From the UCLA press release via EurekAlert!: Teenagers with autism spectrum disorder are in a bind. The disorder is characterized by impairments in communication and social interaction, but it’s a continuum, so some teens diagnosed…
From the Society for Personality and Social Psychology press release via EurekAlert!: A father’s love contributes as much — and sometimes more — to a child’s development as does a mother’s love. That is one…
From the American Sociological Association press release via EurekAlert!: Rather than gaining “liquid courage” to let loose with friends, teenage drinkers are more likely to feel like social outcasts, according to a new sociological study.…
From the University of Central Florida press release via EurekAlert!: A principal standing in the hallway says, “You are one of my favorite students!” In class, a smart girl says, “You are the nicest person…
From the American Academy of Sleep Medicine press release via EurekAlert!: The number of children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) declines as they enter adolescence, but the teen years can be a devastating trial of…
From the University of Missouri-Columbia press release via EurekAlert!: Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) require an array of specialized health care services. With these services come higher costs for parents and insurance providers. University…
From the University of Washington press release by Molly McElroy: The key ingredients for a successful foster family aren’t complicated, said former foster youths in a new study. Most adolescents in foster care simply need…
From the Flinders University press release via Physorg: School-age teenagers are widely exposed to sexualised and raunchy imagery, but are developing their own ways of dealing with it, a Flinders University sociology researcher has found.…
From the CNRS (Délégation Paris Michel-Ange) press release via AlphaGalileo: Increasing the spacing between characters and words in a text improves the speed and quality of dyslexic children’s reading, without prior training. They read 20%…
From the Georgia Health Sciences University press release via ScienceDaily: Regular meditation could decrease the risk of developing cardiovascular disease in teens who are most at risk, according to Georgia Health Sciences University researchers. In…