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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) affects children in unique ways, influencing their social interactions, communication skills, and behaviours. Recognising the early signs of autism can help parents seek timely intervention that could make a significant difference in their child’s development. Here, we explore these signs and provide insights on when to consider professional advice.

Early Signs of Autism in Children: What Parents Need to Know

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Do you know anyone who has dual nature? Such two-faced zodiac signs are friendly but they gossip about others behind their backs. They can lie to you without batting an eyelid. However, detecting a two-faced person isn’t easy for everyone. They often compliment their friends when they achieve a goal or change their wardrobe. But they will make negative remarks about you to someone else. What other traits do two-faced people have?

3 Zodiac Signs Who Are Two-Faced

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How did prison phone calls get to be so expensive? The team from The Indicator from Planet Money explains.

'Planet Money': The movement to make prison phone calls free

Growing up in an environment where your emotions are consistently ignored can have a profound impact on your mental health and well-being, even into adulthood. Emotional validation is a crucial aspect of child development, as it helps children learn to identify, express, and regulate their emotions. Lacking this validation can lead to many long-term effects that may not be immediately apparent. This article will explore eight signs that your feelings were ignored during childhood and how these experiences can shape your adult life. Look for some of these signs in your own life.

8 Signs Your Emotions Were Ignored During Childhood

A rare white-colored buffalo calf was born in Yellowstone National Park this spring. It's interesting for tourists, but many Native Americans see it as the fulfillment of a prophecy.

For Native Americans, the birth of a rare white bison is a blessing and a warning

There is no cure for autism, and autistic people do not require curative treatment. Instead, there are options available to support autistic people, which may involve psychological, behavioral, and educational therapy. People sometimes refer to autism as autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The level of support autistic people require can vary...

Treatment and support for autistic individuals

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Discover how introversion can manifest as traits in adulthood.

People Who Were Introverted as Children Usually Develop These 11 Traits as Adults, Psychologists Say

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While most of us have horrific school memories involving lunch shaming, playground fights, cliques, and outlandish rumors, a portion of the population had wildly different experiences. This population saw the same individual as their teacher, principal, nurse, secretary, cafeteria assistant, and even classmate: Mom.According to the National Home Education Research Institute, approximately 2.5 million U.S. students were homeschooled in spring 2019. As per an April 2024 Forbes article, it's estimated that close to 4 million students are being homeschooled in the U.S. Of course, this leap has much to do with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. In recent years,...

Unschooling vs. Homeschooling: Unpacking America's Contentious Alternative Educational Methods

Anxiety often has physical manifestations. People with anxiety disorder are at increased risk of heart disease, as well as mortality from heart disease. Psychotherapy may have an impact on some of anxiety's physical effects. A few years ago, I traveled to a nature area in Missouri called Johnson Shut Inns,...

When Anxiety Gets Physical

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California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

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A change in leadership at the Blue Grass Army Depot (BGAD) was finalized Thursday, with Col. Samuel Morgan taking over as Commander of the munitions storage facility.

Blue Grass Army Depot sees change in leadership

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Researchers over the past few decades have been studying the impact of sound — everything from music type, loudness and tempo — on food.

Turns Out, People Who Complain About Restaurants Being Too Loud Have A Point

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Anger is a normal human emotion. It’s a primal response to feeling threatened, frustrated, or hurt. However, when anger becomes excessive, uncontrollable, or interferes with your daily life, it could be a sign of an underlying mental health condition. This article explores the connection between anger and mental health....

Why getting angry could be a sign of mental health symptoms

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The more parents used phones or tablets as a pacifying tool, the worse their children were at anger and frustration management skills a year later according to a Hungarian study.

Children handed smartphones to calm tantrums don't learn how to control their emotions, new research shows

A recent study by researchers from Osaka University has identified specific brain activity patterns associated with daydreaming and mind-wandering. The researchers found that these self-generated thoughts are linked to sharp-wave ripples in the hippocampus, a brain region crucial for memory formation and retrieval. The findings have been published in Nature Communications.

Neuroscientists link daydreaming to “sharp-wave ripples” in the brain

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The color yellow is gorgeous, eye-catching, and downright happy for most people. So much so that it's the main hue in the world-famous happy face—but science says it's not the best color to wear on a date.

You Shouldn't Wear Yellow on First Dates, Here's Why

In the dark and starry cosmic realm of astrology, some of the zodiac signs have an inflated sense of their intellect. Intelligence is a highly favored trait and these signs can often perceive themselves as the smartest people in the room. These signs can sometimes let their intellectual pride get the better of them. Tag along with us as we delve into the three zodiac signs renowned for their self-professed intelligence.

3 Zodiac Signs Who Think They're Smart

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Often dismissed as an irrational or overinflated sense of concern, paranoia extends from a very rational ability to keep our wits about us in a chaotic environment. Being able to adapt quickly can keep us alive when circumstances do change. At an extreme, however, delusional beliefs in the ill intentions of others can be socially isolating, robbing people of the ability to maintain healthy relationships and hold down jobs.

Scientists May Have Finally Figured Out Where Paranoia Lives in The Brain

Cicadas make noise — and it can be difficult for children with autism and others with sensory issues to deal with. Educators, parents and scientists give some ideas for coping with the cacophony.

Tips to deal with cicada song, for those with sensory issues

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