Multilingualism Boosts Cognitive Skills in Children With and Without Autism
UCLA Study Finds Speaking Multiple Languages Enhances Executive Function and Reduces Autism-Related Symptoms A UCLA Health study published in Autism Research has highlighted the cognitive benefits of multilingualism for children with and without autism, suggesting it enhances executive functions and alleviates some autism-related symptoms. Researchers found that children in multilingual households exhibited stronger abilities in […]
Could Oxytocin be the Key to Normalizing Social Behavior in Autism?
Swiss researchers have discovered that a mutation of the neuroligin-3 gene disrupts the hormone oxytocin’s signaling pathway in the brains of mice causing reduced social interactions in the rodents. When the study’s authors repaired the oxytocin system of the mice using a pharmacological treatment their social behavior normalized. This exciting new finding may point to new pharmacological treatments focusing on improved social behavior for individuals with autism.
