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Is Your Child Showing Signs of Pathological Demand Avoidance?

ADDitude

Autism , 25 (8), 2162-2176. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders , 119, 102515. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders , 119, 102515. Extreme demand avoidance in children with autism spectrum disorder: refinement of a caregiver-report measure. B., & Howlin, P. link] 3 Nawaz, S., link] 5 Stuart, L.,

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Treating the Hidden Complexities of ADHD

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Pharmacotherapy of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Pharmacotherapy of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in individuals with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review of the literature. link] 5 Joshi, G., Firmin, E. Hoskova, B., & Biederman, J.

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Giving Caregivers a Platform: Sherita, Mother of Tony

Mad in America

During his last year of college, Tony was prescribed medications for obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety, just as many others on the autism spectrum are prescribed multiple drugs that only contribute to their distress. Unfortunately, these drugs made Tony aggressive and combative, and at one point he knocked Sherita unconscious.

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Q&A: What Is Executive Function, and How Can Parents and Teachers Help Kids Focus?

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PhD (2021). They liken EF skills to learning to ride a bicycle, where you have to coordinate balance, pedaling, blocking distractions, and watching the path in front of you. Like any skill or set of habits, EF skills develop over time and, hopefully, strengthen with guided practice and encouragement. References: Bertin, M. MD and Bluth, K.

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CDC to Study Vaccines and Autism Despite Extensive Evidence Showing No Link

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MMR-vaccine and regression in autism spectrum disorders: negative results presente from Japan. J Autism Dev Disord 2007;37:210-217. Autism occurrence by MMR vaccine status among US children with older siblings with and without autism. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. 2021 May 83: 101759.

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Human

Mad in America

I had been witch-hunted in 2021. Now, without a call recording or any evidence, under South Australian law, this policeman could forcibly take me from my children and home under suspicion and hearsay of mental illness. At my local hospital, the nurses treated me like a criminal.

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Screen Time for Children Under Three: A Trigger for Virtual Autism?

Mad in America

Some researchers, alarmed at climbing autism rates among children as screen usage surged, have come around to viewing virtual autism as a real syndrome that is reversable. Virtual autism is not yet a medical diagnosis, but today doctors seem to know what it is and how to treat and even prevent it. Psychiatry, vol 12.