The Challenge of Challenging Behaviors

The Challenge of Challenging Behaviors

The Child Development Center has been experiencing a rash (dare I say, “Epidemic”?) of children who present with poor socialization, decreased attention requiring prompting and redirection, sensory and/or oppositional issues, extreme rudeness, dark...
Speech Apraxia and Autism Misbehavior

Speech Apraxia and Autism Misbehavior

This week (May ’17), Penn State researchers claimed to have disproven a generally-accepted premise with an article is entitled, Tantrums are Not Associated with Speech or Language Deficits in Preschool Children with Autism. The Study The authors retrieved...
FDA Warning About Autism Treatment

FDA Warning About Autism Treatment

The FDA took the time, this week (4/2017), to sound an alarm about their notion of potentially dangerous off-label ASD treatments, by issuing, “Autism: Beware of Potentially Dangerous Therapies and Products”. The consumer update begins, “One thing...
Seeking Real Autism Awareness

Seeking Real Autism Awareness

It’s the time of year for Spring walks, fundraisers, and other events to promote autism awareness. Heartwarming stories are featured in social and news media. This is my wish list for true mindfulness of this 21st century childhood disorder. A good start would...
Getting the Most from Behavioral Therapies

Getting the Most from Behavioral Therapies

The ever-increasing number of children who experience significant developmental problems requires a proportional addition of skilled professionals for assessment and intervention. At The Child Development Center, we have noted the emergence of certain patterns...
Medical Academy of Pediatric Special Needs Spring 2017 Conference

Medical Academy of Pediatric Special Needs Spring 2017 Conference

If practitioners wish to become more effective in the diagnosis and treatment of children who suffer developmental challenges, it will require a new paradigm. Therefore, attending conferences, such as the Simons Foundation for Autism Research, the Autism Research...