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·May 21, 2026·8 min read

Emoji-Based Test Screens Kids’ Social Skills

A new study introduces a highly reliable, 9-question screening tool designed to evaluate the social skills of children aged 3 to 5.

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·October 8, 2025·6 min read

Social Inference Could Be the Key to Healing Schizophrenia

Researchers have identified a brain function that could transform how schizophrenia is treated—by focusing on social inference, the ability to interpret social cues and intentions. The study found that strengthening this skill early can help young patients regain independence and prevent long-term cognitive decline.

Autism Featured Neuroscience

·April 29, 2025·6 min read

Vasopressin Boosts Social Skills Without Aggression in Autism

New research shows that supplementing vasopressin levels in low-social rhesus monkeys improves social behavior and facial recognition without triggering aggression. The findings suggest vasopressin deficiency may underlie social difficulties seen in autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Autism Featured Neuroscience

·October 26, 2022·5 min read

Pressure Chamber Therapy Is Effective in the Functional Improvement of Autism

Pressure chamber therapy significantly improved social skills and reduced inflammation in animal models of autism.

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Autism Featured Neuroscience

·November 17, 2021·2 min read

Autism Diagnosis by 2.5 Years of Age Leads to Dramatic Improvements in Social Symptoms

Children diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum by the age of 2.5 were three times more likely to exhibit improvements in core social symptoms than those diagnosed later.