Dr. Katie S. Davis, a psychologist specializing in childhood learning disorders, believes some parents are rushing to ...

Immune system disorders in children can involve an underactive, overactive, or misdirected immune response. Main groups include immunodeficiencies, autoimmune diseases, atopic diseases, and ...

What Is Nonverbal Learning Disorder? Nonverbal learning disorder (NVLD), also called nonverbal learning disability (NLD), is a condition that makes it hard to process visual, spatial, and other types ...

Coming to the realization that your child has an eating disorder can be upsetting and overwhelming. But parents have the power to help their child begin to heal—even if the child isn’t completely ...

A new opinion article argues that MRI's medical-model design excludes children with neurodevelopmental disorders from brain ...

Available at: http://www.aacap.org/galleries/PracticeParameters/OCD_Revised_Aug2011.pdf Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is common in children, with a prevalence ...

A neurologic disorder is any condition that affects the brain and nerves throughout the body. Common neurologic conditions in children include epilepsy, cerebral palsy, attention deficit hyperactivity ...

Malcolm Gladwell famously observed in his best selling book, Outliers, that children with summer birthdays are at a disadvantage in achieving both athletic and academic success. Conversely, Gladwell ...