Autistic kids have poorer sleep quality than their peers into teens

Children with autistic spectrum disorders have poorer sleep quality than their peers right up to their teens.
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Learning disabilities affect up to 10 percent of children

Up to 10 percent of the population are affected by specific learning disabilities, such as dyslexia, dyscalculia and autism, translating ...read more

Jody Christopherson: Kim Weild : On Charles Mee’s New Play, soot and spit

A conversation with Kim Weild about her new collaboration at Arizona State University on Charles Mee's's soot and spit, a ...read more

Ipad apps for children with special needs

Talking Tom (Free) - Tom is your pet cat, that responds to your touch and repeats everything you say with a funny voice. You can pet him, poke him or grab ...

Genetic changes that may contribute to the onset of schizophrenia identified

Scientists have discovered rare genetic changes that may be responsible for the onset of schizophrenia. Several of these same genetic ...read more

Autistic kids who best peers at math show different brain organization

Children with autism and average IQs consistently demonstrated superior math skills compared with nonautistic children in the same IQ range, ...read more

Drug treatment corrects autism symptoms in mouse model

Autism results from abnormal cell communication. Testing a new theory, researchers have used a newly discovered function of an old ...read more

Eye Movements May Reveal Common Brain Disorders, Scientists Say

Eye-tracking has become the tech trend du jour. Advertisers use data on where you look and when to better capture ...read more

Early intervention found cost effective through school years

The Early Start Denver Model, a comprehensive behavioral early intervention program that is appropriate for children with autism spectrum disorder ...read more