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Special Needs > Cerebral Palsy
Hip Surveillance for Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Parent's Guide to the Monitoring Schedule
...protocol exists for a reason: children with CP are at higher risk...reason: children with CP are at higher risk for hip displacement...with CP are at higher risk for hip displacement as...muscle release surgery. Why Children with CP Are at Higher Risk....Why Children with CP Are at Higher Risk. Cerebral palsy...with CP Are at Higher Risk. Cerebral palsy affects...
Special Needs > Attention Deficit Disorders
ADHD Medication: Separating Facts from Fear for Parents
...been staring at the prescription...addiction risk goes in the...medication in children. The findings...were clear. Children on ADHD medication...ADHD. The risk isn't the medication....reduce that risk. Swedish longitudinal...reinforced this. Children on ADHD medication...unmedicated children with ADHD....medication reduced risk rather than...too high. At the correct...dose, most children feel more like...
Parenting > The Early Years
How to Support Your Typical Child When Their Sibling Has Special Needs
...it's survival. Typical siblings of children with special needs carry a particular...and Nemours KidsHealth shows they're at elevated risk for resentment, anxiety,...KidsHealth shows they're at elevated risk for resentment, anxiety, and what's...to communicate frustration. Young children, ages 3 to 6, need concrete, simple...
Medical > Pediatrics
The Pain Your Child Can't Tell You About: A Parent's Guide to Recognizing Discomfort in Nonverbal Children
...days. They're pulling at their ear, refusing...recognition in nonverbal children is one of the most...assess pain in verbal children don't work when a child...to assess pain in children who can't self-report....Indicators Matter. Children with intellectual disabilities,...communication are at significantly higher...significantly higher risk for untreated pain....
Medical > Orthopedics
Protecting Bone Health in Non-Ambulatory Children: A Parent's Guide to Preventing Fractures
...nothing. For children who don't walk,...density decreases at a rate that...learn about that risk until it's already...drops. Fracture risk climbs. By adolescence,...non-ambulatory children have bone mineral...can reduce the risk substantially...Non-Ambulatory Children Lose Bone Density....threshold drops. For children with cerebral...non-ambulatory children have 20 to 40%...10. Fracture risk increases by...
Health > Treatment
Managing Multiple Medications for Children with Medical Complexity: A Parent's Safety Guide
...still make sense together? Children with medical complexity face...complexity face a five times higher risk of adverse drug events than...of adverse drug events than children on single medications. Over...of medication errors happen at home, not in hospitals. The...and timing, like twice daily at 8 AM and 8 PM Prescribing physician...
Health > Mental Health
When Medical Care Becomes Traumatic: PTSD in Disabled Children and Their Families
...this year. A parent standing at the bedside while medical staff...control, or threat to life. In children with disabilities, the risk...children with disabilities, the risk is higher. They undergo more...Medical Trauma Shows Up in Children with Disabilities. Children...Children with Disabilities. Children with disabilities face higher...
Special Needs > Rare Disorders
Giant Congenital Nevus: Growing Up with a Birthmark That Covers Your Arm and Chest
...captured something parents of children born with giant congenital melanocytic...pigmented birthmark present at birth. It is classified as "giant"...infants. Prevalence is estimated at 1 in 20,000 to 50,000 births....slightly elevated lifetime melanoma risk, estimated at...lifetime melanoma risk, estimated at...
Financial > Government Benefits
What Happens to Your Child's Medicaid and Care If You Lose Your Job
...calling elevated recession risk. For parents of children...risk. For parents of children with disabilities, the...some cases, it helps. Children's Medicaid eligibility...qualify for Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program,...before. Most states cover children at 200 to 300 percent...states cover children at 200 to 300 percent of...
Medical > Orthopedics
Enhancing Outcomes for Children with Orthopedic Disabilities through Early Intervention
...disability or are at risk for one....disability or are at risk for one. It can...It can start at birth or any time...intervention at CDC's "Learn the...Important for Children with Orthopedic...Disabilities? Children with orthopedic...services for children with orthopedic...therapies help children improve strength,...the long run. Children who receive early...
Special Needs > General Special Needs
Nutritional Assessment for Special Needs
Nutrition therapy for children with special needs varies...are found more often in children with special needs because...child coughs or chokes at meals and swallowing difficulties...that impacts nutrition. Children who have difficulty sitting...neurological impairments are at risk for gastroesophageal...neurological impairments are at risk for gastroesophageal reflux....
Parenting > Adulthood
Adopting a Child with Special Needs
...raising biological children or other adopted children,...children or other adopted children, potential adoptive...medically fragile children with complicated syndromes...syndromes to those at risk for developmental,...syndromes to those at risk for developmental,...was drug-exposed and at risk for learning and...drug-exposed and at risk for learning and behavior...