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Website: https://childmind.org/article/what-is-profound-autism/  Writer: Caroline Miller en Español Autism affects children in dramatically different ways. On one end of the autism spectrum are college- and career-bound children with distinctive talents a...

Recommended treatment for children under 5 is behavioral therapy, not stimulant medication Writer: Caroline Miller Clinical Experts: Andrew Adesman, MD , Mark A. Stein, PhD What You'll Learn How is an ADHD diagnosis made in little kids? What is the best...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/pathological-demand-avoidance-in-kids/  Writer: Caroline Miller en Español All kids avoid doing things they’re asked to do from time to time. But some go to extremes to avoid or resist anything they perceive as a dem...

Tips that young kids might need support to thrive Writer: Rae Jacobson, MS Clinical Expert: Daryaneh Badaly, PhD, ABPP What You'll Learn What are the earliest signs that a child might have learning challenges? How old do kids have to be to b...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/twice-exceptional-kids-both-gifted-and-challenged/  Writer: Beth Arky en Español Some children are highly gifted in areas such as math, writing, or music. Then there are those with challenges that affect learning: Th...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/sensory-processing-issues-explained/  Writer: Beth Arky en Español Sensory processing issues are often first recognized during the toddler years, when parents notice that a child has an unusual aversion to noise, l...

And what to do (and not do) if your child develops a tic Writer: Rae Jacobson, MS Clinical Expert: Wendy Nash, MD Key Takeaways Tics are repeated, rapid movements or sounds that are not voluntary, but kids can often learn to control them with help. ...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/the-debate-over-sensory-processing/  Writer: Beth Arky en Español Jodi and Matt were mystified. At 2, their son, Paul, was behaving in ways no parenting book had described: knocking into walls, hugging them to the po...

Clinical Expert: William Benson, PsyD What is Tourette’s disorder? Tourette’s disorder is a neurological disorder that causes children to make movements and sounds they cannot control. These are called tics. Tics usually happen suddenly and last no more th...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/do-sensory-processing-issues-get-better-over-time/  Writer: Beth Arky en Español Fourteen-year-old James can remember back to when he was still in his stroller and became overwhelmed by loud, chaotic environments lik...

Clinical Expert: William Benson, PsyD What is chronic motor or vocal tic disorder? A child with chronic motor or vocal tic disorder has tics they cannot control. Tics are sudden movements or sounds that happen quickly and repeatedly. If a child’s tics are ...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/how-sensory-processing-issues-affect-kids-in-school/  en Español Your son’s second grade teacher calls to say she’s concerned about some of his behaviors in school: He can’t sit still through a half-hour lesson...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/autism-plus-wandering/  Writer: Beth Arky en Español When Liane Kupferberg Carter’s son Mickey began “escaping,” as she calls it, around age 2, “he was greased lightning,” she says. “I couldn’t take my eyes off him...

What you should know about comorbidity with OCD and ADHD Clinical Expert: Barbara J. Coffey, MD, MS Tourette’s syndrome is often diagnosed alongside other “co-morbid” disorders, most often obsessive-compulsive disorder and ADHD. Barbara Coffey, MD, the...

Comprehensive behavioral intervention for tics (CBIT) is the go-to treatment for tic disorders Writer: Katherine Martinelli Clinical Expert: Amanda Greenspan, LCSW What You'll Learn What is comprehensive behavioral therapy for tics, or CBIT? How is CBIT...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/autism-and-picky-eating/  Writer: Juliann Garey en Español It is the rare parent who doesn’t at some point have to deal with temper tantrums over food or, at the very least, picky eating habits. But kids on the autis...

Types of medication that can help, and when they might be used Writer: Caroline Miller Clinical Expert: Paul Mitrani, MD, PhD Key Takeaways If tics are causing problems for a child and therapy doesn’t alleviate them, the recommended medication is usual...

Behavioral treatment for tics, excoriation disorder, and trichotillomania Clinical Expert: Barbara J. Coffey, MD, MS Psychiatrist Barbara Coffey details the steps of habit reversal therapy (HRT) and how it empowers people with tic disorders to overcome...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/autism-behaviors-do-they-reflect-medical-issues/  Writer: Caroline Miller en Español One of the things that can make autism perplexing — and challenging — is odd behaviors that range from distracting to dangerous. Gr...

Stimulant medications and concerns about tics. Clinical Expert: Barbara J. Coffey, MD, MS Tourette’s syndrome is often diagnosed alongside attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Barbara Coffey, MD, talks about how treating the ADHD effectively is re...