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Signs of Autism May Show in Early Infancy
Yale Medical Group: Signs of autism may show up in babies as young as 1 month old, a new study shows. But the tip-offs are not the usual red flags, such as a lack of
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Study Suggests Intervention for Overcoming Reading-Comprehension Difficulties in Children
Researchers identify a training program that could help children who are able to read text aloud but have difficulties understanding what they’ve read.
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Word to Your Mother
Eating Habits Form in Early Childhood — Even in the Womb They say a mother’s duty never ends, and according to Julie Mennella, Bring the Family Speaker at the APS Annual Convention, this ceaseless task
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Psychology and Education
Psychologists should take charge of efforts to reform the failing American education system. That was the bold proposal at the heart of the APS David Myers Distinguished Lecture on the Science and Craft of Teaching
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The Social Implications of Preschool Education and Learning Styles
What do preschool education and learning styles have in common? Both would seem to be cornerstones of any comprehensive educational agenda. Yet the presenters at the APS 22nd Annual Convention’s Psychological Science in the Public
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Sticking to the Rules
The idea that people are either conscious of something or they’re not seems like common sense. However, research into the development of the prefrontal cortex — the area of the brain responsible for executive function