Individuals with autism often present with a narrow focus of attention and interest, as well as acute perception for details. Unlike neurotypical individuals, the cognitive processing style in autism favors details and locally configured information. Sometimes, this results in a competitive edge on tasks that benefit from these abilities. In brain imaging studies of adults […]
From birth to 5 the brain of a child undergoes unprecedented structural and functional changes, the development of brain structures and interconnections between various parts of the brain that occurs during this period cannot be compared to any other life stage. At birth, the average baby’s brain is about a quarter of the size of […]
Birth to 6 months. Preventing Falls Do not leave your baby alone on elevated surfaces – e.g., tables, beds, sofas or chairs. Place your baby in a safe place when you cannot hold him/her, for example, in a bassinet, cot, playpen, on the floor, etc. Babies usually start crawling at six months. Always use safety […]
From Birth to Toddlerhood Infants grow and develop more rapidly than at any other time of life. This means that they have particularly high nutritional needs. Appropriate infant feeding practices and food choices are needed to support normal growth and optimal nutrition. Unsound infant feeding practices can result in nutrition and growth problems that may […]
Babies are not born with all the visual abilities they will need in life. This is largely due to immaturity of visual centers of the brain, which continue to develop in the postnatal period as the child receives exposure to various visual stimuli. Pursuant to report on normative vision published by American Optometric Association and […]
If you are a parent, you are probably already wondering how to make your children consume the daily recommended amount of fruits and vegetables. This can be a daunting task, particularly with those kids who are “fussy” eaters. And, of course, prevalence of highly palatable foods and snacks in our Western diet does not help […]
As per American Academy of Pediatrics, kids under 2 years of age should not have any exposure to screens, and children between the ages of 2 and 5 should not exceed 1 hour of screen time per day. It seems that governments and policy-makers were not aware of American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines when they […]
National Reading Report Panel provided comprehensive discussion of research evidence in 5 areas of reading instruction: Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, and Text Comprehension. Phonemic awareness refers to noticing, identifying and working with the individual sounds in spoken words. Before children learn to read, they must understand that words are made up of speech sounds, […]
According to American Academy of Neurology, concussion is a biomechanically induced clinical syndrome related to alterations in brain function. The injury can be caused by a direct blow to the head, face, or neck or by a blow elsewhere to the body with force transmitted to the head. Loss of consciousness occurs in only 8%-19% […]