Stanford researchers develop a smartphone app to simultaneously treat and track autism.

Stanford bioinformatics researchers are working on a smartphone app that could help diagnose autism in minutes – and provide ongoing therapy as well, all with fewer visits to specialized clinics. https://news.stanford.edu/2019/03/06/smartphone-app-treat-track-autism/ https://guesswhat.stanford.edu/  

NEAR (Neuropsychological Educational Approach to Cognitive Remediation) Cognitive Remediation Program in Adolescents with ADHD (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) and/or ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder).

Cognitive Remediation is now an additional therapeutic tool, which can empower other therapeutic approaches with no significant side effects. The development and evaluation of programs targeting a wider range of neuropsychological deficits than the NEAR program seems to us to be a future direction because children do not all have the same neuropsychological profile and… Continuar lendo NEAR (Neuropsychological Educational Approach to Cognitive Remediation) Cognitive Remediation Program in Adolescents with ADHD (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) and/or ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder).

Smoking During Pregnancy Increases ADHD Risk 3 Fold.

The higher the cotinine levels were in the mother’s blood during pregnancy, the greater was the child’s risk of developing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) later in life, showed an epidemiological study conducted by the Research Centre for Child Psychiatry at the University of Turku in Finland. Globally, it is the first study in which… Continuar lendo Smoking During Pregnancy Increases ADHD Risk 3 Fold.