Early intervention improves long-term outcomes for children with autism

Michelle Ma, ‘Early intervention improves long-term outcomes for children with autism’, http://www.washington.edu/news/2015/06/09/early-intervention-improves-long-term-outcomes-for-children-with-autism/, University of Washington (June 9, 2015). ESDM The therapy began when children were 18 to 30 months of age and involved therapists and parents working with the toddlers in their homes for more than 15 hours each week for two years. (…) The… Lees verder Early intervention improves long-term outcomes for children with autism

Touch’s Social Significance Could Be Explained by Unique Nerve Fibers

Lydia Denworth, ‘Touch’s Social Significance Could Be Explained by Unique Nerve Fibers’, http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/touch-s-social-significance-could-be-explained-by-unique-nerve-fibers/ Scientific American (July 1, 2015). Nurturing relationships Touch has long been understood to be important in nurturing relationships—so much so that babies who were raised in orphanages without it often died. Those first moments with my children, followed by years of cuddles… Lees verder Touch’s Social Significance Could Be Explained by Unique Nerve Fibers