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Medical > Psychiatry
Medication or Therapy? How to Decide What Your Special Needs Child Needs First
...child needs psychiatric support. You've...two names: a psychiatrist and a psychologist....working. What Psychiatrists Do. Psychiatrists...Psychiatrists Do. Psychiatrists are medical...Psychiatrists are medical doctors who...can diagnose psychiatric conditions,...management, a psychiatrist can assess...new problems. Psychiatrists typically...health but aren't medical doctors. They...
Medical > Psychiatry
When Behavior Becomes Self-Harm: A Parent's Guide to Managing Self-Injurious Behavior in Children with Intellectual Disabilities
...what drives it and knowing when to escalate care isn't intuitive. Here's how to navigate the intervention hierarchy from functional assessment to psychiatric evaluation to crisis care. What Self-Injurious Behavior Is. SIB includes head-banging, hand-biting, self-scratching, hair-pulling, eye-poking, and...
Medical > Psychiatry
The Hidden Mental Health Crisis: Why Teenagers with Disabilities Need Psychiatric Care (And How to Access It)
...which is well-documented, but the fact that the majority of kids who need psychiatric support never get it. And parents are left trying to distinguish between...changes. Then add disability-specific layers: chronic pain, social isolation, medical trauma from repeated procedures, awareness of difference, restricted independence,...
Medical > Psychiatry
Anxiety Disorders in Special Needs Children: A Groundbreaking Study
New study offers hope in treating anxiety disorders among special needs children, revealing that appropriate therapies can be effective.
Medical > Psychiatry
Medical Psychiatry and its Role in Managing Anxiety in Special Needs Children
Medical Psychiatry: A Lifeline... Medical Psychiatry: A Lifeline for...needs. It is where medical psychiatry comes...where medical psychiatry comes in, providing...caregivers. The Role of Medical Psychiatry in Managing...Role of Medical Psychiatry in Managing Anxiety....Managing Anxiety. Medical Psychiatry, as...Anxiety. Medical Psychiatry, as specialized...
Medical > Psychiatry
Autism Spectrum Disorder: Key Strategies for Optimal Management
...Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management Strategies. A medical condition often misunderstood, Autism Spectrum...individual. Despite its complexity, advancements in psychiatry have led to better diagnosis, more effective treatments,...Spectrum Disorder One of the developments in ASD's medical field is the improved accuracy of its diagnosis....
Medical > Psychiatry
The Changing Face of Special Needs Care: Occupational Therapy
...Approach: Occupational Therapy and its Broad-Based Impact There's an increasing recognition of occupational therapy's expansive benefits. It looks beyond medical management and rehabilitation and focuses on empowering the individual to perform meaningful tasks necessary for living a fulfilling life. A patient-centered...
News > Research
Common Medications Taken During Pregnancy Are Linked to Increased Autism Risk in a New Study of 6 Million Births. Here's What Families Need to Know.
Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center published a study April 20, 2026 in Molecular Psychiatry that analyzed...Nebraska Medical Center published a study April 20, 2026 in Molecular Psychiatry that analyzed 6.14 million U.S. birth records and found that commonly prescribed...
News > Advocacy
RFK Jr.'s Autism Panel Just Voted to Create a 'Profound Autism' Federal Category. Here's What Families Need to Know.
...represented on the federal panel. IACC Chair Sylvia Fogel, an instructor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, proposed the vote. The final materials appeared...panel. IACC Chair Sylvia Fogel, an instructor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, proposed the vote. The final materials appeared only days before...
News > Employment
How to Get a Federal Job with a Disability: A Complete Guide to Schedule A Hiring
...substantially limit one or more major life activities Psychiatric disabilities: mental health conditions documented...disability from one of these sources: A licensed medical professional: physician, nurse practitioner, or...professional: physician, nurse practitioner, or psychiatrist A licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist...
Legal > Healthcare
Healthcare Decision-Making Rights: From Informed Consent to Guardianship Alternatives
...18-year-old's treatment plan. The psychiatrist says your adult son "can't consent...22-year-old daughter wants to make her own medical decisions, and you're being told the...isn't whether someone can make all medical decisions independently or none of...automatically mean you can't consent to medical treatment. Federal regulation requires...
Parenting > Adulthood
Adopting a Child with Special Needs
...ability to advocate for the child and access to medical care, early intervention, and other services....alcohol or having birth parents with heritable psychiatric illnesses. It is important for each family to...a nurse may feel comfortable with a child with medical issues, while a teacher feels prepared to parent...