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Each month Your Child’s Brain will bring together experts in child brain health, including researchers, educators, physicians and therapists as well as families to discuss contemporary topics about child and youth brain health and development.

Your Child's Brain is produced by Kennedy Krieger Institute with assistance from WYPR.

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The Impact of a Physician Shortage on Children

In the United States alone, there are nearly 20 million children with developmental, cognitive, behavioral, and/or learning disorders. It is widely recognized that the needs of children with these issues are growing in number and complexity while, at the same time, a critical shortage of access to physician specialists is resulting in delayed diagnoses, longer wait times for treatment and, consequently, poorer outcomes. On this month’s episode, Kennedy Krieger president and CEO, Dr. Brad Schlaggar is joined by colleagues Dr. Miya Asato, a pediatric neurologist and Dr. Mary Leppert, a developmental pediatrician to discuss the critical shortage and what is being done to address it and more importantly, what parents can do.

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Functional Neurological Disorders (FND)

On this month’s episode of Your Child's Brain, our experts are going to discuss Functional Neurological Disorders or FND. Functional neurological disorders can cause significant morbidity, but, thankfully, can most often be remedied by prompt identification, education and appropriate treatment.

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Navigating Childhood: Insights into Challenging Behaviors and Family Dynamic

Join Dr. Brad Schlaggar, president and CEO of Kennedy Krieger and his guest Dr. Matt Edelstein, director of Kennedy Krieger's Brief Treatment Clinic, as they discuss challenging behaviors in children and how those behaviors can have a cascading impact at multiple levels of a family system.

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Inside the Mind: Anxiety and Autism

April is known internationally as Autism Acceptance Month. As part of that recognition, join Dr. Brad Schlaggar, president and CEO of Kennedy Krieger and his guests Drs. Amy Keefer and Roma Vasa from the Center for Autism, Services, Science and Innovation, to discuss the anxiety disorders common in individuals with autism and discuss why this population may be particularly vulnerable to the comorbid symptoms of anxiety, as well as treatment options and research being done in this field.

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March 2024: Sleep Disorders in Children

On this month’s episode Kennedy Krieger President and CEO, Dr. Brad Schlaggar is joined by Dr. Janet Lam, a pediatric neurologist and an expert in sleep medicine and the director of the Sleep Disorders Clinic and Laboratory at Kennedy Krieger. The two will delve into sleep disorders in children, especially for those with neurodevelopmental conditions.

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February 2024: What Does it Mean to Have a Rare Disease?

Dr. Brad Schlaggar, pediatric neurologist, and president and CEO of Kennedy Krieger Institute is joined by Dr. Anne Comi, a pediatric neurologist, to discuss a specific rare disease, Sturge-Weber syndrome, and some potentially very promising progress in its treatment.

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January 2024: Unlocking the Power of Early Childhood Education: Its impact on Lifelong Development

Kennedy Krieger CEO and President Brad Schlaggar is joined by Marcella Franczkowski, Assistant VP, and Executive Director of PACT, Sharon Holloway-Gentemann, the Director of PACT World of Care, Dr. Jackie Stone, Chief Clinical Officer as well as Sarah Monaghan, a parent of a graduate of PACT. They discuss how early childhood programs help optimize developmental outcomes, look at some of the challenges faced by these programs and why they are so worthy of enhanced societal investment.

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Reflecting on Progress: 30 Episodes of Insights into Your Child's Brain

In this episode, we reflect back on the topics that we discussed over the past 2 ½ years and talk about the progress that has been made in understanding and treating disorders of the developing brain and nervous system. Dr. Brad Schlaggar, president and CEO of Kennedy Krieger, is joined by his colleague Dr. Ali Fatemi, a pediatric neurologist and neuroscientist, who, in addition to serving as Chief Medical Officer at Kennedy Krieger, holds the Blum-Moser Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neurology at Kennedy Krieger, and leads the Moser Center for Leukodystrophies at Kennedy Krieger

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November 2023: Tourette Syndrome

Tourette syndrome and tics—two neurological disorders, how they differ and how they're treated is discussed in this episode of Your Child’s Brain. Join Dr. Brad Schlaggar, president and CEO of Kennedy Krieger, along with his colleagues from the Institute’s Tourette Syndrome Center of Excellence.