“I have a tummy ache.” How often do we hear that, and sometimes suspect that there really is no problem but our child just wants to avoid something or get our attention? Well, it turns out that gastrointestinal (GI) disease in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is common. Not only is it common,...
If you are of a certain age, the thought of electroconvulsive (electroshock) therapy (ECT) may make you shudder in fear. Outside of the U.S., ECT is often highly regarded as effective and the ‘gold standard’ for treating adults with treatment-resistant mood disorders. In the U.S., however, there is still concern about it in some...
Motor skills impairment has been reported in children with Tourette Syndrome. Past research has found fine hand motor impairment, decreased psychomotor speed and handwriting deficits (Khalifa & Eklund, 2017) as well as impaired timing of motor control (Graziola, Pellorca, et al. 2020). Not all studies have found deficits in fine motor skills, however (cf...
TechDirt reports: Way back in 2013, when the world was still a logical and sensical place, we wrote about a group of Finnish doctors experimenting treating those afflicted with ADHD with video games. This certainly must have struck many as an odd path to take, what with my generation being raised largely by parents...
By now, many parts of the country are in self-isolation or some form of lockdown. As a result, at a time of heightened anxiety or increased obsessional worry, children’s therapists’ offices may be closed to prevent the risk of spreading the virus. If your child needs therapy and you want to consider teletherapy, be...