As I pointed out in a previous post, female mammals deal with the problem of having two X chromosomes (left) to the male’s one by randomly inactivating one of them in each cell. The effect is ...

I have been a licensed clinical social worker for over thirty years working with adults, adolescents and older children, parents, couples, and families. I specialize in the areas of anxiety, ...

Emily Laurence is a journalist, freelance writer and certified health coach living in Raleigh, North Carolina. She specializes in writing about mental health, healthy aging and overall wellness. For ...

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At Michelle Winner’s social-skills clinic in San Jose, Calif., business is booming. Every week dozens of youngsters with Asperger syndrome file in and out of therapy sessions while their anxious ...

Asperger’s syndrome (AS) and autism both come under the autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Both conditions can make social interaction challenging, but people with AS do not usually have problems with ...

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