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Autism Across the Globe - Nurture Smart

Autism Across the Globe

The statistics on autism in the United States of America are accurately and consistently updated. Autism has become a household...

Higher Education to Make Gains Towards Being Accessible to All Levels of Ability - Nurture Smart

Higher Education to Make Gains Towards Being Accessible to All Levels of Ability

While the US Department of Education is often criticized for cutting funds and the allocation of educational dollars based on...

Animals May Ease Anxiety in Autistic  Children - Nurture Smart

Animals May Ease Anxiety in Autistic Children

Pets are no longer just fun companions - new research suggests that docile animals, such as guinea pigs, can help...

Creativity Can Set You Free - Nurture Smart

Creativity Can Set You Free

Music, drawings, photography – there are endless artistic endeavors that have helped people to express themselves in ways that words...

Reading to young children increases brain activity - Nurture Smart

Reading to young children increases brain activity

Parents have long been told to read to their babies and young children as frequently as possible. This simple task...

Researchers Make Gains in Understanding Cerebral Palsy - Nurture Smart

Researchers Make Gains in Understanding Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral palsy occurs when a child experiences a lack of oxygen during pregnancy or at birth- but a recent discovery...

Mothers need to help themselves first before they can help others - Nurture Smart

Mothers need to help themselves first before they can help others

Being a mom is hard work, and being a mom to a child with autism poses its own unique challenges....

Microsoft Health Insurance Covers Expensive Autism Treatment, Sets Precedent for Other Companies - Nurture Smart

Microsoft Health Insurance Covers Expensive Autism Treatment, Sets Precedent for Other Companies

People living with autism have a unique set of skills to offer, yet still have many challenges to face. High...

April is Autism Awareness Month! - Nurture Smart

April is Autism Awareness Month!

One in sixty-eight children in the United States today has an autism spectrum disorder. The month of April is dedicated...

UC San Diego Researchers Detect Autism in Blood Test at Earlier Ages - Nurture Smart

UC San Diego Researchers Detect Autism in Blood Test at Earlier Ages

If autism were detectable at an earlier age, autistic children could receive treatments and therapies earlier in life that could...

Boy with autism becomes running star - Nurture Smart

Boy with autism becomes running star

John, a boy born with severely disabling autism, finds social interactions extremely difficult. For years, his mother was uncertain how...

Research reveals effective early intervention therapy for at-risk babies - Nurture Smart

Research reveals effective early intervention therapy for at-risk babies

Strategies to help children overcome autism are critical at an early age. Researchers at the University of North Carolina at...

Autism Tracking Device Proposal Gets Renewed Push - Nurture Smart

Autism Tracking Device Proposal Gets Renewed Push

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. is seeking funding and support from Congress to create a federal program that will provide...

Play is the work of the child - Nurture Smart

Play is the work of the child

Maria Montessouri once said that "Play is the work of the child," and PlayAbility Toys could not agree more. The...

Music Can Soothe the Soul! - Nurture Smart

Music Can Soothe the Soul!

Making music can soothe the soul, but sometimes percussion can be a little too intense for children with cognitive disabilities,...

Music plays an important role in improving development and memory - Nurture Smart

Music plays an important role in improving development and memory

It has always been known that music is good for the soul, but now it is scientifically proven that music...

Autism and Anxiety Study - Nurture Smart

Autism and Anxiety Study

Approximately half of children with autism spectrum disorder also suffer from an anxiety disorder or an atypical anxiety. These anxieties...

Autism Inclusion Resources - Nurture Smart

Autism Inclusion Resources

Spending the afternoon at a baseball game is a favorite American pastime, but the increasing number of children with an...

Researchers find autism with 97% accuracy using fMRI scan - Nurture Smart

Researchers find autism with 97% accuracy using fMRI scan

Clinical evaluation to determine autism may become a thing of that past, thanks to new advances in research at Carnegie...

Disabilities in the US - Nurture Smart

Disabilities in the US

How would you feel if you knew that in the United States, you have a nearly 1 in 2 chance...

Denmark Study on Soaring Rates of Autism - Nurture Smart

Denmark Study on Soaring Rates of Autism

A recent study in Denmark looked at the soaring rates of autism and what was causing the increase. The study...

Links Found Between Genes and Autism - Nurture Smart

Links Found Between Genes and Autism

Scientists have discovered a link between 60 genes and autism. The studies show the nature of genetic mutations that cause...

The Importance of Play - Nurture Smart

The Importance of Play

Play is important. Play helps with physical development, fosters creativity, and even social development. A recent study focused on integrated...

Learning Disabilities and Confidence - Nurture Smart

Learning Disabilities and Confidence

In Cathedral City California, a couple is using therapy dogs to help students with disabilities feel more confident about themselves....

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