Archive for 'Tag Archives: 'autism research''
New Study Supports Link between Autism and the Immune System, Cytokines
The connection between the immune system and autism spectrum disorders has been thrown around a lot by researchers and parents alike. The truth is that there is more about autism that we don’t know than we [...]
World Autism Awareness Day Wrap-Up
As I am sure you are all aware, yesterday marked the 5th annual World Autism Awareness Day. Yesterday’s events were a great kick-off to April, which is Autism Awareness Month. This annual celebration was commissioned by [...]
ChildsWork News, March 28, 2012: Music and Math, Autism and Bullying, Two Interesting Connections
This morning on CW, I want to take a look at two articles that crossed my desk and relate to some of the most popular categories on our blog: STEM education and autism. The first article [...]
ChildsWork News, March 23, 2012: Focus on Autism
Good morning CW Readers! Today I want to focus on three key articles from different positions in the autism community. With the rates of autism diagnosis increasing each year and the new definition of autism in [...]
ChildsWork News, March 15, 2012: Looking at Language Delays and Anxiety in Children, Plus Should Colleges Require Students to Declare their Sexual Orientation?
In today’s news, I was able to find two really great articles about the diagnosis and treatment of particular special needs conditions. The first article comes from Medial News Today and looks at a new study [...]
ChildsWork News, March 9, 2012: Focus on Special Needs Issues
As we head into one of the final “winter” weekends this season, I wanted to bring readers’ attention back to our foundational issues here on CW: special needs issues. This morning I am presenting you with [...]
New Study Finds a Need for Clearer Guidelines for Medicating Autism, ADHD
Using medication to regulate behavior is a hot topic in special needs education. Way back in July of 2011, my first post for ChildsWork actually explored just that phenomenon. In that post, I asked whether or [...]
ChildsWork News, March 1, 2012: Reducing Suspensions in Maryland and another Autism Treatment Study
As we head into the weekend, I wanted to take a look at two articles that append nicely with some of the other news we’ve read this week. The first article comes from the Baltimore Sun [...]
ChildsWork News, Feb. 24, 2012: Spotlight on Minorities with Autism and the Importance of Good Penmanship
We will end this week’s news with two really interesting reports about some old topics. The first, from Medical News Today, reports that certain minority children with autism may experience even more severe delays in language [...]
More Details about Early Autism Detection Suggest that the Diagnosis Develops over Time
A while ago, I wrote about research being conducted at the University of London in regards to early autism diagnosis. The report that its researchers published in January’s edition of Current Biology is one of the [...]
New Congressional Panel on Dyslexia Signals Important Change
• I can not stress enough being aware of the movement difficulty invol
Play “Therapy”: Kansas State Graduate Student’s Autism-Friendly Schoolyard
Glad play time is given its due.
Fiction & Life: New Study Shows that Losing Yourself in a Character Impacts Action, Beliefs
What you are saying here is important, and I can relate to it from my
Fiction & Life: New Study Shows that Losing Yourself in a Character Impacts Action, Beliefs
Thanks Susan! I totally agree. I have to say I was really excited when
Fiction & Life: New Study Shows that Losing Yourself in a Character Impacts Action, Beliefs
I love this blog! It's also very pertinent to career development and