Two of USM's most respected programs, both aimed at kids with needs, will be able to expand services on the Gulf Coast campus ...

MUSCAT: In celebration of World Autism Awareness Day, the Ministry of Social Development, represented by the National Autism ...

Physical activity in early childhood, especially taking part in organised sports,may ward off several mental health disorders in later childhood and adolescence, suggests research published online in ...

Daily amount of physical activity at the age of 11 was associated with a 12% lower risk of being diagnosed with any mental ...

Hopkins neuroscientist Richard Huganir is close to finding a potential life-changing treatment for kids with SYNGAP1-related disorders, but cuts to federal funding could delay or halt the progress ...

While children who took stimulant medications for ADHD were more likely to report experiencing a psychotic episode, the drugs ...

HANCOCK — Children and young people in this country are experiencing an unprecedented mental health crisis, states the ...

Mental health support isn’t just for when things are falling apart. Therapy can help children: It can also help parents: If ...

A new study estimates that 19 million children in the U.S. have a parent with a substance use disorder and that alcohol is ...

Musician Casey McPherson gave up his career to find a cure for his 9-year-old daughter Rose, who has an ultra-rare genetic ...

The Edmund N. Ervin Pediatric Center has helped tens of thousands of young Mainers with complex neurodevelopmental problems.

Kennedy, who has for years promoted the discredited claim that vaccines cause autism, didn't mention childhood shots when ...