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Autism and Medication with Dr. Joshua Feder
by D. Brown | Apr 23, 2018 | DIR Practice, Podcast, Video blog Key Take-Aways PDF Last December, we spoke with Dr. Joshua Feder about repetition in autism therapy. He returns today to speak with us from his practice in Solana Beach, California about autism and medication. Is medication
The Blessings of a Bad Review
Google me. See my one-star reviews. Like skulls on a beach, most from a weathered past, they warn: ‘Beware. Stay away! No guarantees here. Come only if you must.’ An awful sight. Pit in my stomach. Cold damp skin. I rack my head: ‘Who wrote this? Can I fix it?’
Helping Kids with Problem Behaviors in School
All behavior is a code that a child uses to communicate, says Jessica Minahan, a board-certified behavior analyst and special educator, who co-authored The Behavior Code Companion. “Bad behavior” is often cloaked anxiety, and we can support education professionals by offering ideas that help anxious children.
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Supporting Young Children Growing Up In Areas Impacted By Armed Conflict
Young children in places impacted by armed conflict are at high risk for trauma. Caregivers (parents, relatives, daycare staff, and teachers) are under duress. How do we help the children be regulated and resilient?
The Carlat Report
Managing Medications with Adolescents
Just getting adolescents to even find their medicine or remember to take it is a big challenge, says Jess Shatkin, MD, Professor of Adolescent Psychiatry and Pediatrics at the New York University School of Medicine, and author of “Born to be Wild: Why Teens Take Risks, and How We Can Help Keep Them Safe”. That’s why, in a recent issue of The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report, Dr. Shatkin recommends the following strategies for helping teens manage their meds:
Helping Children To Tell Us About Their Experience
There are some ways to help you assess the type of anxiety that leads to inattention. Consider the following tips, which we’ve excerpted from an article in the March/April issue of the Carlat Child Psychiatry Report newsletter:
Calming Violent, Aggressive Patients
In many cases, it will be immediately clear when an aggressive patient needs to be sent to the ER, says Ruth Gerson, MD, Director at the Bellevue Hospital Children’s Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program in New York, NY. If a patient is hurting people, including himself, and you determine a clear
About Dr. Joshua Feder
Dr. Joshua Feder is a child and family psychiatrist with an active clinical practice in Solana Beach, seeing infants through adults and their families to address neuropsychiatric challenges. Dr. Feder is Editor in Chief of the Carlat Child Psychiatry Report, a continuing education publication founded on transparency. He serves on the Trauma and Disaster Committee of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), consults in regions impacted by armed conflict as a Senior Expert for the Early Years International Network for Peacebuilding with Young Children, and works with volunteer clinicians providing international training in developmental approaches to trauma in a pay-it-forward effort called Resilience Through Relationships.
Dr. Feder is an Adjunct Professor at Fielding Graduate University School of Leadership Studies PhD Program in Infant and Early Childhood Development, developing a research incubator students and faculty, and a voluntary professor in the Department of Psychiatry at UCSD School of Medicine supporting research on blended developmental-behavioral interventions for young children with challenges in social communication and social skills for people in transition to adulthood. Dr. Feder serves as Medical Director at SymPlay, LLC developing interactive technology and distance learning systems to support relationship-based interventions as well as providing guidance for other technology companies in areas related to autism and social communication.
Dr. Feder works at local, state and national levels advocating for patient choice in Evidence Based Practicein legislative and forensic settings. He helped write the first AACAP Practice Parameter for Assessment and Treatment of Autism and Related Disorders, and currently serves on the Policy Workgroup of the AACAP Autism and Intellectual Disabilities Committee. Dr. Feder Co-Chaired the State of California South Counties Autism and Related Disorders Task Force and testifies in clinical and policy related at the state and local levels. Dr. Feder is known as an engaging speaker and teacher in classes and conferences. Many of his lectures can be found online on his website www.joshuafedermd.com/circlestretch.
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