Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is a type of therapy frequently applied to children with autism and other developmental disorders that focuses on imparting skills in specific domains of functioning, ...

If you have a child who has been diagnosed with a spectrum disorder like autism, your pediatrician may have suggested a therapy called applied behavior analysis. Sometimes called ABA therapy, it’s ...

May 10, 2007 — Oxytocin showed promise for improved brain function and less repetitive behavior in a small pilot study of patients with autism spectrum disorder. These results are consistent with ...

This study consists of two parts. First, to identify specific prefrontal circuits that may play important roles in autism, we looked for physiological abnormalities that were specific for particular ...

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Your surroundings may influence your social behavior more than you realize. New research from the Brain Research Institute at ...