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Notes on how this works
Longer pieces on pediatric psychiatric care: what the evidence says, where standard care commonly falls short, and what parents can do about it.
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Why "treatment as usual" is failing kids with ADHD
The landmark MTA study found that how ADHD medication is managed matters as much as what is prescribed. Two-thirds of the children in the group with poor outcomes were already taking stimulant medication.
Stop just asking about grades at parent-teacher conferences
The reading levels are already on the report card. Ask the teacher how your child handles transitions, copes with frustration, and manages the afternoon. Those answers are clinical data.
The summer break illusion: why your child's anxiety might spike
Summer looks like relief. For many children the sudden loss of the school routine reads as a loss of control, and anxiety climbs. Five things that help replace the scaffolding.
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