Communication problems can hold back childhood development, with a range of interventions available to assist with social ...

Stock image - courtesy Pexels from PixabayCommunication problems can hold back childhood development, with a range of ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provided this guide on autism spectrum disorder as part of a series of ...

Statistics from 2015, pre-pandemic, approximate that 7.7% of U.S. children ages 13–17—nearly 1 in 12—have had a disorder related to voice, speech, language, or difficulty swallowing. However, a recent ...

Childhood autistic traits may predict a future PTSD diagnosis, according to a long-term study in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. The findings show young people with more traits are ...

I was recently reading The Happiness Hypothesis by psychologist Jonathan Haidt (2006). Haidt writes: “In all human cultures, the social world has two clear dimensions: a horizontal dimension of ...

A drug used to slow Alzheimer's disease may help improve social behaviors in some children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD ...

This post was co-authored with Malak Elmessiry, Jessica Chuang, and Anayeli Huerta. According to UNESCO, more than half of the world population is bilingual or multilingual. At some point in life, ...

Share on Pinterest Early intervention following an autism diagnosis at 12 to 26 months could mitigate symptoms of autism in young children. Westend61/Getty Images A new study finds a significant ...