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Editor-in-Chief: Suzanne D. Dixon, MD, MPH
ISSN: 0196-206X
Online ISSN: 1536-7312
Frequency: 9 issues / year
Ranking: Pediatrics 32/113
Impact Factor: 2.135
Editor Notes

The AAP Council on Children with Disabilities and Section on Oral Health have issues a joint report "Oral Health Care for Children with Disabilities." This article highlights the need for very early care for this population and provides guidance for providing some care in the context of Pediatric Primary care.  Difficulties with access are identified and special challenges for specific youngsters and issues are highlighted.  I find this very welcome as this is clearly a big challenge on both the individual and societal level.  I have seen big behavioral changes and sleep issues when dental pain goes unrecognized in a child with severe difficulties.  I have also experienced the distress of families who must drive 200 miles for any dentist, let alone a Pediatric dentist, who would take Medicaid for a child's care.  Read more...

In an article for the New York Times, Barbara Fredrickson, a professor of psychology  writes about the significant change in social interaction occasioned by electronic devices in  health and the consequences, both physical and mental.  Although the scope of of her article went beyond childhood, I was struck by the picture accompanying the article, a sad baby trying for eye contact with the mom who has a cell phone in hand.  It reminded me of the still face experiments where the infant's distress at no responsivemeness is immediate and devastating, to the infant and to the observer.  She also mentioned moms texting while breast feeding.  Something is clearly wrong here.  Maybe we should all make copies of the signs now in all offices- "Please Turn Off Your Cell Phones"- and hand them out to new parents.  Read more...

Featured Supplements

Challenging Cases in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, April 2010

The AAP released new guidelines on diagnosing and treating ADHD in younger children and adolescents. Take a moment to revisit the 2002 ADHD Special Supplement which presented controversies in the assessment, interpretation, and treatment of ADHD in early childhood.

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Receives Widespread, Serious Consideration

Media Highlights

Article: Honor Code (The New York Times, The Opinion Pages, July 5, 2012)

Article: Spoiled Rotten:  Why do kids rule the roost? (The New Yorker, July 2, 2012)

Article: Risky Rise of the Good-Grade Pill (The New Times, June 10, 2012)

Article: Diagnostic History and Treatment of School-aged Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Special Health Care Needs, (NCHS Databrief, Number 97, May 2012)

Article: Can Autism Really Be Diagnosed in Minutes (Time, April 2012)

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A Randomized Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Minocycline in Children and Adolescents with Fragile X Syndrome
Minocycline rescued synaptic abnormalities and improved behavior in the fragile X
mouse model. Previous open-label human studies demonstrated benefits in individuals with fragile X syndrome (FXS); however, its efficacy in patients with FXS has not been assessed in a controlled trial. ...Read more
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