A child or teen with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has intrusive, persistent thoughts and compulsions that make life hard at home and in school.
Autism is a developmental disorder that impairs interaction and communication. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that interferes with the ability to learn, communicate, and interact. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
For children with autism, anger and other challenges, pivotal response treatment (PRT) builds on principles of earlier behavior modification methods.
Developmental delay occurs when a child’s progression through predictable developmental phases slows, stops, or reverses. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Neurogenetics uses genome sequencing to understand the cause of brain and nerve disorders, such as Alzheimer's, ALS and many others.
Children may benefit from mental health medications, which may be helpful in treating autism, obsessive compulsive disorder or depression.
Pediatric movement disorders are neurological conditions that affect the speed, fluency, quality and ease with which a child moves.
Angry feelings often bubble into outbursts for children and teens. Parents may wonder whether their child's behavior is normal; Yale Medicine can help.
Child development is a series of skills and stages that occur in a child between birth and adulthood.