Social Communication Difficulties

Understanding how we connect, heal and relate through relationships is at the heart of both modern attachment theory and Polyvagal Theory. These topics were explored in our most recent Clinical [...]

An introduction to Ana do Valle I was fortunate enough to meet Ana shortly after she discovered iLs. Over the years, and more so recently, my colleague, Karen Onderko, and I have had the [...]

What Happens in Vagus The vagus nerve is the 10th cranial nerve and it carries the most bi-directional information between the brain and the body of any other nerve. It initiates in the core of [...]

Conversations – even seemingly simple exchanges – carry a heavy cognitive load. You have to pay attention to what the other person is saying, plan out what you will say in return and [...]

For people with neurodevelopmental disorders, recognizing others people’s facial expressions can be tricky. A research team recently investigated which common elements of neurodevelopmental [...]

How do children learn how to joke or play pretend? A study from University of Sheffield’s Department of Psychology reveals that children as young as 16 months can learn how to joke and pretend by [...]

There are many interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but fewer treatments exist for young adults with ASD. A program from the University of California, Los Angeles [...]