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Robot helps students with learning disabilities stay focused

Engineers at the University of Waterloo are successfully using a robot to help keep children with learning disabilities focused on work.

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Researchers make a giant leap forward in understanding autism

In Fragile X syndrome (FXS), the most common cause of autism, sensory signals from the outside world are integrated differently.

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Eye tests can screen children for autism

Measuring how the eyes’ pupils change in response to light—known as the pupillary light reflex—can potentially be used to screen for autism

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Artificial intelligence assists in the early detection of autism

Researchers are attempting to determine if AI can be used to assist with the early detection of autism spectrum disorder.

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Stranger's kindness to a child with autism teaches a lesson in compassion

Ian Shelley, a runner training for a 250-mile race, stopped to ask Fernando if everything was okay. Words are easy, actions are not always.

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Cutting edge 3D facial scans could give genetic clues to autism

New Australian research is using high-tech 3D facial scans to give us a better understanding of the genetic causes of autism.

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Stranger's kindness to a child with autism is a lesson in compassion

Natalie Fernando, a mom in Southend, England, was out for a stroll on the boardwalk of her seaside town with her 5-year-old son, Rudy

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Courageous Boy And Mum Walking Across The UK To Support Medical Cannabis Access

A young boy and his single mother are in the midst of a 1,000-mile walk across the United Kingdom to raise awareness and funds