From the Washington University in St. Louis press release: Researchers have found significant differences in brain development in infants as young as six months old who later develop autism, compared with babies who don’t develop…
From the Inderscience press release via AlphaGalileo: Making play sets more interactive and giving children with autism greater opportunities to control and add content of their own to the game could improve cooperative play with…
From the UT Dallas press release: A UT Dallas undergraduate’s research is revealing new information about a key protein’s role in the development of epilepsy, autism and other neurological disorders. This work could one day…
From the Washington University in St. Louis press release by Beth Miller: Children with autism often have problems developing motor skills, such as running, throwing a ball or even learning how to write. But scientists…
From the University of Texas Health Science Center press release: Older maternal and paternal age are jointly associated with having a child with autism, according to a recently published study led by researchers at The…
From the Kavli Foundation press release via ScienceDaily: After years of existing only in fiction, social robots are finally being designed that can more closely emulate how people express themselves, interact and learn – and…
From the Durham University press release via EurekAlert!: Teaching children with autism to ‘talk things through in their head’ may help them to solve complex day-to-day tasks, which could increase the chances of independent, flexible…
From the University of Missouri press release: Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) tend to be fascinated by screen-based technology. A new study by a University of Missouri researcher found that adolescents with autism spend…
From the Cell Press press release via AlphaGalileo: In their first year of life, babies who will go on to develop autism already show different brain responses when someone looks at or away from them.…
From the Princeton University press release by Morgan Kelly: A hallmark of the individual is the cultivation of personal interests, but for some people, their intellectual pursuits might actually be genetically predetermined. Survey results published…