Pica is a feeding disorder in which people eat items that are not food, such as paper, soap, paint, chalk, and even metal ...

CDKL5, one of the five members of the CDKL family of genes, is important for proper neurodevelopment and associated with ...

The term “pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs)” was used by the medical community to describe developmental delays in children, including problems with socializing and communicating ...

For pediatric insomnia, Dr Umakanth Katwa and Dr Rafael Pelayo call for a blend of clinical expertise, behavioral therapy, ...

(HealthDay News) — The prevalence of children’s behavioral and developmental disorders increased nationally from 2019 to 2022, with some conditions linked to caregivers’ mental well-being, according ...

A Third of Children Worldwide Forecast to Be Obese ... of dyslexia is needed to more accurately describe the learning disorder and give those struggling with dyslexia the specific support they ...

Everyday noises like the wind and the trees, running water or even the sound of her children playing causes Karen Cook ...

Other times, the child withdraws and does not seek others for comfort. Traditionally the diagnostic labels applied have been ...

Four in five children in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly who need eating disorder treatment are waiting too long to access ...

Nearly 17 million children and adolescents in the United States are estimated to live with a parent who has a substance use disorder, according to a study led by Texas State University, University of ...

Children who frequently miss school because of abdominal complaints are far more likely to be suffering from chronic disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome than diseases that can be detected with ...