"Parents feel they are forcing children to do things they don’t want to do, yet beneath the fear, many of these children ...

Studies show that kids with ADHD may struggle with motor skills, which let people move, control, and coordinate movements in ...

A low-cost tool accurately distinguishes neurotypical children from children with autism just by watching them copy the dance moves of an on-screen avatar for a minute. It can even tell autism from ...

Neurodivergent children, like all children, thrive in a supportive, empathetic and understanding environment. Unfortunately, our society is not always designed to meet their needs, since ...

"I teach mindfulness and emotional literacy. My students are thriving." When a New York teacher wrote a Facebook post about why she designed her classroom for neurotypical students to resemble one ...

The number of people being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder ( ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD) has risen sharply in recent decades, and research continues to look at ...

A team of scientists believe they’ve hit on a new quick and easy tool that could help diagnose children with autism. Using a ...

In families raising a child with disabilities, the emotional spotlight often falls on the child with special needs. Parents become full-time advocates, therapists, and caregivers. Meanwhile, ...

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 ...

Early intervention is crucial to helping an autistic child overcome their condition and a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found a mobile app that could make early diagnosis ...