Naiommy Baret’s 3-year-old son receives early intervention services for epilepsy and a speech delay. Credit: Vanessa Leroy for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education.

Better demographic data about young children with disabilities who seek and receive federally funded early intervention services, such as physical therapy, could help policymakers address barriers to ...

A new trio of clinics in the UAB Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology reflects the department’s dedication to innovation in mental health care. Known collectively as the TEAM Clinics ...

All children learn differently. When children learn differently, this is not a bad thing. It may just mean that they need supports that special education services can provide. However, it's hard to ...

Early intervention is critical in improving patient outcomes for those with ADHD. When left untreated, patients can often develop comorbidities—most commonly, anxiety or depression—that compound the ...

Oklahomans are demanding a comprehensive approach to mental health reform, and House Bill 3451 is one step toward addressing the critical shortcomings in our current statute. Currently, Oklahoma law ...

Amid a crisis in services for young kids with disabilities and developmental delays, New York promised families a major investment in early intervention programs. But lawmakers have yet to make good ...

ALBANY — New York State officials in April promised a funding boost for early intervention services for more than 73,000 young children with developmental delays and disabilities, but eight months ...

Shih-Fan Lin, Amy Binggeli-Vallarta, Griselda Cervantes, Janette Angulo, Jamie S. Moody, Thomas L. McKenzie, Lucy A. Horton and Guadalupe X. Ayala Given the widespread use of out-of-home child care in ...

For parents, an autism diagnosis for their child is life-changing, often following months of uncertainty. Questions about eye contact, social responsiveness, and developmental progress lead families ...