Tag: child

How parents and caregivers can evaluate the research on MERT and other potential treatments

Wave and licensees also highlight a 2022 paper by a technician at a licensee clinic in Australia who is also a doctoral...

Desperate parents turn to magnetic therapy to help kids with autism. They have little evidence to go on

Thomas VanCott compares his son Jake’s experience with autism to life on a tightrope. Upset the delicate balance and Jake, 18, plunges...

'I don't want him to go': An autistic teen and his family face stark choices

Christine LyBurtus was aching and fearful of what might happen when her 13-year-old son returned home.Noah had been sent to Children’s Hospital...

Growing need. Glaring gaps. Why mental health care can be a struggle for autistic youth

In April, a group of Orange County parents flew to Sacramento to attend a conference hosted by Disability Voices United, an advocacy...

Tim Walz's son Gus has a nonverbal learning disorder. What is that?

After his heartfelt reaction to his father’s acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention thrust him into the spotlight, 17-year-old Gus Walz...

Summer break is ending. Here are 10 ways parents can help their kids get back into school mode

In a matter of days, the easygoing vibe of summer break will be replaced with the rigid schedules of a new school...