Emerging theories suggest that communication challenges arise from differing perspectives between autistic and non-autistic ...

According to the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, approximately 1 in 6 children in the United States have developmental disabilities which include physical, learning, ...

According to the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, approximately one in six children in the ...

The Abecedarian Project, a decades-long research project that has followed Black children through adulthood, has found that ...

No clinical differences between male and female autistic toddlers on all but one of the metrics. The sole exception was a ...

Last week, the United Nations warned more than 14,000 babies would die of malnutrition in 48 hours if Israel continued to ...

A new study looks outside the home to see how children's surroundings impact their cognitive and emotional development.

Longer breastfeeding duration is associated with greater cortical thickness, surface area, and improved fluid cognition in ...

Researchers performed structural brain MRI at term-equivalent age and assessed neurodevelopment using the Bayley Scales of Infant ... with adverse cognitive and language development, with ...

Although advances in perinatal care have increased survival, cognitive deficits in these children continue to present major public health concerns. Critical brain development processes that occur ...

Real-life learning experiences at home are crucial for a child's development. Engaging children in hands-on activities like baking or gardening fosters cognitive skills, nurtures creativity ...