Fact Sheets

Developmental Delay
Developmental delay occurs when a child’s progression through predictable developmental phases slows, stops, or reverses. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Learning Disorders
Learning disorders are conditions that affect the way a child processes information. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Psychological Assessment of Children
A psychological assessment of a child involves a series of interviews and tests to evaluate a child's strengths and weaknesses across many areas.
Child Development
Child development is a series of skills and stages that occur in a child between birth and adulthood.
Pivotal Response Treatment
Pivotal response treatment is a behavioral treatment for autism that uses play to teach and reinforce new, pro-social behavior. Learn about this treatment.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
ADHD is a condition marked by problems with attention, hyperactivity, and impulsiveness. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Autism: The Transition to Adulthood
Autism is a developmental disorder that impairs interaction and communication. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Pediatric Movement Disorders
Pediatric movement disorders are repeated and sometimes uncontrolled movements with psychological or physiological causes. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Mental Health Medications for Children
Children may benefit from mental health medications, which may be helpful in treating autism, obsessive compulsive disorder or depression. Learn more about these treatments.
Anger, Irritability and Aggression in Kids
Angry feelings often bubble into outbursts for children and teens. Parents may wonder whether their child's behavior is normal; Yale Medicine can help.