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Website: https://childmind.org/article/myths-about-selective-mutism/  en Español Selective mutism (SM) is a relatively rare anxiety disorder in which children who are talkative at home are unable to speak in more public settings,  including school. Their...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/what-are-the-earliest-signs-of-autism/  Writer: Molly Hagan en Español Autism is a developmental disorder that impacts how a child learns to communicate and interact with the world. According to recent data, the aver...

Website: https://childmind.org/guide/parents-guide-to-autism/  en Español Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is called a spectrum because autistic kids may have a wide range of symptoms, cognitive abilities, language skills and behaviors. This guide gives parent...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/autism-terminology/  Writer: Caroline Miller en Español People use several different terms when talking about autism. Some prefer to say “a child with autism” and some prefer “an autistic child.” The two terms refle...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/what-is-neurodiversity/  Writer: Caroline Miller en Español Neurodiversity is a term that seems to be everywhere these days. And increasingly, kids and young adults are using it to describe themselves. But what doe...

Website: https://childmind.org/guide/autism-spectrum-disorder-quick-guide/  en Español  What is autism spectrum disorder? Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder. It affects children in two big ways. First, it can make it harder ...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/what-should-evaluation-autism-look-like/  Writer: Rachel Ehmke en Español An autism diagnosis covers a spectrum of children with a wide range of skills and impairments. Because of this, the developmental disorder can...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/why-autism-diagnoses-are-often-delayed/  Writer: Caroline Miller en Español For children on the autism spectrum, very early social skills training, preferably before school age, can have a major impact on later devel...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/why-do-black-children-with-autism-get-diagnosed-late/  Writer: Faith Wilkins en Español Black children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) continue to be at a disadvantage in terms of diagnosis and access to care. Ac...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/autistic-girls-overlooked-undiagnosed-autism/  Writer: Beth Arky en Español Many more boys than girls are diagnosed on the autism spectrum: more than four boys for every autistic girl, according to the latest numbe...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/sharing-an-autism-diagnosis-with-family-and-friends/  Writer: Rachel Ehmke en Español f your child has been newly diagnosed with autism, one thing that can be a challenge is telling your parents and extended family...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/autism-test-for-kids-and-teens/  en Español Autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, can be hard to spot and easy to confuse with other diagnoses, especially in young children. Children with autism struggle with social and c...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/vaccines-and-autism-a-clinical-perspective/  Writer: Molly Hagan en Español You may have heard people say that vaccines cause autism. More than 20 rigorous, high-quality studies have found no evidence to support this...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/how-to-tell-your-child-about-their-autism-diagnosis/  Writer: Laina Richards en Español When your child receives an autism spectrum diagnosis, you may wonder how it will affect their life and what support they might ...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/assessing-nonverbal-and-minimally-verbal-children/  Writer: Michelle Shihen  Español When a young child is nonverbal or speaking fewer words than expected according to developmental milestones, parents want to find o...

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...

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...

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...

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...