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One in Two Children With ADHD Experience Emotional Problems

May 22, 2024 — Scientists have shown that problems regulating emotions -- which can manifest as depression, anxiety and explosive outbursts -- may be a core symptom of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ...

Intervention Based on Science of Reading, Math Boosts Comprehension, Word Problem-Solving Skills

Apr. 29, 2024 — Researchers tested a research-based intervention with English learners with math difficulty. The intervention proved to boost comprehension and help students synthesize and visualize information, ...

New Initiative Improves Detection, Evaluation of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Apr. 1, 2024 — Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most common pediatric neurobehavioral disorder with a prevalence of approximately 7%-10% in school-age children. ADHD significantly affects ...

Abnormal Brain Structure Identified in Children With Developmental Language Problems

Mar. 15, 2024 — A rigorous analysis of numerous studies concludes that a part of the brain traditionally associated with movement is abnormal in children with developmental language impairments. The discovery has ...

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Younger Children in School Year Are More Commonly Diagnosed With ADHD Than Their Older Classmates, Says New Study

June 6, 2024 — New research has found that teachers may be attributing signs of age-related immaturity in children, to conditions such as ...

Brain Connectivity Patterns Differ in Infants at Familial Risk for Autism

May 22, 2024 — A study has found distinct brain connectivity patterns in six-week-old infants at risk for developing autism spectrum disorder ...

Brain Mechanisms Underlying Sensory Hypersensitivity in a Mouse Model of Autism Spectrum Disorder

May 9, 2024 — A research team has identified the primary cause of sensory hypersensitivity in a mouse model of autism spectrum disorders ...

Explicit Socioemotional Learning Can Have a Key Role in PE Lessons, Study Says

Mar. 13, 2024 — Teachers might be more motivated to help students engage with their emotions and build their resilience when this work is part of lessons, rather ...

Researchers Identify Brain Connections Associated With ADHD in Youth

Mar. 13, 2024 — Researchers have discovered that symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are tied to atypical interactions between the brain's frontal cortex and information processing centers ...

Study Reveals Unexpected Literacy in Autistic People Who Cannot Speak

Mar. 6, 2024 — About one-third of autistic people are unable to communicate using speech, and most are never provided an effective alternative. However, a new study suggests that many of these individuals are ...

Smoking During Pregnancy May Increase the Risk of Behavioral Disorders in Newborns, Predicts AI

Mar. 5, 2024 — Although several studies have linked smoking during pregnancy with neurodevelopmental disorders, the results of behavioral experiments in mice ...

Early Vocabulary Size Is Genetically Linked to ADHD, Literacy, and Cognition

Mar. 1, 2024 — Are genetic factors underlying children's language development linked to later-life outcomes? In a genome-wide analysis, an international research ...

Uptick in Behavioral Disorders Reported in Children Following Prenatal Exposure to Anesthesia

Feb. 29, 2024 — Children prenatally exposed to anesthesia for maternal surgery during pregnancy were significantly more likely than unexposed children to receive a ...

How Parents Can Help Prevent the Development of ADHD Symptoms

Feb. 15, 2024 — Parents of young children with an excitable or exuberant temperament could adapt their parenting style to help moderate their child's potential development of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder ...

Study Links Household Chaos With Sleep Quality Among Teens With ADHD Symptoms

May 31, 2024 — A new study found that household chaos and sleep hygiene are important factors in the relationship between sleep quality and ADHD symptoms in ...

Early Drawing and Building Skills Linked to Enhanced Education and Behavior in Children

Feb. 6, 2024 — Fine motor skills in young children are linked to better GCSE scores and fewer behavioral problems in childhood and adolescence, according to a new ...

Blood Pressure Drug Can Reduce Anxiety for People With Autism, Study Shows

Jan. 23, 2024 — A new study has found that propranolol, a medication that treats high blood pressure, can also help lower anxiety for kids and young adults with autism spectrum disorder ...

