Play is of vital importance for the healthy development of children. From a developmental
perspective, play offers ample physical, emotional, cognitive, and social benefits. It allows …

This review aimed to update the clinical practice guidelines for managing children and
adolescents with 22q11. 2 deletion syndrome (22q11. 2DS). The 22q11. 2 Society, the …

Despite evidence of broad impact on daily functioning in adolescence, little is known
regarding the life course effects of childhood chronic pain. This is the first nationally …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to reach an international consensus to determine
what key elements should be part of a transition program and what indicators could be used …

OBJECTIVES: We compared adult educational, vocational, and social outcomes among
young adults with and without childhood-onset chronic illness in a nationally representative …

The hyperimmunoglobulinemia D and periodic fever syndrome (HIDS), one of the
autoinflammatory syndromes, is caused by mutations in the gene coding for mevalonate …

BACKGROUND: Adolescents with chronic disease (ACD) must develop independent
disease self-management and learn to communicate effectively with their health care team …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to compare adolescent and young adult (AYA)
pediatric cancer survivors and peers without a history of serious illness on psychological …

Background Most evidence about what works in transitional care comes from small studies
in single clinical specialties. We tested the hypothesis that exposures to nine recommended …

Chronic illness is common and has a profound impact on the education of affected children.
A variety of approaches and programs to facilitate the transition from hospital to school for …