Psychiatry
A child/adolescent psychiatrist is a highly specialized medical doctor and integral part of the team who provides consultation and medicinal treatment with regard to social, emotional, and behavioral disturbances that occur as a result of the child's disability. Often times, psychiatric medications are integral components of the treatment that helps with a decrease in symptoms, such as the child's anxiety, depression, and aggression.
If your loved one exhibits symptoms of autism or another neurodevelopmental disability, please contact your family care physician or the Center for Autism.