Common Issues for CYSHCN

The Common Issues section of the Medical Home Portal provides clinical information about common health issues for children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN). The topics are:

• Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM)
• Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
• CBD for Neurologic Conditions in Children
• Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH)
• Contraception & Menstrual Management
• Cranial Deformation and Craniosynostosis
• Developmental Coordination Disorder
• Drooling in Children with Special Health Care Needs
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
• Headache (Migraine & Chronic)
• Integrative Medicine for CYSHCN
• Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS)
• Oral Health
• Osteoporosis and Pathologic Fractures
• Pain in Children with Special Health Care Needs
• Procedural Anxiety
• Puberty and Pubertal Variations
• Self-injurious Behavior
• Sensory Processing/Integration Disorder
• Sexuality & Children with Disabilities
• Skin and Wound Care for CYSHCN
  • Care of Surgical Wounds in Children
  • Caring for Burn Injuries in Children
  • Ostomy Care
  • Treating Diaper Rash
• Sleep Issues
  • Behavioral Techniques to Improve Sleep
  • Medical Conditions Affecting Sleep in Children
  • Sleep Disorders & Parasomnias in Children
  • Sleep Medications
  • Sleep Tips for Children (Medical Home Portal) ( 189 KB)
• Somatic Symptom Disorder & Functional Neurologic Disorders
• Syncope
• Toe-Walking
• Toilet Training Children with Complex Medical Conditions

Related, more in-depth material for specific common conditions can be found at:

• Anxiety Disorders
• Asthma
• Obesity in Children
• Constipation
• Depression
• Foster Care
• Intellectual Disability & Global Developmental Delay
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Seizures/Epilepsy

Diagnosis and management information for specific conditions can be found in the Portal's Diagnoses & Conditions section.