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February 24, 2025
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Children with cognitive, emotional disabilities more likely to be suspended, expelled

Children with cognitive, emotional disabilities more likely to be suspended, expelled

Children with emotional or cognitive disabilities were more likely to report being suspended or expelled from school compared with children with physical disabilities or no disabilities, according to findings in Academic Pediatrics.

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December 09, 2024
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ASH honors two individuals for sickle cell disease advocacy efforts

ASH honors two individuals for sickle cell disease advocacy efforts

American Society of Hematology presented Advocacy Awards to two individuals at this year’s ASH Annual Meeting.

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July 03, 2024
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Q&A: Helping youth with disabilities transition to adult medical care

Q&A: Helping youth with disabilities transition to adult medical care

A new policy statement from the AAP provides guidance on how to help youth with intellectual or developmental disabilities transition to adult care.

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May 23, 2024
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1 in 9 US children diagnosed with ADHD

1 in 9 US children diagnosed with ADHD

Approximately one in nine children in the United States had ever received an ADHD diagnosis as of 2022, according to research published in the Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology.

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April 22, 2024
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Program helps adults with intellectual, developmental disabilities on cancer journey

Program helps adults with intellectual, developmental disabilities on cancer journey

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute launched a neuro-inclusive oncology care and empowerment program designed to support adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities on their cancer journeys.

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June 10, 2021
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Q&A: Physicians can ease ‘great anxiety’ surrounding puberty in girls

Q&A: Physicians can ease ‘great anxiety’ surrounding puberty in girls

Potential behavioral changes stemming from puberty were among the most common concerns of parents whose daughters presented for a premenarchal visit, researchers wrote in the Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology.

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June 09, 2021
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Researchers find COVID-19 outcome factors in intellectual/developmental disabilities

Researchers find COVID-19 outcome factors in intellectual/developmental disabilities

Increased age and preexisting health conditions affected COVID-19 outcomes among people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, according to results of a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

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June 04, 2021
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Older adults with intellectual, developmental disabilities take more psychiatric meds

Older adults with intellectual, developmental disabilities take more psychiatric meds

Older individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities were more likely to take more psychiatric medications and have more medical conditions, according to study results published in The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.

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August 12, 2020
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Researchers find more evidence for role of maternal antidepressant use in birth defects

Researchers find more evidence for role of maternal antidepressant use in birth defects

Certain antidepressants appeared associated with specific birth defects, according to study results published in JAMA Psychiatry.

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July 15, 2020
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Odds of asthma significantly higher among children with disability or delay

Odds of asthma significantly higher among children with disability or delay

Asthma prevalence estimates were 10 percentage points higher among children with a developmental disability or delay than among children without one, according to a study in JAMA Network Open.

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