-old Utah children has risen by nearly 30% in less than a decade, according to a study of 11 communities nationwide, including...
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Karisma Hotels & Resorts Gain Autism Certification
Karisma Hotels & Resorts and Autism Double-Checked (ADC) have announced that most of the properties of the Mexico-based hotel corporate are certified as Autism Ready,...
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Research uncovers how a mouse brain understands sensory information
The brain is the most complex organ in our body – constantly absorbing and interpreting our surroundings, and guiding our movement, thoughts, behaviors and emotions....
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Oxytocin does not appear to overcome social deficits in children with ASD, study suggests
Regular doses of the hormone oxytocin do not appear to overcome deficits in social functioning among children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), suggests a study...