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Selective Mutism: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Options

Now Psych

Understanding selective mutism is essential for parents, educators, and mental health professionals who work with children. It is more common in girls than boys and typically appears before the age of five. The assessment should be conducted by a qualified mental health professional with expertise in SM.

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Vaccines and Autism: A Clinical Perspective

Child Mind Intitute

Yet, it persists, and that can weigh on families trying to make the best decisions about their childrens health. We asked the clinical experts at the Child Mind Institutes Autism Center to help us understand the origins of the claim, why it persists, and where the current research stands on potential causes of autism What is autism?

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What I Wish I’d Asked Dr. Gabor Maté When I Had the Chance

Mad in America

He was talking about being abandoned for a month at the age of one because his mother was protecting his life during the Nazi occupation of Hungary. Past the “two major accidents a year through the age of six” as my father once confessed to the woman who would become my second wife? Is that even possible? This was no isolated incident.