Why the Australian Government is spending millions to study the Joint Attention Syndrome
The government is spending $100 million to study a condition that affects nearly one in 10 Australians.The condition, joint attention autism spectrum disorder (JASD), affects children who have a difficulty with two separate but related tasks at once.The researchers behind the study say it will help identify new treatments...
WATCH: Trump to speak to Congress on opioid overdose crisis, overdose death toll
The president on Thursday plans to speak in the House on opioid addiction and overdose deaths, and will also visit a state that is grappling with the epidemic.Trump will speak to House Republicans and members of the House Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Pa.),...
‘Attentive’ isn’t always a good word to use when referring to the use of attention in a joint or attentive listening situation
In the UK, “attentiveness” is usually used to describe listening to music, and in the US, “listening” is a way of referring to listening to people talk.But there are some cases in which we might use the word “attention” instead.For instance, in some situations where we would normally use...