Learning Disorders News
May 18, 2024
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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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 than as an add-on intervention, a new study has ...
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May 9, 2024 A research team has identified the primary cause of sensory hypersensitivity in a mouse model of autism spectrum disorders ...
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 ...
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 ...
Mar. 5, 2024 Although several studies have linked smoking during pregnancy with neurodevelopmental disorders, the results of behavioral experiments in mice ...
Mar. 1, 2024 Are genetic factors underlying children's language development linked to later-life outcomes? In a genome-wide analysis, an international research ...
Feb. 29, 2024 Children prenatally exposed to anesthesia for maternal surgery during pregnancy were significantly more likely than unexposed children to receive a ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Sep. 27, 2023 A new study shows that babies learn to imitate others because they themselves are imitated by ...
Sep. 21, 2023 A team of researchers has uncovered new clues about how chemicals released by brain cells regulate our attention ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
July 5, 2023 Neuroscientists say the brain's auditory lexicon, a catalog of verbal language, is actually located in the front of the primary auditory cortex, not in back of it -- a finding that upends a ...
June 27, 2023 Children who begin reading for pleasure early in life tend to perform better at cognitive tests and have better mental health when they enter adolescence, a study of more than 10,000 young ...
May 12, 2023 Students are positive towards AI tools such as ChatGPT in education, but 62 percent believe that using chatbots during exams is cheating. However, where the boundary for cheating lies is highly ...
Apr. 24, 2023 Problems with the brain's ability to 'prune' itself of unnecessary connections may underlie a wide range of mental health disorders that begin during adolescence, according to research ...
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- Adults With ADHD Are at Increased Risk for Developing Dementia
- Study Examines Role of Working Memory, Cognitive Functions in English Learners Learning to Write
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- Brain-Wave Data and Hearing Test May Help Diagnosis Autism Earlier
- Drug Alleviates Autism-Associated Behavior in Mice
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- Simulated Driving Program Reduces Crash Risk for Teens With ADHD in Small Study
- Single-Cell 'atlas' Reveals Origin of an Aggressive Brain Tumor
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- Even in a Virtual Classroom, Preschoolers Can Gain Reading Skills
- Trainee Teachers Made Sharper Assessments About Learning Difficulties After Receiving Feedback from AI
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- Wide-Ranging Problems in Children Born Before 24 Weeks Gestation
- One in Three Children With Disabilities Globally Have Experienced Violence in Their Lifetimes, Study Finds
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- Learning Through ‘guided’ Play Can Be as Effective as Adult-Led Instruction Up to at Least Age Eight
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- High Daily Screen Time Linked to Cognitive, Behavioral Problems in Children Born Extremely Preterm
- Emotion, Cooperation and Locomotion Crucial from an Early Age
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- Species of Gut Bacteria Linked to Enhanced Cognition and Language Skills in Infant Boys
- Air Pollution Exposure Linked to Poor Academics in Childhood
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- Drug Relieves Persistent Daydreaming, Fatigue, and Brain Sluggishness in Adults With ADHD
- Managing Attention Deficit Disorder by Training the Brain