New Research Reveals That About 25% of Teens With Autism Go Undiagnosed
"Approximately a quarter of 16-year-olds with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have not been formally diagnosed, a study from Rutgers reveals. Published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, the research utilized an approach termed active multiple-source...
‘Wraparound Support’ Meets Black and Hispanic Girls’ Overlooked Mental Health Needs
At a time when teen girls’ mental health is in crisis, Working on Womanhood offers help where they spend the most time: school.https://reasonstobecheerful.world/support-black-and-hispanic-girls-overlooked-mental-health-needs/
D&C Youth mental health woes rise
Study cites COVID-19’s role in surge of distress Justin Murphy Rochester Democrat and Chronicle USA TODAY NETWORK "Emergency room visits by teens who intentionally harmed themselves soared in the year after the COVID-19 pandemic began, part of a broad local and...
Feds Move To Enforce Accessibility Standards For Medical Equipment
The DOJ outlines specific standards that hospitals and clinics must satisfy to meet the accessibility and healthcare needs of disabled patients.https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2024/01/17/feds-move-to-enforce-accessibility-standards-for-medical-equipment/30697/
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Recommended Reading” Organizing Solutions for People With Attention Deficit Disorder: Tips and Tools to Help You Take Charge of Your Life and Get Organized
Susan C. Pinsky "ADD, Attention Deficit Disorder and ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, are prevalent in society today, afflicting about 4.4% of the adult population, which is over 13 million Americans. Four out of every five adults do not even know they...
On popular online platforms, predatory groups coerce children into self-harm
Vulnerable teens are blackmailed into degrading and violent acts by abusers who then boast about it https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/interactive/2024/764-predator-discord-telegram/
The Rollettes dance team features dancers with disabilities.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/09/arts/dance-team-wheelchair-disabilities-ali-stroker-chelsie-hill.html
Straight Talk about ADHD in Girls: How to Help Your Daughter Thrive
Stephen P. Hinshaw "Parenting a daughter with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is no easy path--especially because of the myth that the disorder is rare to nonexistent in girls. From pioneering researcher Stephen P. Hinshaw, this empowering guide...
Schools awaiting guidance over ‘science of reading
Hochul’s budget, 2 bills would enable training Diana Dombrowski Rockland/Westchester Journal News USA TODAY NETWORK "Two different efforts to require the so-called “science of reading” in New York schools aim to improve the state’s low reading scores by making sure...
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