Topic: Learning and Developmental Disorders
Reuters US Online Report Science News | 2010-02-16 13:37:35
<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A hormone thought to encourage bonding between mothers and their babies may foster social behavior in some adults with autism, French researchers said on Monday.</p><p>They found patients who inhaled the hormone oxytocin paid more attention to expressions when looking at pictures of faces and were ...
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2010-02-11 16:58:42
<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children born extremely preterm may face a much higher-than-average risk of developing autism later in childhood, a new study suggests.</p><p>Researchers found that of 219 children born before the 26th week of pregnancy, 8 percent met the criteria for an autism spectrum disorder (ASD ...
AP News | 2010-02-11 14:31:52
In this photo taken on Feb. 10, 2010, Keith and Kelli Gibson of Battle Creek, Mich., pose for a photo in their home with their sons, front left, Kolten, 6, and Caiden, 7 and in the back, Keifer, 9, left ...
AP News | 2010-02-10 05:26:00
<div id="subtitle">Psychiatrists propose changes in how doctors diagnose and name mental disorders</div><div><p>Don't say "mental retardation" — the new term is "intellectual disability." No more diagnoses of Asperger's syndrome — call it a mild version of autism instead. And while "behavioral addictions" will be new to doctors ...
