Your Child's Brain

In this month’s episode of Your Child’s Brain, join Dr. Brad Schlaggar and his guests.as they reflect on this influential report and discuss how early experiences, environments and exposures influence the developing brain early experiences, environments and exposures influence the developing brain.

In this episode of Your Child’s Brain, Dr. Brad Schlaggar is joined by his Kennedy Krieger colleague, Dr. Doris Leung, to discuss a set of diseases of muscle that we refer to collectively as muscular dystrophy (MD).

April is known internationally as Autism Acceptance Month. As part of that recognition, join Dr. Brad Schlaggar, Drs. Amy Keefer and Roma Vasa from the Center for Autism as they discuss autism and anxiety.

People with disabilities or chronic health conditions, such as cerebral palsy, may be as much as 3-4 times more likely to develop depression and anxiety disorders. Research suggests this link is not necessarily related to the severity of a person’s disability but is instead tied to things like levels of stress, management of pain and fatigue, coping skills, or family and social support.

Check out the latest episode of Your Child’s Brain. Join Dr. Brad Schlaggar President and CEO of Kennedy Krieger Institute and his guests Heidi Daniel, president and CEO at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, and Dr. Tzipi Horowitz-Kraus, a developmental neuroscientist at Kennedy Krieger Institute as we discuss children's reading, literacy, and the impact of technology on both.

On this month’s episode, Kennedy Krieger discusses Project Echo, a national program designed to address the shortage of pediatric specialists.

On this month's episode of Your Child's Brain, brain injury is discussed

On this month's episode of Your Childs's Brain, adaptive sports and their physical, mental and community benefits are discussed.

On this month's episode of Your Child's Brain, guests discuss talking to your child about trauma.

This month on Your Child's Brain the importance of how research plays a role in Rare diseases is discussed.