When a parent brings a child in for a developmental evaluation, the goal is not simply to answer “autism or not.” The ...

A child holds their hands up in front of their face, revealing palms covered in a rainbow of paint. Source: Sharon McCutcheon/Pexels Many people on the autism spectrum have atypical responses to ...

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A new study is renewing a conversation about how much screen time is too much screen time for our youngest children. The findings were published in JAMA Pediatrics. Researchers found that television ...

Neuroscientists at MIT and Boston University have discovered that a basic mechanism underlying sensory perception is deficient in individuals with dyslexia, according to study published December 21 in ...

Parenting in the era of screens is no easy task. Screens are all around us, and there’s certainly no shortage of programming options for young kids. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) offers ...

As heatwaves intensify, neuroscience may help explain overlooked dimensions of heat vulnerability in autism and ...

A child who does not follow directions can look, from the outside, like a child who is choosing not to. The instruction was ...

A new study shows that babies and toddlers exposed to television screen time may be more likely to exhibit atypical sensory behaviors later in toddlerhood. Researchers at Drexel University analyzed ...