Blog Postings

Teaching students how to have belief in themselves

I travel around the country speaking about the developmental and behavioral challenges of children and teens. My purpose is to be their voice in order to help others understand and approach them with more compassion, empathy, and a willingness to work and think outside the box. Now I find it funny that I do this […]

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Lack of corpus callosum yields insights into autism —

See on Scoop.it – Developmental & Behavioral Challenges in Children Dr. Pat McGuire‘s insight: Having known patients with this condition, it is extremely hard for them to make sense of the world around them.  But the hardest part is to help others understand what is happening, since there are no outward signs of this anatomical […]

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The Deafening Silence of Teachers

See on Scoop.it – Developmental & Behavioral Challenges in Children As Americans we have always been taught that one of the greatest things about living in this country is that we are protected by the First Amendment in the United States Constitution. Dr. Pat McGuire‘s insight: This is an important opinion piece to read.  Teachers […]

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Play-based Interventions | District Administration Magazine

See on Scoop.it – Developmental & Behavioral Challenges in Children News, Articles and Community for district-level decision makers in K-12 education. Magazine published monthly, with daily news and blogs and online content. Archives available. Dr. Pat McGuire‘s insight: This is a great idea which needs to be considered by all elementary schools. We are indeed […]

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30th Anniversary of A Nation At Risk

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the landmark report on education in the United States. It was the impetus for much of the education reform of the 80′s and 90′s.  Education Week looked at what has happened since then, which is shown in the infographics below from their article. Several important things to notice […]

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Correction to YouTube link

I apologize about the problems with the link.  Here is the correct link to my temperament video.

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YouTube series on temperament

Greetings, I have been receiving messages from my readers commenting on my YouTube video from 2011 (Patricia McGuire video 2011.AVI ) about their interest in temperament and how it affects children’s behaviors.  This YouTube video was actually put together as a demo video for meeting planners to see my presenting style. While I recognize that […]

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Grandfathers’, parents’ ages influence autism risk —

See on Scoop.it – Developmental & Behavioral Challenges in Children Dr. Pat McGuire‘s insight: Here is more evidence that paternal age increases the risk of autism in the offspring.  What is more interesting, however, it also points to evidence that if the grandfather had children later in life, then his grandchildren are at a higher […]

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How are you helping someone with autism today?

Autism Awareness month is winding down.  There have been many excellent messages publicized in print and on TV to increase the awareness that these individuals (children and adults) need to be assisted to become the best they can.  Some may always need more support, but a growing number have the potential of being independent, productive […]

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Help me to help you with challenging children & adolescents

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