Your browser does not support the audio element. Enjoy the audio version of this post! Do you feel like your attention span is that of a rock? Is TikTok rotting your brain to the point where you hyperventilate if you forget to bring your phone with you to the bathroom? (Shout out to those who […]
When COVID-19 shut down labs worldwide, Jordan Farrell, then a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University, faced a dilemma. His work on the distinct roles of dentate spikes and sharp wave ripples in the hippocampus demanded extensive neural recordings from multiple brain regions simultaneously—a daunting experimental setup in the best of times and nearly impossible during […]
We have officially crossed the quarter mark of the 60-day 2022 Regular Legislative Session and I have a few high points I’d like to share. On Tuesday, we received a visit from United States Sen. Mitch McConnell, who provided an update from Washington and encouraged caucus efforts this session. McConnell spoke to members of both […]
The number of fighting behavior recommendations at three of Madison’s four main high schools rose sharply this September compared to the same month two years earlier, when the school year last began in-person classes. Forty-nine referrals were made for the fight in September 2021, compared to 28 for the same month in 2019. September 2021 […]
The number of fighting behavior recommendations at three of Madison’s four main high schools rose sharply this September compared to the same month two years earlier, when the school year last began in-person classes. Forty-nine referrals were made for the fight in September 2021, compared to 28 for the same month in 2019. September 2021 […]
Our world is full of endless possibilities for instant gratification – instant messages, one-click purchases, movie streaming and TV available 24/7. For ADHD brains with weak executive functions, modern life sabotages our attempts to control impulsiveness and distractions. Over time, this constant battle against short-term temptations depletes our willpower and weakens our ability to prioritize […]
Dolls are great fun for many children, but new study shows that they can be especially effective for children with the autism spectrum who have difficulty engaging in their school lessons and who have difficulty learning like their classroom peers . The study, conducted by researchers at the Yale Child Study Center and published in […]
Common and rare variants in or near certain autism-associated genes can have opposite effects on cognition. Likewise, some autistic people carry autism-related variants with opposing effects on levels of intelligence. Two independent teams presented the unpublished results yesterday at the American Society of Human Genetics 2021 conference, which is being held virtually for the second […]
POINT: Bob Gardner This November, Colorado voters have a chance to approve the largest expansion of parenting educational choices in the United States in more than a decade. Conservatives across Colorado voted YES to Proposition 119 – Names You Trust, like our last Republican Governor Bill Owens, former Treasurer Mark Hillman, Colorado Springs Conservatives Tim […]
CITY OF PELL The Pell City Board of Education’s proposed budget included a total increase of more than $ 8 million, driven primarily by COVID-19 relief funds. During the Board of Directors’ first budget hearing on Thursday, CFO Tanya Holcombe presented a total budget of $ 52,827,300, an increase from the prior-year figure of $ […]
Continuing treatment: The evidence does not support discontinuation of antipsychotics during pregnancy. Motortion / iStock Children of mothers who take antipsychotic medications during pregnancy are not at increased risk of developing autism or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), nor are they more likely to be born prematurely or underweight, according to a study published in […]
A federal district judge approved a settlement agreement between the Department of Education and disability rights attorneys in the Bronx that resolved a four-year-old lawsuit that challenged the city’s process of assigning certain special education services. The agreement, which is in force for three years, requires the Ministry of Education to make a number of […]
