AIM To identify factors that promote a positive start to school for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). METHODS Web of Science, MEDLINE, Scopus, and PsychINFO searches were conducted to identify literature published after 1991 and relevant to school transition processes in children with ASD. Twenty studies were deemed eligible for inclusion. These studies evaluated a range of factor...

BACKGROUND This study evaluated an environmental intervention intended to increase consumption of the fruit serving among elementary school children participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). METHODS Children's fruit consumption was measured in two schools by observation. In the intervention school, cafeteria workers provided the verbal prompt, "Would you like fruit or juice w...

BACKGROUND Recent data from a self-administered questionnaire show that approximately 75% of school children in Qatar do not meet the daily recommended levels of physical activity (PA). Since children spend half of their waking hours in school, it is important to understand when and how much PA children accumulate during the school day. This study aimed to objectively assess school-time PA amon...

Longman, 50s. Dr. Wiener has done us several services. He has, to begin with, assembled in concise form a great deal of information about drugs: their derivation and constitution, their physical and mental effects, the problems they create or are alleged to create, together with an excellent bibliography and a survey of the various excited hypotheses about abuse and 'dependence'. Secondly, he h...

of the ways in which the schools are receiving outside aid. The further one reads on, however, the more one is struck with the sense that it is the children who are doing the helping, and it is their parents, neighbors, town officials, and cooperating organizations who are being helped to a fuller social consciousness, to a keener interest in good government and the common welfare. For wherever...

Background Parasitic intestinal infections (IPIs) represent as the greatest cause of illnesses and diseases worldwide, especially in less developed countries. People of all ages are affected by IPIs; although, children are the most affected. This study aimed to assess prevalence and risk factors associated with IPIs among school children in West of Iran. Materials and Methods This cross-section...

There have been expressed concerns of decline in children physical activity, worldwide (1). Only 20% of 13-15 yr old children from 105 different countries met the WHO physical activity guidelines stipulating at least 60 min of daily moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (2). Active transport to school can contribute to children's physical activity and health (3, 4). It helps to maintain health...