Autism and Parenting: How to Help Your Child Thrive Autism is a broad range of conditions that influence how a person processes information, their sensory environment and how they interact with other people. While autistic people share some similar characteristics,...
Cultural Competence: What You Can (and Should!) Expect from Healthcare Providers "Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane." — Martin Luther King, Jr. Sometimes you walk out of a doctor's office feeling worse than when...
Your Well Child: Clear-Eyed About Vision and Other Health Screenings February is Low Vision Awareness Month — and a good time to, well, focus on your child’s healthy vision and other growth and development, even as the pandemic and social distancing continues. It may...
Get it Done: Developmental ScreeningsAs a parent, you want what’s best for your child. Appropriate physical, mental and social development during a child’s early years is important and can impact the rest of their lives. If you are concerned that your child is...
Demystifying Prenatal ScreeningDuring pregnancy, prenatal screenings can determine whether a baby is at risk for health or developmental issues. If a screening identifies a potential problem during birth, a health care provider can learn more by performing a...
Asking Is Advocacy: Demystifying Developmental Milestones A developmental milestone is a checkpoint for growth in the average developing child. While every child gains a variety of skills at their own unique pace, one child may walk “early” but talk “later,” and...
Marijuana, Pregnancy, and Breastfeeding The recent legalization of marijuana has raised questions about potential harm from use during pregnancy. Is it safe to smoke, vape, or ingest the chemicals in marijuana while pregnant? While more research needs to be done, both...
Research on Early Childhood Learning: What’s Changed? Kids are kids. They don’t change fundamentally from one generation to the next. But what does change — and is important to know — is the research that impacts how experts think about child development and learning,...
Demystifying Developmental Screenings and ACEs May 4, 2019 Developmental Screenings assess whether your child has or is at risk for developmental delays and can help determine appropriate services and interventions. Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are stressors...
Demystifying ADHD and Learning DisabilitiesADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and learning disabilities affect a child’s ability to learn, remember and recall information. Each may have an impact on speech, reading, writing and doing math. While ADHD and...
