One night of poor sleep significantly decreases performance on intelligence tests in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and also in neurotypical children (without ASD). This is the conclusion made by researchers at the Hôpital Rivière-des-Prairies.
Date Posted: May 29, 2015
Categories: Autism spectrum disorders, Child Development, Sleep Disorders
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"The Culture of Poverty”, published in 1966 (pdf), was hugely influential, persuading many policy makers that children from low-income families are destined for lives of “criminality, joblessness, and poverty” because they exist in enclaves ...
May 27
Categories: Child Development
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Face perception plays an important role in social communication. There have been many studies of face perception in human using non-invasive neuroimaging and electrophysiological methods, but studies of face perception in children were quite ...
May 26
Categories: Child Development
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Although not conclusive, a Spanish study suggests that a Mediterranean diet with extra nuts and olive oil might help improve memory in older adults.
May 15
Categories: Child Development
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Researchers at NTNU’s Department of Psychology have conducted a comprehensive survey of nearly 1,000 toddlers that shows that serious sleep disorders in young children can have long-term consequences.
May 15
Categories: Child Development
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Effective communication requires the ability to take others’ perspectives. Researchers from University of Chicago have discovered that children from multilingual environments are better at interpreting a speaker’s meaning than children who are ...
May 15
Categories: Child Development
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Today's kids are used to being entertained by TV, video games, and computers. Many of them struggle to tolerate waiting in line at the grocery store or sitting quietly while adults hold a conversation. They grow bored fast and they're not shy about ...
May 14
Categories: Child Development
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New research conducted by the UC Davis MIND Institute on a large cohort of preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder has found differences in the underlying biology of their brains, and in their behavior, that may help explain how the condition ...
May 14
Categories: Autism spectrum disorders, Child Development
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Among the advice new parents receive is to read to their babies early and often. The hope is that sharing books together will help children's language development and eventually, turn them into successful readers.
Apr 27
Categories: Child Development
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A major issue is that a self-report or a parent’s report on our personality might not be biased by an individual’s expectation of how one should behave.
Apr 24
Categories: Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child Development
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With the ever-growing prevalence of autism in American children (1 in 68 according to recent CDC estimates), a growing topic for debate among educators, advocates and families of children with autism revolves around the best educational option for ...
Apr 23
Categories: Autism spectrum disorders, Child Development
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Three-year-old siblings exposed to antidepressants in pregnancy show increased anxiety symptoms compared to their unexposed siblings.
This was found in a new study by researchers from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH), the University ...
Apr 22
Categories: Child Development, Pregnancy & Birthing
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Binge-drinking during adolescence may perturb brain development at a critical time and leave lasting effects on genes and behavior that persist into adulthood.
Apr 7
Categories: Addictions, Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child Development
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More infant breastfeeding is linked to higher intelligence, a longer period in education and greater earnings 30 years later, a new study finds.
Mar 21
Categories: Child Development
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Are you a bad parent? Or are you spoiling your child with habits of indulgence? Or could your money could be better used.
Mar 20
Categories: Child Development
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Imagine an activity that your kids could do after school every day that would improve their brain’s ability to make better decisions and solve problems. Online cognitive drills? Special tutors? Actually, researchers at the University of Illinois ...
Mar 19
Categories: Child Development
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