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Special Needs > Attention Deficit Disorders
ADHD Medication: Separating Facts from Fear for Parents
...lower rates of criminality, accidents, and substance abuse than unmedicated children with ADHD. The medication reduced risk rather than creating it. Personality Changes and the Zombie Effect. The "zombie effect" is real, but it's not what the medication is supposed to do. It signals a dose that's too high....
Special Needs > Rare Disorders
What Is Williams Syndrome?
...syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that is characterized by intellectual...syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that was first identified...Dr. J.C.P. Williams. The disorder is characterized by wide-set...known for their outgoing personality and friendliness toward strangers....genes on chromosome 7. The disorder is diagnosed using DNA testing....
Health > Diagnosis
The Future of Diagnosis with DSM-5
...of Mental Disorders is the text...Neurodevelopmental Disorders (intellectual,...and motor disorders, and ADHD)...Anxiety Disorders Depressive...Depressive Disorders Obsessive-Compulsive...related disorders Personality...disorders Personality Disorders...Personality Disorders Trauma...Stressor-related Disorders (including...Symptom Disorders Other...Developmental Disorder, Not Otherwise...Spectrum Disorder." The New...
Parenting > The Early Years
Hazardous Parenting
...Behaviours and Behavior Disorders Hazardous Parenting...and multiple behaviour disorders. This term is not a...children with behaviour disorders or dis-regulated behaviors...well, the behaviour disorders do not negate the many...many parts of their personality that are brave, funny,...who have a behaviour disorder create chronic stress...
Education > K-12
Schools for At-Risk Children
...disabilities or personality disorders, finding...disabilities or personality disorders, finding the right...the heart of their personality and offers ways to...and remedy their disorders. Two schools to consider...mental, and social disorders. Holmstead School...behavioral issues and disorders is Holmstead School...overall well-being and personality. They help prepare...
Special Needs > Rare Disorders
What is Angelman Syndrome?
...Syndrome is a neuro-genetic disorder that is often misdiagnosed...lack of speech, and motor disorders. Named after Dr. Harry Angelman,...distinguishes it from other disorders. Angelman Syndrome is...delays Movement or balance disorder — ataxia or awkward gait,...advanced than verbal Excitable personality — frequent smiling or laughter,...
Parenting > The Early Years
Taming a Monster Child
...oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) may be a...Children with this disorder tend to have frequent...oppositional defiant disorder will go out of...oppositional defiant disorderr seems to fit your...suffer from conduct disorder. Like ODD, conduct...Like ODD, conduct disorder, thought to be...of antisocial personality disorder, can cause...antisocial personality disorder, can cause an extreme...
Health > Treatment
Ask the Developmental Doc: Psychotropic Medication
...reduce anxiety. Although you don't mention the disorder for which your son is being medicated for, my...adolescents with developmental and/or regulatory disorders, I personally prescribe to a developmental/relational...developmental and/or regulatory disorders, I personally prescribe to a developmental/relational therapeutic...
Special Needs > Rare Disorders
On Being Rare
...it puts you in a category that is far beyond “normal”…whatever that is. Now, the majority of parents won’t leave their child with just anyone. I personally have to give at least 20 hours of supervised instruction to even RN’s before...
Education > Higher Education
Teaching Self-Advocacy Skills for College: A Transition Checklist
...Then they struggle, not because college is too hard, but because they don't know how to ask. The good news is that self-advocacy is a skill, not a personality trait. You can teach it, practice it, and build it before your child ever leaves home. Self-Advocacy Is Procedural Knowledge. This is worth saying...
Parenting > School Years
How to Help Your Child Build Real Friendships at School
...child needs to initiate conversation, respond to social cues, navigate conflict, and maintain connection over time. Those are teachable skills, not personality traits. When they're missing, other children default to politeness without depth. The research is clear: children with disabilities who receive explicit...
Education > Tutoring
How to Find and Vet a Qualified Special Needs Tutor
...you realize the tutor has been using the same strategies that already failed in school. The mistake wasn't hiring a tutor. It was hiring based on personality instead of credentials. A qualified special needs tutor doesn't just try harder with kindness. They have specific training in evidence-based methods,...