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A new study find that infants with high sensory sensitivity have shallower deep sleep, offering clues into early neurodivergent development.

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Research over recent decades has shown that multisensory integration does not emerge fully formed at birth but develops gradually from infancy through ...

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Recent findings published in the journal Emotion suggest that the discomfort associated with making eye contact is not ...

Barbie is launching its first autistic doll in an effort to represent how individuals with autism spectrum disorder experience the world around them, USA TODAY can exclusively reveal. The doll, which ...