Concerning emotional and behavioral disorders of children and youths. In the US, this area of special education is often referred to as ""emotional disturbance,"" but we're using the term EBD, as that one is more clearly descriptive and preferred by many leaders in the field.
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Writing in the Chicago (IL, US) Tribune under the headline “Autism treatments: Risky alternative therapies have little basis in science” Trine Tsouderos and Patricia Callahan reported about the background and myriad problems with many treatments used...
On the heels of the report by D. Granpeesheh and colleagues that hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) did not benefit individuals with Autism comes a news story that uncritically describes the use of the therapy with children. In “Special Report:...
Doreen Granpeesheh and colleagues reported that a randomized trial of hyperbaric-oxygen therapy did not produce beneficial effects on children with Autism. The results of the study—double-blind, placebo controlled procedures, making it scientifically...
Children and youths who were treated with “atypical antipsychotic medications” (aripiprazole, olanzapine, quetiapine, or risperidone) gained substantial weight and had changes in their metabolism in a study reported by Christoph Correll and colleagues...
January First made Oprah!
I’m a tad late getting to this, as the segment aired 6 October 2009, but I’m glad to note that Ms. Winfrey covered the story of Jani, the 6-year-old girl with childhood schizophrenia whose story Shari Roan candidly reported...
EBD is one of John Wills Lloyd's blogs. Lloyd is a professor at the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education. His primary research focus is in the area of special education, particularly learning disabilities, emotional and behavioral disorders, and early reading instruction. This blog is authoritative.
