Children and adolescents with autism have a surplus of synapses in the brain, and this excess is due to a slowdown in a normal brain "pruning" process during development, according to a study by neuroscientists at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC).
Date Posted: August 23, 2014
Categories: Autism spectrum disorders, Child Development
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A new study suggests video game-playing for less than an hour a day is linked with better-adjusted children and teenagers. The research, carried out by Oxford University, found that young people who indulged in a little video game-playing were ...
Aug 6
Categories: Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child Development
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Children diagnosed with depression as preschoolers are likely to suffer from depression as school-age children and young adolescents, new research shows.
Aug 5
Categories: Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child Development, Depression, Post ...
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With eyes closed and deep breaths, students are learning a new method to reduce anxiety, conflict, and attention disorders. But don’t call it meditation.
Aug 4
Categories: Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child Development, Oppositional & ...
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Researchers at UC San Francisco have found that children with sensory processing disorders have decreased structural brain connections in specific sensory regions different than those in autism, further establishing SPD as a clinically important ...
Aug 2
Categories: Autism spectrum disorders, Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child ...
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Parents are in a much more powerful position than they realize.
A new study of over 1300 3rd to 5th graders found that parental monitoring of children's media has ripple effects that extend across several different areas of children's lives out ...
Jul 18
Categories: Child Development
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For children, stress can go a long way. A little bit provides a platform for learning, adapting and coping. But a lot of it - chronic, toxic stress like poverty, neglect and physical abuse - can have lasting negative impacts.
Jul 2
Categories: Child Development, Stress Management
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At age 17, Anthony Rosner of London, England, was a hero in the World of Warcraft online gaming community. He built empires, led raids, and submerged himself in a fantasy world that seemingly fulfilled his every need. Meanwhile, his real life was ...
Jun 27
Categories: Child Development
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There's no evidence that typical levels of internet use harms adolescent brains, according to a new review of 134 studies.
On the contrary, the report, to be published in the journal Trends in Cognitive Science, finds some positives associated with ...
May 31
Categories: Child Development
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Nearly every third child in Sweden who is injured in traffic is subsequently affected by posttraumatic stress disorder. Every fifth child is still suffering from mental and psychosocial problems one year after the accident. These are the conclusions ...
May 30
Categories: Child Development
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The publication of Daniel Goleman;s breakthrough book Emotional Intelligence in 1995, introduced the public to the then radical idea that "there are other ways of being smart," couldn't have been more timely. Goleman defined 'emotional intelligence' ...
May 27
Categories: Child Development, Emotional Intelligence
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Showing students how to cope with test anxiety might also help them to handle their built-up angst and fretfulness about other issues. The results of a new study by Carl Weems of the University of New Orleans show that anxiety intervention programs ...
May 12
Categories: Child Development, Stress Management
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"Early life experiences can alter the brain in the long term, with profound implications for behavior in adulthood," said Abigail Schindler, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Washington who conducted the research. "This study points ...
Apr 30
Categories: Addictions, Adult psychological development, Child Development
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What does it take to be a good parent? We know some of the tricks for teaching kids to become high achievers. For example, research suggests that when parents praise effort rather than ability, children develop a stronger work ethic and become more ...
Apr 24
Categories: Child Development
GORates of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are not creeping up so much as leaping up. New numbers just released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveal that one in 68 children now has a diagnosis of ASD - a 30 percent increase in just ...
Apr 21
Categories: Autism spectrum disorders, Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child ...
GOThree little girls sit together in a room, playing with the toys surrounding them. One of the girls - "Emma" - has clearly taken ...
Apr 19
Categories: Anxiety, Child Development
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