CT Center for Developmental Pediatrics

09/23/2021

Need to think about how to keep kids safe and attend to their social-emotional needs too.

Students may be back in school but doctors warn that the anxiety and grief they went through during the pandemic last year may be back with them. A leading developmental child psychologist offers help for parents.

08/27/2021

I had a chance to weigh In on the significant toll that COVID has had on the wellbeing of youth. The effects of COVID on the nation's children will be long-lasting and serious.

The American Academy of Pediatrics says doctors should ask children, parents about this measure of well-being

01/04/2021

Our latest research examining parent stress even before an autism diagnosis is given has been published in the SpringerNature Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Proud of the team that worked on hard on this publication!

12/06/2020

Autism in girls looks very different than in many boys. We need to start testing new evaluation methods and thinking about ASD in girls differently so fewer girls remain undiagnosed until early adulthood.

Autism spectrum disorder is inseparable from who I am. I wish only that it hadn’t taken so long to find out.

11/13/2020

Great article about the life course of ADHD with some of the leading voices in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics.

The challenges of the diagnosis make it unclear whether the condition is outgrown or simply becomes better managed, experts say.

10/18/2020

And how to nip them in the bud before they start.

05/06/2020

Excellent podcast for parents of kids with ADHD (and without!) who are struggling to educate their chidren at home.

Are you a parent now faced with supervising while your child with ADHD attends schooling from home? We know that COVID-19 has caused households to reprioritize family life. It’s no longer business as usual. You, like many other parents, are balancing work, home, and your child’s remote learning....

03/22/2020

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daily/id1200361736?i=1000469029722

This very short and beautiful podcast reminds us that we can stay together even when we are separated and find humanity and kindness in the midst of scary things.

‎Show The Daily, Ep Special Episode: Alone Together - Mar 20, 2020

01/26/2020

There is space available in the Milestones Intensive Behavioral Classroom- specifically designed for children with Autism and challenging behaviors. This is a great program that can be enormously helpful for children struggling with aggression and other maladaptive behaviors that interfere with functioning in the classroom setting.

01/12/2020

Come to Stepping Stones museum to hear about the Power of Play and the most effective way to build healthy brains in children!!

12/08/2019

So pleased to write a commentary in Pediatrics talking about the complexity of children's development.

* Abbreviations: CDC — : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention SWYC — : Survey of Well-being of Young Children Approximately 16% to 18% of US children under the age of 18 have a developmental or behavioral disorder, and in 2016, ∼4.5% of children were reported to have ever been diagnosed ...