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Sleep midpoint variability, duration variability, and social jetlag were each associated with lower receptive vocabulary and visuospatial memory scores in 379 preschool-age children, with executive attention unaffected by any sleep regularity measure.

Approach-withdrawal behavioral patterns — including dysregulated negative affect and resistance to routine change — showed moderate associations with co-occurring internalizing and externalizing symptoms in a cohort of 280 children with autism.

“There is growing reason to believe [puberty blockers] are exacerbating the very dysphoria they are supposed to resolve and placing vulnerable children on a largely self-reinforcing path toward permanent transitions, often with serious and lasting physical consequences.” – Dr. Julia Mason

“The lived experience of youth who identify as TGD cannot be ignored and the belief that all youth have the inherent right to mental health care — regardless of gender or gender-identity — is reaffirmed.”

“When perceived as undermining their developing autonomy, informal coercion may contribute to frustration, mistrust and a sense of disempowerment, potentially weakening therapeutic alliances and reducing engagement in care.”

This case highlights how Rapunzel syndrome may masquerade as a functional or sensory feeding disorder and emphasizes the value of magnetic resonance enterography as a radiation-free diagnostic modality in pediatric patients with unexplained weight loss.