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June 2020: Mindfulness Improves Decision-Making, Attention in Children with Autism

Mar 2020: Could Poor Brain Connectivity Explain Learning Difficulties?

Mar 2020: iPad Apps for Learners with Dyslexia

Mar 2020: Supporting Every Teacher: Helping Students with Specific Learning Difficulties to Learn Online Successfully

Mar 2020: 6 Great Books About Stuttering, for Kids

Jan 2020: “He Ain’t Special, He’s My Brother” - Time to Ditch the Phrase “Special Needs”

Jan 2020: Poor Mental Health 'Both Cause and Effect' of School Exclusion

Dec 2019: Autistic Boy Fails School Exams – Teacher Sends Him Home with Powerful Letter that Goes Viral

Oct 2019: Finding Upends Theory about the Cerebellum's Role in Reading and Dyslexia

Aug 2019: Micronutrients Affect Gut Bacteria Associated with ADHD in Small but Promising Study

Aug 2019: Type of Brain Cell Involved in Stuttering Identified

Aug 2019: One Therapy Bests Others at Motivating Kids with Autism to Speak, Study Finds

Aug 2019: ADHD Medication may Affect Brain Development in Children

Jul 2019: School Readiness Impaired in Preschoolers with ADHD Symptoms

Jul 2019: Human Brains Are Neither ‘Male’ Nor ‘Female’

Jul 2019: Scholars Weigh In on New Ideas About Autism

Jun 2019: Low Sunlight Exposure in Pregnancy Linked with Higher Risk of Learning Disabilities

Jun 2019: Spike In Autism May Be Linked To Preservative In Processed Foods, Study Suggests

Jun 2019: Music Develops the Spoken Language of the Hearing-Impaired

Jun 2019: Exercise Fine-Tunes Brain’s Connections, Eases Autism Spectrum Disorder in Mouse Model

Jun 2019: Exercise Helps Eliminate Behavioral Differences in Mouse Model of Autism

May 2019: Was Leonardo da Vinci’s Dyslexia Responsible for His Brilliance

May 2019: Unlike Men, Women's Cognitive Performance may Improve at Higher Room Temperature

Apr 2019: Prenatal and Infant Exposure to Ambient Pesticides and Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children: Population Based Case-Control Study

Apr 2019: Autism Symptoms Reduced Nearly 50% Two Years After Fecal Transplant

Apr 2019: Brain Wiring Differences Identified in Children with Conduct Disorder

Apr 2019: How Music Therapy Affects the Brain in Autism

Mar 2019: 20 Colleges With Great Inclusion Programs for Students With Disabilities

Feb 2019: Autistic Teenager With Higher IQ Than Einstein On Path To Nobel Prize

Feb 2019: Neuroscientists Discover Neural Mechanisms of Developmental Dyslexia

Feb 2019: Meet the Neuroscientist Shattering the Myth of the Gendered Brain

Jan 2019: Diving Deeper Into Developmental Dyslexia

Jan 2019: Difficulties with Audiovisual Processing Contributes to Dyslexia in Children

Jan 2019: Time For A Fresh Approach To Learning Difficulties? The Cognitive Profile Of Kids Struggling At School Bore No Relation To Their Official Diagnoses

Jan 2019: How Can a Smart Kid Be So Bad at Math?

Nov 2018: Youngest Children In A Class Are Most Likely To Get ADHD Diagnosis

Nov 2018: New Evidence that the “Chaotic Mind” of ADHD Brings Creative Advantages

Nov 2018: A Handy Chart Featuring Over 30 iPad Apps for Students with Special Needs

Nov 2018: Air Pollution Linked to Autism

Nov 2018: Music Improves Social Communication in Autistic Children

Nov 2018: Autism and Zinc Deficiency in Early Development

Nov 2018: Children with Autism Thrive in Mainstream Pre-Schools

Nov 2018: Scientists Reveal Drumming Helps School Children Diagnosed with Autism

Oct 2018: Naps Hinder Learning in Children With Down Syndrome

Oct 2018: Are You a Visual or an Auditory Learner? It Doesn’t Matter

Oct 2018: Colored Filter Improves Dyslexic Children's Reading Speed

Oct 2018: How Schools can Optimize Support for Children with ADHD

Oct 2018: In Kids with Autism, Short Questionnaire may Detect GI Disorders

Sep 2018: UK Study Finds Children with Maths Difficulties (SLDM/dyscalculia) far Less Likely to Receive an Official Diagnosis Than their Peers with Dyslexia

Sep 2018: Scientists Reveal Drumming Helps Schoolchildren Diagnosed with Autism

Jul 2018: Key Social Reward Circuit in the Brain Impaired in Kids with Autism

Jul 2018: Therapy Dogs Effective in Reducing Symptoms of ADHD, Study Finds

Jul 2018: Dyslexia Found in High Numbers in Prisoners

Jul 2018: Link Found Between Resilience to Dyslexia and Gray Matter in the Frontal Brain

Jun 2018: Instead of Seeing a Child's Trauma, Many Wrongly Imagine ADHD

May 2018: ADHD a Biological Condition, Not Just Behavioral, New Research Shows

May 2018: How can we Help Children with Brain Injuries Transition Back to School?

