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While ADHD is believed to be hereditary, effectively managing your child’s symptoms can affect both the severity of the disorder and development of more serious problems over time. Although life with your child may at times seem challenging, as a Read more >>
Why is School So Challenging for Autistic Children?
Autistic kids spend a lot of time in school learning how to cope with an environment that is often out of sync with their abilities and challenges. Read more >>
Neurodiversity and Autism Scholarships
Neurodiversity highlights the richness of human differences. These scholarships help break down barriers to education and empower neurodiverse individuals to achieve their academic and personal goals. Read more >>
In this Voices of Compassion podcast, two of our expert CHC licensed psychologists, Dr. Melanie Hsu and Dr. Cassandra Sanchez, share how the social challenges associated with autism can pose barriers to learning when in a highly stimulating environment like Read more >>
10 Hacks to Boost Teens’ Executive Function Skills and Manage Screen Time
Teens’ focus is interrupted, on average, every 90 seconds. Something as simple as an audible notification can draw focus away from a task. In schools, multiple distractions across the classroom create an almost impossible task of staying on topic and Read more >>
Kids have a lot to learn in their first five years of life. They learn to walk, talk, and eventually to start reading. But while kids can pick up walking and talking naturally, they must be taught how to read. Read more >>
7 Strategies to Help Gifted Autistic Students Succeed in College
About 1 out of every 100 students in American public schools has autism. A subset of these students also have academic gifts and talents in a broad range of areas, including math, science, technology, the humanities and the arts. These Read more >>
Teachers: A Pivotal Piece of the ADHD Diagnosis Puzzle
by Pardis Khosravi, PsyD, Clinical Director, Catherine T. Harvey Center for Clinical Services, CHC Next to their parents, who spends the most time with kids? Teachers. Educator, mentor, nurturer, inspiration…teachers play many roles in their students’ lives. They are also Read more >>
WVU Researcher Determines ADHD Gives Entrepreneurs An Edge
The brains of people with ADHD function in ways that can benefit them as entrepreneurs, according to research from the West Virginia University John Chambers College of Business and Economics. Read more >>
My Child Is a Strong Reader But Struggles with Writing. How Can I Help?
by Julie Abbott Olsen, MA, CCC-SLP, Speech and Language Pathologist, CHC Reading and writing are closely related skills, and they often go hand-in-hand— that is, they support each other in language development. However, they are also distinct skills with some Read more >>
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CHC Palo Alto:
650 Clark Way, Palo Alto, CA 94304
650.326.5530
CHC South Bay:
2280 Kenwood Avenue, San Jose, CA 95128
408.831.7512
CHC Ravenswood:
1765 E Bayshore Rd, East Palo Alto, CA 94303
650.702.2487
