Researchers from the University of London have found that the kids who at nine months quickly identified the odd visual element were more likely to show early symptoms of autism on the AOSI test at 15 and 24 months. The researchers found, however, that visual search performance did not directly correlate with ADOS scores at two years. In essence, ...
Date Posted: June 15, 2015
Categories: Autism spectrum disorders
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Too many of us are willing to put up with abusive behaviors in the name of love, out of fear or even thinking that these behaviors are normal. Here are the Red Flags of Abusers.
Jun 15
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Emotional Abuse, Physical Abuse, ...
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A study published in the June 2015 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry demonstrates that the atypical trajectory of cortical/brain development in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) extends well beyond young ...
Jun 15
Categories: Autism spectrum disorders
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How open you are to new experiences?
Jun 13
Categories: Other
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What can you learn from a single page of writing? Learn fun facts about yourself or your friends.
Jun 13
Categories: Other, Personality problems
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Who knows that website optimization, top-notch web teams might cause adverse behaviour from web visitors if they do not take psychology into account.
Jun 13
Categories: Stress Management
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A great deal of previous research has suggested a link between cannabis use and psychotic episodes. New research suggests that this association is due mostly to shared environmental factors rather than direct causation or shared genetic risk factors.
Jun 12
Categories: Drug Addiction
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Kids were born to move, engage, play and most importantly, be kids. Getting them off the couch and outside after school may be the best way to improve their brain. Researchers at the University of Illinois have found that just an hour of fun, active ...
Jun 12
Categories: Child Development
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Brain inflammation caused by chronic nerve pain alters activity in regions that regulate mood and motivation, suggesting for the first time that a direct biophysical link exists between long-term pain and the depression, anxiety and substance abuse ...
Jun 12
Categories: Anxiety, Depression
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There is probably nothing more fun than making a baby or toddler laugh. And now there's news that it could even help with learning - the toddler's not the adult's.
Jun 11
Categories: Child Development
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Sometimes it's cute when kids act self-centered. Yet parenting styles can make the difference between a confident child and a narcissistic nightmare, psychologists at the University of Amsterdam and Utrecht University in the Netherlands concluded ...
Jun 11
Categories: Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child Development
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Everyone makes assumptions in romantic relationships. And these assumptions can get us into trouble. That’s because we create explanations for another person’s behavior without knowing if that interpretation is actually correct. And often it ...
Jun 10
Categories: Relationships & Marriage
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Some OCD sufferers may choose to continue doing their compulsions. They may believe they are unable to do difficult things. Others may continue to endure in silence and may be unaware that there are answers to their misery. There are some who begin ...
Jun 10
Categories: Obsessions & Compulsions (OCD)
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Children who received general anesthesia for surgery before age 4 had diminished language comprehension, lower IQ and decreased gray matter density in posterior regions of their brain, according to a new study. The authors of the study recommend ...
Jun 10
Categories: Adult psychological development, Child Development
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Poor sleep is a channel through which Alzheimer’s disease can be triggered, a new study finds. Professor Matthew Walker, one of the neuroscientist who authored the study, said: “This discovery offers hope. Sleep could be a novel therapeutic ...
Jun 9
Categories: Adult psychological development
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Eye contact plays a crucial role when people initiate interaction with other people and is also a powerful social signal, which is known to increase our physiological arousal. Researchers have found that personality modulates the way one's brain ...
Jun 9
Categories: Personality problems
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