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When the first treatment doesn't work, it's tempting to give up, but getting better may take trial and error, and a clinician who'll keep working until something does.

Brian Grazer sat down with Dr. Koplewicz to discuss growing up with dyslexia at the 2012 Adam Jeffrey Katz Memorial Lecture. Here are some highlights from their conversation.

This kind of death can be doubly painful for children, who may help handling conflicting and disturbing feelings. What can you do to help?

How teachers can better understand, anticipate, and respond to disruptive students, to reduce problem behavior and increase learning for everyone

Dr. Stephen Hinshaw on why ADHD diagnoses have gone up, especially in some states, what treatments work best, and what parents can do

Avoiding touching things can be a symptom of OCD—if it's part of a ritual the child performs to prevent something bad from happening.

Smartphones, the Web, 'screentime.' Do kids live in a different world?

Show you support for getting kids early and effective treatment for psychiatric and learning disorders

Aging out of supports, kids on the Asperger's end of the spectrum struggle with independence

It sounds like he has many aspects of OCD, although there are other disorders that also involve obsessive thoughts and narrowed interests. Your first step should be getting a very thorough evaluation.