From the University of Cambridge press release: A brain chemical called noradrenaline is responsible for our responses to uncertain situations – helping us to learn quickly and adapt our behaviour, a new study has found.…
From the Rutgers University press release: School-based mindfulness programs can improve decision-making skills and teach children with autism to focus attention and react less impulsively through breathing exercises that will allow them to reduce anxiety,…
From the University College London press release: Children with autistic traits are more likely than their peers to develop an eating disorder, according to a new UCL-led study. Previous research has found that autism and…
From the University of Missouri-Columbia press release: While current events have increased stress for all families, parents of children with autism report higher levels of stress on average than parents of typically developing kids. Feeling…
From the University of Texas at Dallas press release: A new language-skills study that included infants later diagnosed with autism suggests that all children can benefit from exposure to more speech from their caregivers. Dr.…
From the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia press release: Boys are four times more likely than girls to be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), yet a growing body of research shows that the condition is…
From the University of Alabama at Birmingham press release: Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have identified a possible mechanism of human cognition that underlies autism spectrum disorders, or ASD. Diagnosis for ASD…
From the Wiley press release: In an Autism Research study of 36 newly employed adults with autism spectrum disorder who were participating in a supported employment program, positive well-being — or a sense of happiness and life…
From the Aarhus University press release: We often take for granted that children with ASD have difficulties with language and communication, generally learn to speak later and do not use language in fully appropriate ways.…
From the California Institute of Technology press release: Suppose you are helping your friend search for their missing phone and while they are looking around another room, you find it behind some cushions. When they…