Difficulties in the parent-child relationship
What it involves Difficulty in the parent-child relationship is something that can be experienced in one’s life. Relationships between parents and children can go through moments of tension and misunderstanding, which tend to intensify during different phases of growth. From the first challenges of childhood to the more complex conflicts of adolescence, these difficulties often […]
Anxiety Disorders and Phobias in Developmental Age
What they are Anxiety disorders and phobias in developmental age represent a problem that affects a wide range of children and adolescents. The most common forms include These disorders manifest in various forms and intensities, interfering with young people’s emotional, cognitive, and social development. Specific phobias, such as fear of animals, heights, or particular situations, […]
Emotional dysregulation: understanding and managing emotional difficulties in young people
What It Is Emotional dysregulation in children and adolescents can have a significant impact on how they experience and manage emotions. A child or adolescent with emotional regulation difficulties may quickly shift from one emotional state to another, feel overwhelmed by emotions such as anger, frustration, or sadness, and have difficulty regaining calm. These emotional […]
Developmental Disorders
Enuresis What It Is Enuresis is the voluntary or involuntary repeated release of urine into clothing or bed at a developmental stage where sphincter control (the muscles that allow retention of urine and feces) should be acquired. Since most children achieve sphincter control during the day and night by around age 5, involuntary urine loss […]
Giftedness
What It Is Giftedness, or high cognitive potential, refers to a condition of neurodivergence where the person possesses intellectual abilities above average. Children with giftedness generally have a high IQ (equal to or greater than 130). In these cases, we are witnessing an exceptional ability to learn and understand complex concepts, solve problems creatively, and […]
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
What they are Autism spectrum disorders are a group of neurodevelopmental conditions that affect how a person perceives the world and interacts with others. These conditions appear to depend on a combination of genetic and environmental factors. There is no single known cause, but it is believed that the origin of ASD is complex and […]
Academic Difficulties
Difference between SLD and Academic Difficulties What is the difference between a specific learning disorder (SLD) and difficulties in academic learning? SLDs are defined as specific because they affect a particular skill domain (reading/writing/calculation) without impacting general intellectual functioning. The word disorder refers to the neurobiological origin of the different cognitive functioning and the different […]
Specific Learning Disorders
What they are The acronym SLD (Specific Learning Disorders) refers to a diagnostic category related to Specific Developmental Learning Disorders that belong to neurodevelopmental disorders (DSM 5, 2014). They manifest during developmental age and involve difficulties in acquiring and automating reading, writing, number, or calculation skills. SLD cannot be diagnosed in the presence of intellectual […]
Psychosomatic disorders in developmental age
What they are Childhood and adolescence are two phases of the life cycle in which individuals face numerous tasks and changes that constitute normal stages of cognitive, emotional, and behavioral development. Starting school, integrating with peers, learning social rules, changes in one’s body… these are just some of the most important challenges where children and/or […]
Language Disorders
What they are It may happen that the child’s language is not always understandable, that they may have difficulty in recounting their experiences, especially regarding sentence construction or the use of sounds within words. Language disorder is one of the most frequent issues that can be encountered in the development of children between 2 and […]