Programs for teens with autism should promote strengths
The unique strengths of adolescents with autism – including attention to detail, loyalty and memory skills – should be the
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Rapid weight gain during infancy possible risk factor for later obesity in kids with autism
Childhood obesity is a serious public health concern that can have a profound impact on children’s health and well-being. Children
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Sharp rise in essay cheating globally, with millions of students involved
A breakthrough study by Swansea University has revealed that the use of contract cheating, where students pay someone else to
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Kids with autism learn, grow with the ‘social robot’
Robots may hold the keys to social success for kids with autism. That’s the takeaway from an experimental home-based therapy
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Hope for a new autism treatment
Hope for a new autism treatment: Scientists discover a defunct gene in people on the spectrum Hope for a new
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Synapses of the reward system at stake in autistic disorders: Scientists have discovered that the difficulty in managing social interactions found in people with autism is due to poor maturation of the synapses.
Autism spectrum disorders are a heterogeneous group of neurodevelopmental disorders, one of the main characteristics of which is impaired social
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Autism link found to mums with diabetes
A friend asked me recently why her pregnant daughter was having a test for “gestational diabetes”, a particular kind of
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Checking phones in lectures can cost students half a grade in exams
Students perform less well in end-of-term exams if they are allowed access to an electronic device, such as a phone
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‘We do it because no one else will’: Inside parent-run homes for the specially abled
It can hurt when your child says he doesn’t want to come home. It can also mean he’s comfortable where
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Researchers Get Closer to Blood Test for Autism
A new way to diagnose the condition could change treatment. Getty Images The idea of using a blood test
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