key: cord-0788188-2h3v234u authors: Cieza, Alarcos; Kamenov, Kaloyan; Sanchez, Mariano Gacto; Chatterji, Somnath; Balasegaram, Mangai; Lincetto, Ornella; Servili, Chiara; Bermejo, Raoul; Ross, David A title: Disability in children and adolescents must be integrated into the global health agenda date: 2021-03-17 journal: BMJ DOI: 10.1136/bmj.n9 sha: 41c1c0d3162cb0d37c902e34ccf2115a97c53aae doc_id: 788188 cord_uid: 2h3v234u Alarcos Cieza and colleagues argue that services for children and young people with disability need greater priority Social skills groups for social competence (16) ; Interventions based on the Theory of Mind cognitive model for symptoms (17) ; Parent-mediated interventions for parent-child interaction, child language comprehension and reduction in autism severity (18) ; Early intensive behavioral intervention (EIBI) for IQ (19) ; Communication interventions for gains in frequency of PECS use and verbal and non-verbal initiations (20) ; Methylphenidate for symptoms of hyperactivity and inattention (21) Conduct Disorder Family and parenting interventions for reducing time spent in institutions and cost saving for society (22) ; Behavioural and cognitive-behavioural group-based parenting programmes for early-onset conduct problems (23) Congenital anomalies Folic acid for preventing neural tube defects (24); Occupational therapy plus BoNT-A for reducing impairment, improving activity level outcomes and goal achievement (25) Constraint induced movement therapy, for bimanual performance and unimanual capacity (26), Aerobic exercise for gross motor function (27) Depression Psychological therapies for core symptoms (3) Psychological and Pharmacological treatment for core symptoms (3, 28) ; Psychological therapy; Non-specialist health worker interventions for core symptoms (29) Dermatitis Tacrolimus for atopic dermatitis (30) Educational and psychological interventions for atopic eczema (31) Beginning reading interventions for phonologic awareness, word reading, decoding, expressive and receptive language, and oral reading fluency (32) Treadmill intervention for development of independent walking and motor skill attainment (33) Epilepsy Antiepileptic drug monotherapy for sizures (34) ; Lamotrigine as an add-on treatment for drug-resistant focal seizures (35) ; Sulthiame for seizure remission (36) Hearing Impairment Antibiotics for otitis media with effusion (37) Injuries Technology-based interventions in the rehabilitation of executive functions and memory (38); Fitness training for improving cardiorespiratory deconditioning after brain injury (39); Ankle brace for fractures (40) ; Rehabilitation for fractures (41) Migraine Triptans including rizatriptan and sumatriptan, almotriptan, eletriptan, naratriptan, rizatriptan, sumatriptan, and zolmitriptan; Combination of sumatriptan plus naproxen sodium (42) Ibuprofen for pain (42); Psychological treatment for headache (43) Vision Impairment Antibiotics for trachoma (44); Surgery for congenital or developmental bilateral cataracts (45) Antimuscarinic topical medication for myopia progression; Multifocal lenses, either spectacles or contact lenses for myopia (46) ; Prophylactic administration of oral beta-blockers for reducing progression towards stage 3 retinopathy of prematurity (47) Pharmacotherapy for anxiety disorders in children and adolescents Cognitive behavioural therapy for anxiety disorders in children and adolescents Psychological therapies for anxiety and depression in children and adolescents with long-term physical conditions Swimming training for asthma in children and adolescents aged 18 years and under Omalizumab for asthma in adults and children Intermittent inhaled corticosteroid therapy versus placebo for persistent asthma in children and adults Inhaled corticosteroids in children with persistent asthma: effects on growth Anti-IL5 therapies for asthma Family therapy for asthma in children Parent training interventions for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children aged 5 to 18 years Pharmacological treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children with comorbid tic disorders Methylphenidate for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder Tricyclic antidepressants for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents Aripiprazole for autism spectrum disorders (ASD) Music therapy for people with autism spectrum disorder Social skills groups for people aged 6 to 21 with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) Interventions based on the Theory of Mind cognitive model for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Cochrane database of systematic reviews Parent-mediated early intervention for young children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Evidence-Based Child Health: A Early intensive behavioral intervention (EIBI) for young children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) Communication interventions for autism spectrum disorder in minimally verbal children Methylphenidate for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder Family and parenting interventions in children and adolescents with conduct disorder and delinquency aged 10-17 Cochrane review: behavioural and cognitive-behavioural group-based parenting programmes for early-onset conduct problems in children aged 3 to 12 years Effects and safety of periconceptional oral folate supplementation for preventing birth defects Botulinum toxin A as an adjunct to treatment in the management of the upper limb in children with spastic cerebral palsy (UPDATE) Constraint-induced movement therapy in children with unilateral cerebral palsy Exercise interventions for cerebral palsy Newer generation antidepressants for depressive disorders in children and adolescents Non-specialist health worker interventions for the care of mental, neurological and substance-abuse disorders in low-and middle-income countries Topical tacrolimus for atopic dermatitis Psychological and educational interventions for atopic eczema in children Beginning reading interventions for children and adolescents with intellectual disability Treadmill interventions in children under six years of age at risk of neuromotor delay Antiepileptic drug monotherapy for epilepsy: a network meta-analysis of individual participant data Lamotrigine add-on therapy for drug-resistant focal epilepsy Comparison of antiepileptic drugs, no treatment, or placebo for children with benign epilepsy with centro temporal spikes Antibiotics for otitis media with effusion in children Technological aids for the rehabilitation of memory and executive functioning in children and adolescents with acquired brain injury Fitness training for cardiorespiratory conditioning after traumatic brain injury Interventions for treating ankle fractures in children Interventions for treating wrist fractures in children Drugs for the acute treatment of migraine in children and adolescents Psychological therapies for the management of chronic and recurrent pain in children and adolescents Antibiotics for trachoma Surgical interventions for bilateral congenital cataract Interventions to slow progression of myopia in children Beta-blockers for prevention and treatment of retinopathy of prematurity in preterm infants