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What Resources Do New Autism Parents Need Most in 2025?

Your child just got diagnosed with autism. You’re staring at a folder full of paperwork, your head spinning, trying to figure out what to do next to support them and their unique needs. Sound about right? Here’s the thing: you

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The Role of Theory of Mind in Autism Spectrum Development

Theory of Mind (ToM), a concept in brain and behavioural sciences, refers to one’s ability to accurately understand people as mental beings and their respective mental states. It includes recognising the fact that there are minds out there besides one’s

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6 Myths about Autism that needs to be debunked

Autism, commonly known as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), is a complicated developmental illness that affects how people interact, communicate, learn, and conduct. People with ASD have variations in brain function that can affect their behaviour and social interactions. Autism appears

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Study Finds No Strong Link Between Maternal Health and Autism Development

Autism is not strongly linked to maternal health issues during pregnancy, according to a comprehensive study that examined over 1.1 million pregnancies. Rather, genetic or environmental factors could account for almost all of the previously documented relationships between autism and

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Navigating through Autism: Alternative forms of communication

When we think of an autistic child, one of the first things that comes to our mind is a child having a ‘meltdown.’ A child screaming and cuddling themselves on the floor or resisting to do something you want to

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The Role of Parental Involvement in Managing Virtual Autism

In the age of digitalization, screens are now an indispensable portion of everyday life, especially for young children. Virtual autism refers to autism-like symptoms that develop in children due to overexposure to digital devices. Unlike a cursory exposure to a

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Neurotransmitter Switch May Trigger Autism Symptoms

A recent study from the University of California San Diego has investigated how changes in neurotransmitter levels during early brain development might be associated with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The research, published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy

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Autism and Goal Emulation Learning: How does it impact socialization?

In a recent study on autism-like traits, social inference has been found reduced in the observational learning procedure through the computational model. Autism Spectrum Disorder: It is a disability, a form of neurodivergence. In India, it is classified under the

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Applied Behavior Analysis: A Therapy for Children with Autism

Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) face challenges that can significantly impact their daily functioning. These challenges include difficulties in social interaction, verbal and non-verbal communicative behaviour, and developing and maintaining interpersonal relationships. Additionally, children with ASD may exhibit repetitive-restricted

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Is There A Link Between Premature Birth And Autism

A recent study shows preterm birth is not a risk factor for autism giving a contradiction to another research earlier. The research involved 1,15,000 births for the last decade, encompassing deliveries from diverse communities of Israel. At the early stage