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The sun has finally broken through the clouds and it is a gorgeous, sunny day. This is the type of day made for playing outdoors! The kids are quickly putting on their shoes and runing out the door to enjoy the beautiful day. Four hours later, they come back in looking flush with all of their exertions. Unfortunately the red flush on their faces isn’t…

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“Do you have any homework tonight?” asked the mother. Her son replied, “None today. The teacher said I had finished everything at school.” The mother has her doubts as this is the third day in a row there hasn’t been any homework. She could try to call her son on it but he will likely just deny it. It is already late, so the teacher…

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This episode focuses on the sleep patterns of children with and without autism spectrum disorder. We are featuring a journal article this week titled Sleep patterns in children with and without autism spectrum disorder. The authors were interested in how sleep patterns change as children get older and whether there are distinctive sleep patterns for children with autism compared to typically developing children. They asked…

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A mom wakes up her one year old and detects she has a stuffy nose and her forehead feels hot. As the day goes on, the mom notices that her daughter seems to be crankier than usual and does not seem to be hungry. In addition, she is wheezing a bit as she breathes. The mom thinks that her daughter has developed a cold. While…

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