What Are We Doing Wrong?

  The results of a new study on the prevalence of pediatric mental health disorders and treatment should cause every American to sit up and take notice. Publishing in JAMA Pediatrics this month, researchers from the University of Michigan used a nationwide survey...

“You Are NOT Crazy”

  Nobody is perfect. We’ve all got something going on — something that makes us different from everyone else; something that may physically, emotionally, or socially disable us in some way; something that makes it more difficult for those we know and...

“You Are Not Alone”

  Dr. Jenny Seawell’s open letter to fellow parents begins with a message that all of us can relate to: Parenting is a full time job. Even when we are not physically with our children, pieces of our hearts travel with them. We worry about their physical...

First-Day Jitters

  “Summertime done come and gone My oh My” — Hunter/Garcia   My oh my, indeed! For most children living in Pennsylvania, these are the last few days of freedom before that first bell rings and the school year gets underway. As that hour...

College Advisor — ADHD

Yesterday on The PediaBlog, we compared and contrasted Individual Educational Programs (IEPs) and 504 plans which are available for public schoolchildren with a wide variety of disabilities, including learning differences, medical problems, physical handicaps, mental...