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Virtual Autism: Can too much screen time make your child autistic? Expert take
Even as parents have been grappling with the challenge of cutting down sceentime for their children, studies suggest that addiction of watching screen among kids could lead to autism. Here's what an expert has to say.
Updated on Jan 13, 2023 11:23 PM IST
Parmita Uniyal, New Delhi
New evidence on assumptions about pain in autism: Study
On quantitative sensory tests, there were no differences in thermal and pain detection thresholds between the autistic and non-autistic groups. This indicates normal pain and thermal thresholds, suggesting "normal functioning of the peripheral nervous system" among participants with autism.
Published on Dec 01, 2022 09:57 AM IST
ANI | | Posted by Tapatrisha Das, Washington
Gene that controls early social behaviour may help to understand Autism: Study
The work also suggests that exposure to certain drugs and environmental risk factors during embryonic development can cause changes to this gene, leading to alterations in social behavior that are similar to those found in individuals who have autism.
Published on Nov 26, 2022 03:07 PM IST
ANI | | Posted by Tapatrisha Das, Washington
Bengaluru woman charged with murder for throwing her child off apartment
Balakrishna, the deceased child, was suffering from Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and as a result it had affected her speech and mental development. The accused said the child had to be taken for autism therapy regularly and this had affected her quality of life, according to the charge sheet.
Updated on Nov 09, 2022 05:09 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Bengaluru
Brain changes in autism are far more sweeping than previously known: Study
The new study finds brain-wide changes in virtually all of the 11 cortical regions analyzed, regardless of whether they are higher critical association regions - those involved in functions such as reasoning, language, social cognition and mental flexibility - or primary sensory regions.
Published on Nov 06, 2022 02:05 PM IST
ANI | | Posted by Tapatrisha Das, Washington
