When we are concentrating on and engaged in a task, the brain's task-positive network (TPN) is activated. This network, which includes the prefrontal regions and the intraparietal sulcus of the brain, ...

Autism is an epidemic that can’t be overstated. The disorder is really a spectrum of behaviors and needs, and it affects about one in every 50 children in the US alone. The Center for Autism and ...

Adding robots to therapy can help autistic children develop foundational social skills like taking turns, making eye contact, ...

Learning a second language may seem like an unconventional way to support children with autism, but new research suggests that bilingualism can improve cognitive and social skills in children with ...

Is it autism, a learning disability, or both? If you're autistic, you're more likely to have a learning disability than the general public. In fact, around 30% of autistic people also have a learning ...

People with autism, approximately 2 percent of the population, possess social and communicative differences as well as restricted interests and repetitive behaviours (American Psychiatric Association, ...

In classrooms at Henry J. Kalfas Elementary School in Niagara Falls this past summer, enthusiastic teams of college students led groups of youngsters aged 4-6 through jam-packed days of life-skills ...

Psychologists have identified a simple learning test that may help predict a child's likelihood of developing autism from as early as 6 months. The results shine a light on early learning differences ...

If you're autistic, you're more likely to have a learning disability than the general public. In fact, around 30% of autistic people also have a learning disability. But being autistic doesn't mean ...