Study Explores Telehealth Autism Evaluations Amid Network Challenges: Key Technical and Clinical Insights
A new study examines how network quality affects telehealth autism evaluations, finding that diagnostic scoring remains reliable under moderate internet disruptions but certain behaviors are more sensitive to video freezes.
Study Finds Changing Profiles of Children Diagnosed With ADHD and ASD Over Time
A Danish study reveals that children diagnosed with ADHD or ASD between 2012 and 2022 show decreasing differences from peers in socioeconomic and perinatal factors, suggesting evolving diagnostic practices.
Study Highlights General Cognitive Factors Over Statistical Learning in Predicting Language Skills Across Developmental Profiles
A study of Hungarian children reveals that verbal working memory and perceptual speed better predict language skills than statistical learning, across typical and neurodevelopmental conditions.
Japan Launches Nationwide Digital Study Tracking Child and Adolescent Mental Health Trajectories
A new nationwide digital cohort study in Japan will track mental health development in children and adolescents from birth through late adolescence, integrating caregiver and self-reports with genetic data to inform prevention and early intervention.
Study Finds Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder May Have Greater Orthodontic Needs and Oral Hygiene Challenges
A recent study indicates that children with Autism Spectrum Disorder may have increased orthodontic treatment needs and poorer oral hygiene compared to typically developing children.
Bedtime Routine Visual Learning Set: 6 Steps to Help Your Child Build Independence
Help your child build independence with this 6-step bedtime routine visual learning set. Teach putting on pajamas, brushing teeth, using the toilet, reading, turning off lights, and going to bed.
Helping Young Children Cope with Social Frustration
Learn practical strategies to help young children cope with social frustration, understand their feelings, communicate needs, and find calm with supportive adults.
My Choices, My Voice: 6 Phrases to Help Children Express Their Preferences
Empower your child to express choices with 6 practical phrases like "I want this" and "No, thank you." Learn how to support communication naturally and respectfully.
Study Identifies Key Factors Influencing Quality of Life for People with Disabilities in Luxembourg
A Luxembourg study reveals that quality of life for adults with disabilities is linked to support needs, living environment, and social contact rather than disability type or mobility.
Neuroligin 3 Reveals Sex-Specific Brain Circuits Influencing Social Spacing in Fruit Flies
A new study identifies Neuroligin 3's role in sex-specific brain circuits that influence social spacing behavior in fruit flies, revealing distinct neural mechanisms in males and females.