Researchers at Stanford Medicine have pinpointed a brain region that may drive autism-related behaviors. They report that dialing down its activity reversed symptoms in mice engineered to model autism ...
Higher prenatal exposure to the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) is associated with a greater risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in men, potentially via the disruption of a key enzyme in the developing ...
Sensory differences are central to autism, influencing how everyday environments are perceived, experienced, and impacting overall well-being. By designing spaces that respect these differences, we ...
Hyposensitivity and hypersensitivity often get mixed up. Both are types of sensory processing disorders, but many people use them interchangeably and think they mean the same thing. In reality, they ...
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - A Coast Girl Scout is making a difference in her community by taking on a big project to bring a sensory path to Bayou View Elementary School. A sensory path is aimed at ...
LAWRENCE — A researcher from the University of Kansas Life Span Institute is part of an international group that recently published a comprehensive review of differences in sensory processing for ...
Both autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are neuropsychiatric conditions involving differences in brain structure and chemistry. There are some ...
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Girl Scout Troop 4014 spent Saturday morning bringing a little more activity to Lynn Meadows Discovery Center. The troop had a little extra money left in its account and decided ...
According to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about one in 44 children is identified as autistic. Prevalence varies across geographies, but the condition affects ...