ADHD in Children (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) – https://healthery.com/health/adhd-in-children/ Please subscribe! ADHD is short for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. It is a common brain disorder among children. ADHD is a condition that affects millions of children. What are the different types of ADHD? Types are inattentive type, hyperactive-impulsive type, and combined type. What are the Symptoms…
Autism Vision: Creating Classroom Connections for Children with High-Functioning Autism or Asperger’s facilitates social inclusion of children (ages 8 to 11) with high-functioning autism or Asperger’s in general education elementary school classrooms. This program includes an approximately 15 minute video and complementary Facilitator’s Guide. The program can be implemented by a parent, teacher, or other…
Children with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder or another developmental delay or disorder that includes autistic characteristics are twice as likely to have sleeping problems, a multisite case-control study has found. Read the full article here: https://www.mdedge.com/neurology/article/194209/mental-health/high-prevalence-sleep-problems-children-autism-spectrum source Autism, ADHA Articles and Videos
[ad_1] Teaching children with autism even the most basic skills can feel daunting to a home schooling parent or even, at times, an autism professional. For instance, we may attempt to teach a child for the hundredth time to wipe her mouth with a napkin, but then…drum roll…She goes for the shirt again! The good…
James Coplan, MD, Developmental Pediatrician, describes some of the underlying neuropsychological deficits in children with ASD (cognitive rigidity, dysregulation of attention, arousal, sleep, and sensory processing), and explains how these underlying deficits lead to maladaptive behaviors such as insistence on sameness, perseveration, impulsivity, hyperactivity, agitation, aggressive or self-injurious behavior, poor sleep, and abnormalities of sensory…
This video presentation by Robin Blitz, MD, director of developmental pediatrics at Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children’s Hospital, provides training and resources for emergency medical services (EMS) staff who encounter or work with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). For more information on developmental pediatrics and children with ASD, visit http://barrow.phoenixchildrens.org. source Autism, ADHA…
Part of the joy and challenge of being a parent is making sacrifices so your children can hit traditional milestones: a high school graduation, going off to college, starting a life of their own. But for some parents – like Barbara Rivera, a mother of three with two autistic children – the sacrifices are far…
Dr. Dehra Harris, a pediatric psychiatrist with Washington University at St. Louis Children’s Hospital discusses the signs and symptoms in ADHD in children. Parents often ask me, “Is ADHD overdiagnosed?” That’s a tough question to answer. Many factors affect a child’s attention, making ADHD a complicated diagnosis. We follow standards and strict procedures to assess…
[ad_1] Children with regressive autism can miss out on a diagnosis because telltale symptoms appear later. That’s the view of autism researcher Dr Paul Whiteley. Dr Paul Whiteley says some children with regressive autism miss out on a diagnosis He made the comments following research from charity Ambitious about Autism. The study found that found…