SciShow
3 Friendly Robots Improving Our Social Lives
You might think of robots as unfeeling, and maybe even kind of cold, but some robots are specifically programmed to help people improve their social skills and emotional health. Here are a few that might make really good pals!
SciShow
Equine Therapy Why Horses Might Make Great Therapy Animals
Psychologists have been using animals in therapy for a long time, but cats and dogs aren’t the only options. Hippotherapy, also known as equine therapy, uses horses in therapies for everything from cerebral palsy to PTSD.
Curated Video
Advancements in Genetic Research: Exploring the Causes of Autism
This video explores the role of genetic science in understanding autism, a complex disorder that affects communication and relationships. Researchers are using advanced technology, such as gene chip microarrays, to identify specific...
Curated Video
Advances in Genetic Research: Exploring the Causes of Autism
This video explores the advancements in genetic research and technology that are helping scientists understand the causes of autism. Through the use of gene chip microarrays, researchers are able to identify specific genetic differences...
Fun Kids
I Have a Pet
Learn pets and animals with this fun children's song, I Have a Pet! A pets and animals song for kids! I Have a Pet! It teaches pet and animal names in English. A pets song made for children, ESL/EFL students, babies, toddlers, preschool,...
Great Big Story
Breaking barriers, Mickey Rowe's groundbreaking performance
Mickey Rowe, the first autistic actor to play Christopher Boone, shares his journey in "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time".
Curated Video
Behavior Analyst
Aaron is a behavior analyst with the Nemours Children's Health System. Based out of Orlando, Aaron works with autistic children ages two through six on pinpointing developmental roadblocks and creating a strategy to overcome them.
Healthcare Triage
Is Tylenol Safe During Pregnancy?
We’ve got new and improved data on the relationship between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and diagnoses of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability in offspring. Have we been right or wrong to recommend it during pregnancy?
Healthcare Triage
Aspartame and Autism?
What's the deal with Aspartame and Autism? Whenever you see a study claiming that a single ingredient has a specific link to a specific health outcome, you should immediately feel wary. That’s because it is nearly impossible to conduct a...
Great Big Story
Crys Worley, Empowering Kids with Autism Through Skateboarding
Discover how Crys Worley's A.Skate organization uses skateboarding to help kids with autism develop crucial life skills.
Great Big Story
From Silence to Success: The Extraordinary Journey of Jason Arday
Witness the remarkable life of Jason Arday, a man diagnosed with autism and global developmental delay, who overcame challenges to achieve a PhD and become one of the youngest professors at Cambridge University.
Great Big Story
Breaking barriers, Mickey Rowe's groundbreaking performance
Mickey Rowe, the first autistic actor to play Christopher Boone, shares his journey in "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time".
Seven Dimensions
Understanding Neurodiversity at Work
Learn that 20% of people are neurodiverse – including many famous leaders, entrepreneurs and creative thinkers who have autism or dislexia or both; recognize that neurodivergent employees can add exceptional value to an organization –...
Curated Video
Head Circumference and Autism: New Insights and Possible Interventions
This video discusses a recent study conducted by Doctor Eric Corchesney and his colleagues at the Centre for Autism Research. They found that a rapid increase in head circumference in early childhood is related to the severity of autism....
The Guardian
Autism rocks: meet the boys from The AutistiX
Jack, Luke and Saul are The AutistiX, the UK’s premier autistic rock group. The boys are a tight-knit friendship group, expressing themselves through rock and roll in a way that they struggle to off the stage. Can they impress the crowds...
The Guardian
What it's like to find out you’re autistic aged 33
Meet Keran Bunker, who has always struggled to keep jobs or a place to live and did not find out he had autism with ADHD until he was 33. Relying on prompts and visual cues to get through the day, his condition frequently sabotages his...
Curated Video
Understanding Schizoid Personality vs Autism Spectrum
Schizoid personality disorder falls under cluster A of the personality disorders. Cluster A disorders are characterized as odd or eccentric. The three personalities in this group are Schizoid, Schizotypal and Paranoid.
Schizoid...
Curated Video
Autism Spectrum Disorder - Understanding the Sensory Crisis
In this video I define autism spectrum disorder and specifically focus on the what you can do about the sensory crisis. The way we define autism has changed over the years. It began as infantile autism in 1980 and then in 1987 it became...
Curated Video
Evolving Understanding
UCL development psychologist Uta Frith describes how the treatment of autism was hampered by dualistic approaches of psychologists, and how our modern belief in an “autistic spectrum” has naturally led to many more people being...
Curated Video
Characterizing Autism
UCL development psychologist Uta Frith relates her view on what the essence of autism is, describing how the critical feature of autism is a lack of an innate ability to “mentalize” or attribute an inner life to others.
Curated Video
ADHD and Neurophysiology
Psychologist Stephen Hinshaw (UC Berkeley) discusses the neurophysiological correlations associated with ADHD.
Curated Video
Autism and Vaccines
UCL developmental psychologist Uta Frith describes how the hypothesis that childhood vaccines are linked to autism, while initially plausible, was subjected to rigorous scientific testing and found to be false.
Curated Video
Complexity Galore
Geneticist Stephen Scherer (University of Toronto) muses on the role of genetics on psychological disorders and the associated implications for the human condition.
Curated Video
Towards Objective Biological Tools
UC Berkeley psychologist Stephen Hinshaw describes the ongoing longitudinal studies that have showed a statistical correlation between ADHD and a significant delay in the development of the cortex of the brain.