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Other areas of controversy include the use of stimulant medications in children, the method of diagnosis, and the possibility of overdiagnosis. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] In 2009, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, while acknowledging the controversy, stated that the current treatments and methods of diagnosis are based on the dominant ...
The Ashley Treatment refers to a controversial set of medical procedures performed on an American child, "Ashley X".Ashley, born in 1997, has severe developmental disabilities due to static encephalopathy; she is assumed to be at an infant level mentally, but continues to grow physically.
CSHCN face more difficulties with accessing mental health care [3] as well as having a medical home. A medical home is one of the standards of administering healthcare recommended by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau. [5] In school, these children have an increased risk of missing class, being disengaged in the classroom, and repeating a ...
A survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2011–2012 found 11% of children between the ages of 4 and 17 were reported to have ever received a health care provider diagnosis of ADHD at some point (15% of boys and 7% of girls), [183] a 16% increase since 2007 and a 41% increase over the last decade. [184]
1956 – The Alaska Mental Health Enabling Act of 1956 (Public Law 84-830) was an Act of Congress passed to improve mental health care in the United States territory of Alaska. The Act succeeded in its initial aim of establishing a mental health care system for Alaska, funded by income from lands allocated to a mental health trust.
Another issue with the law, Eskridge said, is that it denies a small group of Tennesseans access to a fundamental interest - "the rights of parents to make health decisions for their children."
Whether autism has mainly a genetic or developmental cause, and the degree of coincidence between autism and intellectual disability, are all matters of current scientific controversy as well as inquiry. There is also more sociopolitical debate as to whether autism should be considered a disability on its own. [1]
to care for a seriously ill family member (spouse, son, daughter, or parent) (Note: Son/daughter has been clarified by the Department of Labor to mean a child under the age of 18 or a child over the age of 18 with a mental or physical disability as defined by the Americans With Disabilities Act, which excludes, among other conditions, pregnancy ...