Jonathan Jassey, DO, is a board-certified pediatrician and newborn sleep expert at Bellmore Merrick Medical in Bellmore, New York. Recognize that people with ADHD may engage in self-stimulating ...

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Studies from Drexel University and the University of Fukui reveal alarming new insights into the effects of screen time on toddlers. The research suggests that babies and toddlers exposed to ...

Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) looks different for every child, with a unique set of goals. (Photo Credit: E+/Getty Images) ABA is a type of interpersonal therapy. Your child usually works with a ...

In special education and behavior support, you’ll often hear that all behavior has a function. In simple terms, behavior happens for a reason. This idea is commonly explained using the 4 functions of ...

Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is a type of therapy frequently applied to children with autism and other developmental disorders that focuses on imparting skills in specific domains of functioning, ...

Teachers work with kids at the Bounce ADA Preschool in Essex Junction on Tuesday, Dec. 16. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger To get himself ready to leave the house each morning, Kingston Emilo goes ...

If you’ve ever been told your autistic child is “just doing it for attention,” or that elopement is “a behavior problem,” I want to slow that conversation down. Because sometimes it’s not ...

The gut brain axis is an important relationship very few people discuss or even understand. It is composed of a two-way communication system between your gut (digestive system) and your brain which ...

A team at Kobe University has created a game-changing resource for autism research: 63 mouse embryonic stem cell lines, each carrying a genetic mutation strongly associated with the disorder. By ...

Cell models (pictured are neurons produced from human embryonic stem cells) allow studying how changes in the genes affect the shape and function of the cell. “One of the problems, however, is the ...