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(Kennedy Krieger Institute) New research published in Neurology found that ADHD affects the motor skills of boys more than girls.

By examining age-related improvement of motor skills in children with and without ADHD, researchers from the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, Md., found that girls with ADHD and their typically developing peers were more likely to be able to control their movements compared to boys with ADHD.

(University of Montreal) Kids and teens surrounded by overweight peers or parents are more likely to be oblivious to their own extra pounds than kids from thin entourages, according to a new Canadian study.

(University of Cincinnati) A University of Cincinnati researcher suggests that the struggles of adolescence can be particularly painful for children who also struggle with obesity.

(American Sociological Association) Men who attend college are more likely to commit property crimes during their college years than their non-college-attending peers, according to research to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association.

(Economic & Social Research Council) For the first time, children as young as 5 have been shown to understand issues regarding integration and separation.

The research, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, confirms that the ethnic composition of primary schools has a direct impact on children's attitudes towards those in other ethnic groups and on their ability to get on with their peers.

(Society for Research in Child Development) Research has shown that as early as preschool, aggressive and inattentive children have fewer friends and difficulty establishing relationships with peers.

It is noteworthy that in conducting this study, the researchers used a new quantitative procedure called the "Q-connectivity method" to assess peer interactions.

This information from the assessment was then used to examine the relationship between a child's ability to establish relationships with peers and physical aggression, anger, and attention problems.

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Northwestern University researchers are developing an intervention using "virtual peers" -- technology driven, animated life-size children -- to help develop communication and social skills in children with autism.

Preliminary findings suggest children with autism produce more and more "contingent" (conversationally relevant) sentences when interacting with virtual peers than with real-life children.

What's more, virtual peers are endlessly patient, never tire and can be programmed to elicit socially-skilled behavior.