Is the older teen you are treating ready to go off to college? Will they take their medication or do their own laundry? This clinical update helps you guide your teenage patients, and their families, as they prepare for leaving home and taking care of their own medications, schedules, schoolwork, and social life.

How can we support families of kids and teens with gender dysphoria? Dr. Peter Daniolos at Harvard Medical School offers practical examples of the lived experiences of gender diverse kids and teens and then helps us know how to talk with family members to help them understand and support their children. 

What exactly is gender affirming care? What approaches are used at different stages of development? You need to know the medical and social aspects of GAC. In this article we give you the basics on GAC including social transition, hormone replacement therapy, and gender confirming surgery, stratified by developmental stages.

Autistic kids and teens can become despondent or suicidal. When this happens, we need to take it as seriously as with anyone else. We interviewed Dr. Paul Lipkin who has truly useful tips to help us modify our assessment to communicate effectively back and forth to address the problem.