Chances are that your child, or someone’s kid you know, has some form of SPD, or sensory processing disorder. And, it’s becoming more and more common these days in a world rife with overstimulation for kids. Child Neurology Consultant’s Dr. Dilip Karnik was recently interviewed for a story about SPD on popular women’s site SheKnows.com.
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Concussion Update: No Football Before Age 12
Research on early childhood concussions leading to brain injury later in life keeps emerging. In the latest study, researchers found that kids who played tackle football before the age of 12 had cognitive, behavioral, and mood issues significantly earlier than those who started at an older age, as published in the Annals of Neurology. The
Read MoreGirls, Repetition and Autism
Boys are about four times as likely to be diagnosed with autism (autism spectrum disorder) than girls. Because of this, there is plenty of information out there about boys and this condition, but less so for girls. While there are many signs appearing early on in both boys and girls that can be traits of
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