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How to Prepare and Support Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders This School Year By Jennifer Twachtman-Bassett, MS, CCC-SLP: Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have a tough time adjusting to change – so they’ll need additional guidance and support to succeed in school during COVID-19. Connecticut Children’s autism specialist Jennifer Twachtman-Bassett, MS, CCC-SLP shares tips. Create a visual Article
Celebrating 60 Years of Medicaid: 60 Reasons It Still Matters By Christian Petersen: For six decades, Medicaid has served as a critical lifeline for millions of children and families, offering access to essential health services, protecting vulnerable populations, and strengthening communities across the nation. To honor this milestone, we’ve compiled 60 reasons
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Pediatric Emergency Center at Norwalk Hospital The community saw the need for a pediatric emergency center in Norwalk. So together with Norwalk Hospital, we created the Cohen Pediatric Emergency Center. Staffed by Connecticut Children’s pediatric emergency medicine experts, families can expect care designed just for kids Ketogenic Diet and Modified Ketogenic Diet Clinical Pathway Ketogenic and modified ketogenic diets are high fat, low carbohydrate diets used as evidence-based treatment for intractable seizures. These pathways were developed to aid with initiation of these diets for established neurology patients at Connecticut Children’s. Initiation of
Research Institute Connecticut Children's Research Institute (CCRI) is at the forefront of transforming pediatric healthcare. We stand at the intersection of passion and innovation, driven by a mission to revolutionize the care and treatment of children, offering new hope for better outcomes. Our
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Fecal Transplantation Program The Fecal Transplantation program is for children and adolescents with refractory Clostridium difficile, an infection that can occur after antibiotic exposure and causes chronic diarrhea. Pediatric patients who have failed multiple attempts at antibiotic therapy for this Article
10 Steps to a Better Morning! Get Your Child Into a Back to School Routine Now After months of sleeping in, staying up late, and enjoying a lot less structure, it’s a big adjustment for kids and teens to head back to school. You can set them up for an easier transition with these tips for a great morning – right down to packing a backpack the night before.
Benefits & Rewards Connecticut Children’s is dedicated to enhancing the professional and personal lives of our valued team members. We offer a selection of health, dental, and life insurance plans, contribution matching for retirement savings, paid time off, and tuition assistance among other
Medical Records Patients & Families It is the obligation of the hospital to protect the confidentiality of our patients’ medical records. Any information contained in the medical record is confidential and protected by federal and state law. Therefore, patient information will only be released
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Happy Holidays During COVID! Week #4: Care Packages to Make Quarantine Special During COVID-19, your family may have lots of people to thank and in-person celebrations to make up for. So in time for Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwanzaa, here’s a care package how-to for spreading holiday cheer. This is the fourth week of Connecticut Children’s holiday series Article
Innovating with Purpose: Semantic Saturation By Jacquelyn M. Rose, MPH: This is the first in a series of blogs describing Connecticut Children’s Office for Community Child Health’s journey to cultivate and nurture a culture of social innovation. Over the course of the last fiscal year, a small, multi-disciplinary team from Connecticut Children’s