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Learning and Developmental Disabilities (February) | 2014

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Learning Objectives, Learning and Developmental Disabilities, CCPR, February 2014

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Missing the Forest for the Trees: How to Treat Children With Nonverbal Learning Disability

Nonverbal learning disability (NLD) can present a diagnostic and treatment conundrum to the child psychiatrist, with children presenting with a number of symptoms and deficits that are common with other conditions. Read More

Brain Development Effects of Prenatal Exposure to Drugs and Alcohol

Every day in the United States, about 650 babies are born that have been exposed to illicit drugs in the prenatal period (Keegan K et al, J Addict Dis 2010;29(2):175–191). The number would be even larger if we include women who continue to smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol, and abuse prescription drugs during pregnancy. Read More

Working With Schools and Children With Learning Disabilities

Behavioral pediatrician Dr. Erik von Hahn explains how schools evaluate and treat kids for learning disabilities and how child psychiatrists can help in this process.

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Long-Term Outcomes in Anxiety Treatment

Anxiety disorders are among the most common psychiatric conditions in kids, and they are often predictive of future psychiatric problems. Researchers examined if effective treatment of anxiety disorders early on had positive long-term outcomes. Read More

Treating Autism Costs $17K More Per Child Each Year

A group of researchers at Harvard University and Boston Children’s Hospital recently quantified the increased medical and educational costs that come with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Read More