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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
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Christopher Manzo, a boy with curly brown hair and bright-blue-and-yellow glasses, has lived a third of his five years at home because of the pandemic.
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According to mental health charity Mind, 17% of adults are affected by mental health problems at any one time. During the summer of 2020 I
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Being active is good for most everyone, and new studies now show it can help kids with autism manage common behavioral issues. “Exercise goes beyond
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A team led by scientists at the UNC School of Medicine identified a molecule called microRNA-29 as a powerful controller of brain maturation in mammals.
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Research conducted at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine’s School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences found that federal autism research
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One of the biggest longitudinal research studies of its kind in the world led by The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and the Centre for
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Around one in 57 (1.76%) children in the UK is on the autistic spectrum, significantly higher than previously reported, according to a study of more
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Dyspraxia is a developmental coordination disorder that affects motor coordination and learning abilities. The symptoms that characterize the condition may vary with age of diagnosis
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