Apr 2018: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy can Improve Emotion Regulation in Children with Autism

Apr 2018: Israeli Research Links Acetaminophen During Pregnancy to Autism, ADHD

Apr 2018: Texas School Beats ADHD by Tripling Recess Time

Mar 2018: Autism's Social Deficits are Reversed by an Anti-Cancer Drug

Mar 2018: Amygdala Neurons Increase as Children Become Adults -- Except in Autism

Jan 2018: 21 Helpful Books About Dyslexia for Parents and Educators

Nov 2017: Dyslexia: When Spelling Problems Impair Writing Acquisition

Oct 2017: Screen Children with Reading Difficulties for Hearing Problems

Sep 2017: Is ADHD Actually a Sleep Problem?

Sep 2017: How Should we Handle Boys who Can't Read?

Sep 2017: Korean-American Professor Couple Identify Major Cause of Autism

Jun 2017: Treating Autism By Targeting the Gut

Jun 2017: Evidence-Based Selective Assessment for Academic Disorders

21 Chrome Extensions for Struggling Students and Special Needs

Aerial Spraying to Combat Mosquitoes Linked to Increased Risk of Autism in Children

Teacher Encouragement has Greatest Influence on Less Advantaged Children

The Myth of Sex Differences in Learning

Mediterranean Diet Linked to a Lower Risk of Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Working Memory as Key to Preventing Misdiagnoses, Overrepresentation of Minorities in Special Education

Fecal Transplant Therapy Improves Autism Symptoms, Study Finds

Dyslexia Linked to Shorter Memory Trace of Previous Stimuli

A Handy Chart Featuring Over 30 Ipad Apps For Students with Special Needs

New hope for children with autism spectrum disorder

Autism Causes Update: The Gut-Brain Connection And How A Common Probiotic May Ease Symptom

Gifted Students Benefit from Ability Grouping

Stuttering Linked to Reduced Blood Flow in Area of Brain Associated with Language

The Benefits of Fidgeting for Students With ADHD

How Science is Rewiring the Dyslexic Brain

NPR Releases New Dyslexia Series

For Dyslexia, Writing is Often on the Wall from Birth

Vitamin D supplements may benefit children with autism spectrum disorder

Ultimate List of Grants and Resources for Families with Special Needs

Parent-led Early Intervention for Autism is the First to Show Reduction in Symptom Severity Through to Ages 7-11

Gender Gaps in Math Persist, with Teachers Underrating Girls' Math Skills

Shakespeare play helps children with autism communicate

Squirm with purpose: Fidgeting is helpful for ADHD patients

For Parents of a Child Who Stutters: Ways to Help

Bilingual Toddlers Who Obtain More Practice in Language Switching are Better at Certain Types of Problem Solving

Study finds link between handedness, mathematical skill

For teachers: what to do when a student stutters

Parent Coaching Early Intervention Program Benefits Young Children With Autism

Behavior-focused Therapies Help Children With Autism, study shows

Autistic Brain Less Flexible At Taking On Tasks

Kids With Autism and Sensory Processing Disorders Show Differences in Brain Wiring

Behavior-focused Therapies Help Children With Autism, study shows

Probiotic Therapy Alleviates Autism-Like Behaviors in Mice

New Hope For Autistic Children Who Never Learn To Speak

Early Intervention Found Cost Effective Through School Years(ASD)

New Initiative Provides Free Developmental Assessments For Children Most At Risk For Autism

Social Symptoms in Autistic Children May Be Caused by Hyper-Connected Neurons

At Thirty Six Months, Development of Children with Autism, like those without

Temple Grandin: How differences in the brain of autistic people can explain...

The intense world theory - a unifying theory of the neurobiology of autism

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Janet N. Zadina, Ph.D

Brain Research and Instruction

Science and Strategies

Janet N. Zadina, Ph.D

Brain Research and Instruction

Bridging Neuroscience and Education

"Science and Strategies"