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Medical > Neurology
Unraveling the Link: Epilepsy and Neurological Disorders in Special Needs Individuals
...Neurological disorders such as cerebral palsy, autism, and Down Syndrome, common in individuals with...These conditions can significantly elevate the risk of developing epilepsy, underscoring the importance...epilepsy, underscoring the importance of early detection and intervention strategies. Managing Epilepsy....
Medical > Pediatrics
The Pain Your Child Can't Tell You About: A Parent's Guide to Recognizing Discomfort in Nonverbal Children
...Behavioral Pain Indicators Matter. Children with intellectual disabilities, autism, cerebral palsy, and other conditions that affect communication are at significantly...and other conditions that affect communication are at significantly higher risk for untreated pain. Studies show that pain in this population is both underrecognized...
Research > Clinical Trials
Advancing Care and Treatment for People with Special Needs Through Research
...research helps with include: Understanding causes and risk factors Developing new medications and treatments...many advances in understanding conditions like autism, Down syndrome, and learning disabilities. This...interventions and support. For example, research on autism has increased understanding of the many different...
Special Needs > Asperger Syndrome
Asperger Syndrome: What Is It?
...Asperger syndrome is considered to be part of the autism spectrum. Asperger Syndrome: Causes And Risk Factors....autism spectrum. Asperger Syndrome: Causes And Risk Factors. Asperger syndrome is a neurological disorder...genetic and environmental factors. Some of the risk factors for Asperger syndrome include having a family...
Health > Nutrition
Can You Prevent Autism with Folic Acid?
...38 percent lower risk of having a child...having a child on the autism spectrum. Folic...actually increases the risk of autism. The researchers...increases the risk of autism. The researchers...preschoolers with autism and 278 neurotypical...children without autism had an increased...children without autism, 69 percent of them...of children with autism, who averaged 655...
Health > Mental Health
Bullying Leading Cause of Depression
...turmoil. While much research points to the fact that bullying increases risk for academic and emotional problems, not much research has been completed...cystic fibrosis, diabetes, sickle cell disease, obesity, learning disability, autism spectrum disorder, and short stature. Caregivers completed screening questionnaires...
Education > Accommodations
Changing the Mindset of Youth on the Spectrum
...Changing the Mindset of Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders In our therapeutic work with...Disorders In our therapeutic work with children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), we expanded upon our...been found to be the strongest predictors of the risk of a child receiving a diagnosis of ASD. Children...
Health > Treatment
Antidepressants and Pregnancy: Weighing Risks
...newborns. "There's no path that's really risk-free," Pec Indman, a therapist who...the Chicago Tribune. "Illness has a risk and treatment has a risk." The question..."Illness has a risk and treatment has a risk." The question is, which is riskier?...increase in the chance of a child having autism, though many experts warn that these...
Research > Genetics
Parent Age Related to Child's Odds for Autism
...diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder,...had a higher risk of developing...developing autism. Interestingly,...showed that the risk is the same...even higher risk of autism for...higher risk of autism for the child....children with autism due to the...create a higher risk than just one....percent higher risk of being diagnosed...who develop autism. These results...odds of an autism diagnosis increased...
Lifestyle > Recreation
Swimming: A Life-saving Skill
...intellectual challenges are at an even higher risk. As an alarming statistic, drowning...leading cause of death of children with autism. Children with autism tend to have...children with autism. Children with autism tend to have three characteristics,...drowning is required, particularly for at-risk children. Parents need to be aware...
Research > Brain Science
Can Brain Imaging Detect Autism?
...key to improving autism symptoms and helping...helping children with autism reach a high-functioning...But can we detect autism early enough to...answers. While autism is typically not...detect signs of autism as early as 6 months...considered at high-risk for autism due to...at high-risk for autism due to elder siblings...a diagnosis of autism. Results show...
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
Turning the Wheel
...more. He was so much like my own son. The face of autism is changing. 500,000 children who fit somewhere...changing. 500,000 children who fit somewhere along the autism spectrum today will become adults in the next decade....young Americans who have come of age in the Age of Autism, and it's time to change the conversation. We...