"If we get to a place where we're no longer eligible, I can start a timer on how much longer Emma will be alive," Stacy Staggs said.

Starting Aug. 1, some major changes are coming to Medicaid support from Nebraska for applied behavioral analysis, or ABA, ...

Children have poorer sleep and feel lonelier compared to the past, and they are more likely to die than kids in other ...

Among children ages 3 to 17, the "prevalence of chronic conditions increased from 39.9% to 45.7% in pediatric health systems ...

Children with autism who did not receive early intervention for improving developmental outcomes demonstrated more severe symptoms.

The nation's pediatricians are getting new guidelines for how to go about evaluating children who present with global ...

Every parent wants their child to learn to speak early. That is, they should call them mummy-papa as soon as possible. If the ...

"Once a parent consents to services, they should be provided within 30 days. Parents sometimes are told they're on the ...

Too much screen time in late childhood is associated with developmental changes in the brain, leading to more depressive symptoms in early adolescence.

The Impact of Developmental Coordination Disorder in the UK study was conducted in collaboration with our colleagues Catherine Purcell, Judith Gentle, Melissa Licari, Jacqueline Williams, Mark ...

Summary: New research shows that childhood maltreatment leaves lasting biological and social scars. In a study of young children, those who experienced abuse showed accelerated cellular aging and ...

AAP updates clinical guidance to help pediatricians navigate genetic evaluation of children with global developmental delay or intellectual disability.