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Neurodivergent Kids and Screen Time

Child Mind Intitute

Benefits for neurodivergent kids including those who are on the autism spectrum or have ADHD or a learning disorder range from the social to the academic. Sleep issues: The blue light emitted by screens can disrupt circadian rhythms, making it harder for kids to fall asleep.

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Day # 149: Other Eating Disorders (Avoidant/Restrictive, Rumination, & Pica)

Bullet Psych

Not attributable to a concurrent medical/mental condition. Proposed risk factors include anxiety disorders, autism spectrum disorder, OCD, ADHD, developmental delays , children of parents with eating disorders , and a personal history of gastrointestinal conditions. No evidence of a disturbance in body image.

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“We Should Never Pull a Life-Saving Medication from a Child.”

ADDitude

dont understand ADHD or autism. Health and Human Services Director RFK, Jr., has long maintained that vaccines cause autism , despite piles of evidence to the contrary; hes even described autism by saying, the brain is gone. We mess with their sleep schedules. Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.,