Bilingualism could prove to be an asset for autistic children For a long time, it was thought that bilingualism could be confusing for toddlers. It occurs when several brain regions activate at the ...

Created with Sketch. The executive functions start to appear in the first year of a child’s life and develop rapidly in the elementary school years. For most people, they will continue to ...

New psychology research indicates that multilingual children may have enhanced executive function and perspective taking skills.

(HealthDay News) — A multilingual experience may aid executive function and reduce symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children, according to a study published in the December issue of ...

Objective To synthesise randomised controlled trials (RCTs) regarding the effects of chronic exercise interventions on different domain-specific executive functions (EFs) among children and ...

Stimulant medications are considered the first-line treatment for ADHD for some very good reasons. Here are 6 things to know ...

vu.nl. Purpose The goal of this meta-analysis was to aggregate available empirical studies on the effects of physical exercise on executive functions in preadolescent children (6–12 years of age), ...

Study: Multilingualism impacts children's executive function and core autism symptoms. Image Credit: Sergey Novikov/Shutterstock.com In a recent study published in the journal Autism Research ...

The new study will recruit about 150 children with autism and will include more executive function and language tests as well as brain imaging. For information about the study and to participate ...

By Pooja Mamnoor Click here for updates on this story 1/21/25 (LAPost.com) — Recent research suggests that children with autism spectrum disorder may experience significant cognitive benefits from ...