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Study the Symptoms: How to Know If Your Child Has ADHD

October 28, 2015October 10, 2017 Brooke Chaplan

Study the Symptoms: How to Know If Your Child Has ADHD According to the American Psychiatric Association, 5% of children have ADHD, or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Kids who have ADHD may find it difficult to focus, be hyperactive, or extremely impulsive. ADHD can have a major impact on a child’s ability to do well in school and in certain social situations. Luckily, there are medications and various treatments for children who suffer from ADHD. In fact, there are even some advantages to ADHD. Kids who learn to live with the challenge…

Is Your Child Autistic? What Parents Should Know About the Spectrum

September 18, 2015October 10, 2017 Chloe Paltrow

The Center for Disease Control estimates that autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects nearly three million Americans, roughly every 1 in 68 children. This often misunderstood brain disorder inhibits normal social interactions, and sometimes verbal communication. Previously doctors would diagnose a child as autistic. Now they diagnose autism on a five-point range, with classical autism being the most severe condition. Children with autism tend to show signs when they are two or three years old. Sometimes signs can show up as early as infancy. Autistic children don’t make regular eye contact,…

Psychedelic Drug (MDMA) is Under Study to Aid for Autism

June 5, 2015October 10, 2017 Louis Trevor

We people take care of diseases mostly associated with the internal organs like heart (cardiac malfunction), liver (hepatic disease), kidney (malfunction in dialysis) etc., except the neurological impairments. How serious the autism is in present days: A neuropsychiatric disorder, autism, has changed the scenario in a few years. As per CDC report of 2008, 1 out of 88 children were with autism, whereas in case of the year 2010, it was 1 out of 68 in U.S. After 2010 there is no CDC report, but a report says that 91%…

Why is ABA a Controversial Autism Treatment Option?

February 24, 2015October 10, 2017 Louis Trevor

When it comes to treatment of autism, Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) is a well-known treatment option. Many people have reported that the treatment has been quite effective and beneficial for the treatment of their children affected with ASD. There are several special schools that have adopted ABA as a way to teach autistic kids. However, ABA is also surrounded by some controversies, and many special schools are against using this approach for teaching children with autism. Let’s first get an idea of what is ABA and how this approach works,…

Humanoid Robots are Helpful in Autism Treatment

December 22, 2014October 10, 2017 Louis Trevor

“Aiden, look!” said NAO, a humanoid robot of two feet height, when it pointed towards the flat panel display hung on a distant wall. Aiden, a kid, looked where the humanoid robot was pointing. Aiden, a boy aged 3 ½ years, has ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder). NAO (pronounced as “now”) is the “frontman” for a system of computers, sensors and cameras designed to help kids like Aiden in learning coordinating attention with objects and people in the environment. Joint attention is the name of this social skill. Normal developing kids…

Webster’s Research May Bring A New Therapy To Fight Back Autism

October 6, 2014October 10, 2017 Louis Trevor

Autism is a well spread neuropsychiatric disorder in present days than any other brain disorder. According to the data report of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), autism is found in 1 out of 68 children in the U.S, and it is the report of the year 2010. But if the study goes on the male autistic children, then the number is 1 out of 42 children. It is already proved according to database report, that the male offspring are more susceptible than the female. The reason found…

Will Drug Therapy Be Able To Cure Autism?

June 18, 2014October 10, 2017 Louis Trevor

Autism, which is a neurological disorder and as well as a genetic disorder, is widely spread in our population. If we look the CDC reports, the 2010 data report shows that 1 out of 68 children was found with autistic disorders in the U.S. More or less, we all know the autistic symptoms. And they are like, Lack of verbal communication Lack of eye contacts Repetitive behaviors Cognitive disabilities and many more. In one sentence, all these symptoms represent the social skill impairment of an autistic child. But if it…

How Can Washing Hands Keep Away Autism?

May 10, 2014October 10, 2017 Louis Trevor

Autism, a well-known and widely spread neurological disorder, comes with symptoms of social skill impairment, and cognitive disabilities with repetitive or stereotyped behavior. Besides neurological disorder, autism has a strong genetic basis. That is the reason why autism can’t be cured but can be improved to some extent. Therefore, it is better to take precautions before having autism and this is in our hands. From our childhood, our parents always asked and even scolded us to wash our hands before eating or before doing anything for our hygiene. You must…

How Pets Help Improve Your Autistic Child’s Condition

January 9, 2014October 10, 2017 Louis Trevor

Autistic kids find a tough time in trying to express what they feel most of the times. That’s not all, they also realize their problems of speech impairment but that does not imply they should remain like this for the rest of their lives. Steps need to be taken so that there is improvement in their condition but how is the most common question that worried parents often ask. Well, research and a lot of case study later it has been seen that autistic kids have shown remarkable improvement in…