![Shyness in Early Childhood](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/boyhuggingteddybear-1440_1.jpg?itok=Ro7ginM3)
Social reticence—a personality trait characterized by shy, withdrawn behavior—early in life may lead to poor social functioning in the long-term. While this has been long understood, researchers are…
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![Patterns of Activity in the Resting Brain Shed Light on ADHD](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/creativeconceptofthebrain-1440_1.jpg?itok=-Bxlsr8G)
From The Quarterly, September 2016
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![New Technique Recreates Large-Scale Genetic Errors](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/abstracttexturebackgroundwithsquares-1440_0.jpg?itok=_PotMelA)
Second-generation antipsychotic medications like risperidone (Risperdal) and aripiprazole (Abilify) can help reduce agitation and irritability in children with autism spectrum disorders.
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![Researchers Identify Gene Variations Specifically Associated with Intellectual Disability](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/neuroncellsnetworkconcept-1440_0.jpg?itok=U3meq0H1)
Deletions of DNA in a portion of a gene known as NRXN1 may play a role in neurodevelopmental disorders, according to a study published on May 19, 2016 in Genetics in Medicine. In an examination of…
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![Doubt is Cast on the Contribution of Older Fathers’ Gene Mutations to Increased Mental Illness Risk in Their Children](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/smilingfatherplayingwithbabysonathome-1440.jpg?itok=X5eL2UbB)
Children born to older fathers have a higher risk of developing mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorders. Now, a new study suggests that age-related genetic mutations…
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