Autism Spectrum Disorder
CHAPTER 19 Autism Spectrum Disorder Scott M. Myers, MD, FAAPThomas D. Challman, MD, FAAP In 1943 Leo Kanner eloquently described 11 children with innate “autistic disturbances of affective contact” characterized…
Motor Development and Disorders
CHAPTER 14 Motor Development and Disorders Catherine Morgan, PhD Michael E. Msall, MD, FAAP Typical Versus Atypical Development Motor milestones are rapidly achieved in the first year of life with…
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
CHAPTER 18 Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Michael I. Reiff, MD, FAAPMartin T. Stein, MD, FAAP Introduction Overactive children were described in the medical literature over a century ago. In 1902, George Still…
Disruptive Behavior Disorders
CHAPTER 21 Disruptive Behavior Disorders Elizabeth B. Harstad, MD, MPHWilliam J. Barbaresi, MD, FAAP Definition of Disruptive Behavior Disorders and Scope of the Problem The term disruptive behavior disorder describes…
