conduct disorder in children

An international consortium of researchers from more than 70 universities, including the University of Utah, has reported that a study of nearly 2,300 people supports the growing consensus that autism is caused in part by rare genetic changes called copy number variants (CNVs). The study...

Short home videos, such as those posted on YouTube, may become a powerful tool for diagnosing autism, according to a study whose senior author is a scientist at the Stanford University School of Medicine. No biochemical or physical tests for autism have been established, so the developmental...

A recent study by Merikangas and colleagues published in the January 2011 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP) shows that only half of adolescents that are affected with severely impairing mental disorders ever receive treatment for their...

A specific antioxidant supplement may be an effective therapy for some features of autism, according to a pilot trial from the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital that involved 31 children with the disorder. The antioxidant, called PharmaNAC, contains...

The university of Chicago is also adding a biomedical center for this.. anticipated 07 opening. The Autism Treatment Network Brings Together Leading Physicians And Medical Centers to Improve Medical Treatment for Autism Strategic Alliance Formed With Cure Autism Now to Accelerate ATN’s...

I am wondering if anyone has found or heard of anything that counteracts the effects of food dyes or gets them out of the system very quickly. Dandilion root tea seems to cut the time in half over here. I have found that the effects last for 30 days and I have cut it down to two weeks if my...

... what would you have to say? Hi everyone, I'm in a teacher preparation program in Ohio currently in a class about inclusive classrooms. This week we are having a discussion about various special needs we might face as teachers, and I'm presenting on conduct disorder(s). I've found lots of...

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we are obviously going to have to do an iep for difficult child now that we have an inital diagnosis. what do i need to know about our rights before we have our first iep mtg(currently have iep for speech)?

My son is currently an eighth grade student. He is Bipolar I, ADHD, Conduct Disorder and Diabetic. He is in the process of being evaluated for special services as requested by myself. The district has till July 6th to finish evaluation. I believe, however, they are getting it done this week...

I sent a letter to the School district, requesting a full and initial evaluation. They are turning down my request because my son only has one failing grade. He has behavioral issues in all of his classes though. What is my next step? He has an older brother who is bipolar, currently in...

I am wondering if somebody can refresh the laws for me... My stepson just got suspended from school this afternoon. 10 days out-of-school suspension. There was a verbal altercation, which he turned physical punching a child 3x. I told the school "Thank you for giving him a vacation"... The...

I got a letter this morning handed to me by difficult children teacher. They sent me "Procedural Safeguards, Parent Input form to fill out adn send back soon and a Student Health Inventory to send back to nurse". says they will be working with the special education team at our school, gathering information...

From http://www.harborhouselaw.com/articles/kay.report.htm : Preparation of a Psycho-educational Evaluation Report by Margaret Kay, Ed.D. Educational and school psychologists are relied upon to prepare psychoeducational evaluation reports for school-age children and must occasionally also...

I am new to the cyber world and I lucked on to this site poking around. Clearly I have been upset and I do know that I have reason to be upset. And I am not insensitive, despite the cutting edge of my words. I am angry. I have listened to and believed people who were not on mark and who do not...

Afternoon, I am new here and have a few questions. My son is in the 5th grade and will tranisition to the 6th grade middle school next year. I FINALLY have received a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), PDDNOS and ADHD from the Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders at the Children's National Medical Center. My son has...

I need to find the exact verbiage under IDEA about when a school district is REQUIRED to evaluate if a "disability is suspected". If the school psychiatric suspects ADHD, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Anxiety - is that enough cause to REQUIRE them to evaluate? If difficult child has an actual diagnosis now (ADHD and ODD) - does that REQUIRE...

Jerri-this takes so much time to rewrite for each individual that I respond too, can you keep it stored somewhere? It might be an idea to have one for each state as I know the laws due vary. How to get Residential Treatment Services and Wraparound services in the State of CA: Residential...

Martie, to carry on with the conversation on the thread of Help, at some point in the high school years as we have talked I think there is the strong possibility that we will be in the same position with my eldest as you were. I think we will get through the middle school. For right now, half...

I am new to this site and keep seeing the same abbreviations in threads and would like to know what they all mean. I see difficult child which I am assuming it is our child or loved one that is on drugs but what does difficult child stand for? What are the other abbreviations you all use stand for?