An association between increased white matter volume and functional impairment in children with autism has been recently demonstrated. Findings reveal that in children with autism, increased white ...

Anjana Bhat, associate professor in the University of Delaware’s Department of Physical Therapy, has been awarded a research project (R01) grant through the National Institutes of Health for the next ...

A recent study among 3- to 7-year-old children showed that children's motor skills benefitted if a child was older and participated in organized sports. Additionally, the study provided information ...

Dexterity, coordination and balance are all extremely important throughout our lives, but these skills change between early ...

A study followed the development of children's motor skills over a three-year period, from early childhood education to school age. The study showed that independent outdoor time and multisport ...

The ability to imitate gestures is key to learning from others and it helps foster social interactions. Children with autism, however, tend to imitate less often and less accurately than peers without ...

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a highly prevalent neurodevelopmental disorder affecting between 8-10 percent of school-age children. In a recent ...

Have you been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)? Do you have a child or loved one with ADHD? I’m sure that I would have been diagnosed with ADHD as a child, if I hadn’t ...