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The Autistic Brain with Dr Temple Grandin

Admin — Sat, 18 May 2013 02:08:03 +0000

Listen to internet radio with The Coffee Klatch on BlogTalkRadio We had the honor of having Dr Temple Grandin join us for her sixth appearance on The Coffee Klatch Special Needs Talk Radio Network. Dr Grandin joined Diane Kennedy and Rebecca Bank on our Bright Not Broken Show. Listen as these three amazing women discuss

Got Prom Anxiety by Stefanie Weiss

Admin — Thu, 16 May 2013 03:50:06 +0000

Prom time can be a very anxious time for teenagers. Not every teen has the confidence to ask someone to go on a date with them, in fact, most don’t! It takes a lot of guts to ask that special someone to go to the prom with you! Proms in general cause a lot of

Writing – Throwing the kid into the deep end of the pool by Dr Richard Selznick

Admin — Thu, 16 May 2013 03:46:32 +0000

Let’s say you have a little child, perhaps five or six years of age. He doesn’t know how to swim, so you decide it’s time to give him lessons. What if the swim instructor said something like, “You know we have strict standards for six year olds and we have determined that they need to

When Your Child Should See A Therapist by Dr Russell Hyken

Admin — Thu, 16 May 2013 03:42:45 +0000

My oldest child is 11 years old. And I believe that if you do something every day for 11 years, experience alone should make one proficient. However, parenting is more of an art than a science. What works one day may not work the next, and there are many factors that contribute to the ebb

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Admin — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:58:05 +0000

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The Medication Rollercoaster

Marianne — Fri, 03 May 2013 01:07:00 +0000

UPDATE 5/10/13 As summer approaches many parents take this time to give their children a medication holiday or use this time to adjust or try new medications. Please speak to your prescribing physician before making any changes and weigh the pro’s and con’s. If a medication is not working then clearly a plan for change

Child and Adolescent Mental Illness and Related Disorders – Best Interviews on the web

Admin — Wed, 01 May 2013 13:48:12 +0000

Incredible interviews with the most renowned experts in child and adolescent mental health via The Coffee Klatch Special Needs Talk Radio Dr Allen Frances – Saving Normal Listen to internet radio with The Coffee Klatch on BlogTalkRadio Dr Ross Greene – The Explosive Child – Collaborative Problem Solving Dr Allen Frances Chair DSMIV – Changes

The DSMV And Your Child With Mental Illness – Dr Allen Frances Series

Admin — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 01:34:40 +0000

“The most powerful psychiatrist in America”~ NYTimes “The man who wrote the book on mental illness”~ Wired First Interview The DSMV – Dr Frances was chair of the DSM-IV Task Force and of the department of psychiatry at Duke University School of Medicine will join us to discuss the upcoming changes to the DSMV as

The Juvenile Bipolar Foundation – The Fear Of Harm Phenotype Series

Admin — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 01:11:02 +0000

First Interview: Alissa Bronsteen Director of the Juvenile Bipolar Research Foundation and Dr. Demitri Papolos author of The Bipolar Child join us to announce the latest in research and breakthroughs in treating childhood bipolar disorder Listen to internet radio with The Coffee Klatch on Blog Talk Radio Second Interview What is the Fear Of Harm

A New Understanding of Pathways and Treatment for Childhood OCD

Admin — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:38:30 +0000

Can a medication, an antibiotic typically used to treat acne help improve symptoms in children and adolescents with obsessive compulsive disorder without the troubling side-effects of other medications for OCD? Researchers at Columbia Psychiatry and the New York State Psychiatric Institute are investigating whether minocycline, which in preliminary studies has been shown to help ease