Navigating the 'Big Little Leap' to Kindergarten

Jan. 22, 2024 — No matter how well children are prepared for kindergarten, their transition to the classroom during the first few months plays a key role in their success, a new study ...

How Does Social Attention Develop in Autistic Children?

Jan. 13, 2024 — As they grow, children increasingly focus their attention on social elements in their environment, such as faces or social interactions. However, children with autism are often more interested in ...

Putting Your Toddler in Front of the TV? You Might Hurt Their Ability to Process the World Around Them, New Data Suggests

Jan. 8, 2024 — Babies and toddlers exposed to television or video viewing may be more likely to exhibit atypical sensory behaviors, such as being disengaged and disinterested in activities, seeking more intense ...

Why Reading Nursery Rhymes and Singing to Babies May Help Them to Learn Language

Dec. 1, 2023 — Phonetic information -- the smallest sound elements of speech -- may not be the basis of language learning in babies as previously thought. Babies don't begin to process phonetic information ...

AI May Aid in Diagnosing Adolescents With ADHD

Nov. 29, 2023 — Using artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze specialized brain MRI scans of adolescents with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), researchers found significant differences in ...

Extra Practice Blending Letter Sounds Helps Struggling Readers

Nov. 27, 2023 — New research has shown that extra practice in blending printed letter sounds can help struggling beginner readers (age 4-5) learn to ...

Youngest Children in Class With ADHD as Likely to Keep Diagnosis in Adulthood as Older Pupils, Find Scientists

Oct. 26, 2023 — Youngest children in their class with ADHD are just as likely to keep the diagnosis when enter adulthood as older pupils in their year group. In the past, scientists have questioned the validity of ...

Adults With ADHD Are at Increased Risk for Developing Dementia

Oct. 17, 2023 — Adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are nearly three times more likely to develop dementia than adults without ADHD, according to a new study. The study followed more than ...

Study Examines Role of Working Memory, Cognitive Functions in English Learners Learning to Write

Oct. 17, 2023 — A new study has examined the role of several cognitive functions in young students learning to write English, their second language. The study conducted a battery of cognitive tests, gauged the ...

Protein P53 Regulates Learning, Memory, Sociability in Mice

Sep. 28, 2023 — Researchers have established the protein p53 as critical for regulating sociability, repetitive behavior, and hippocampus-related learning and memory in mice, illuminating the relationship between ...

Origin of Cultural Learning: Babies Imitate Because They Are Imitated

Sep. 27, 2023 — A new study shows that babies learn to imitate others because they themselves are imitated by ...

Scientists Find New Evidence to Explain How We Pay Attention

Sep. 21, 2023 — A team of researchers has uncovered new clues about how chemicals released by brain cells regulate our attention ...

Knowledge of Building Blocks of Words Plays an Important Role When Deaf Children Learn to Read, Analysis Shows

Aug. 23, 2023 — An understanding of how words can be broken down into smaller units of meaning plays a key role when deaf and hard of hearing children learn to read, analysis ...

A Healthy Diet, Reading, and Doing Sports Promote Reasoning Skills in Children

Aug. 17, 2023 — According to a recent study, improved overall diet quality and reduced consumption of red meat, as well as increased time spent in reading and organized sports enhanced reasoning skills among ...

Scientists Reveal Two Paths to Autism in the Developing Brain

Aug. 10, 2023 — Two distinct neurodevelopmental abnormalities that arise just weeks after the start of brain development have been associated with the emergence of autism spectrum disorder, according to a new study ...

Board Games Are Boosting Math Ability in Young Children

July 7, 2023 — Board games based on numbers, like Monopoly, Othello and Chutes and Ladders, make young children better at math, according to a comprehensive review of research published on the topic over the last ...

THC Use During Pregnancy Linked to Changes in Fetal Development

July 6, 2023 — Researchers showed that consuming THC while pregnant could potentially affect development of the fetus and lead to life-long health impacts for ...