ECEC is a private, nonprofit preschool. Serving Children and Their Families ECEC is open to any child, from age three to age five, with a disability. All of our programs are available at no charge to families. Self-Contained and Integrated Classrooms The Center operates in Albany, Schenectady, and Troy.
Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome. Munchausen by proxy syndrome (MBPS) is a relatively rare form of child abuse that involves the exaggeration or fabrication of illnesses or symptoms by a primary caretaker.
Munchausen's syndrome is a psychological and behavioural condition where someone pretends to be ill or induces symptoms of illness in themselves. It is also sometimes known as factitious disorder. People with the condition intentionally produce or pretend to have physical or psychological symptoms of illness.his leads them to behave in ways most people would regard as disturbed and abnormal. Another theory is that the condition may be the result of parental neglect and abandonment, where only real or imagined illness gives them feelings of care. Read more about the possible causes of Munchausen's syndrome.