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Sensory Processing Disorder: The Neuroscience Behind Your Child's Sensitivity
...for years: biological proof. Brain imaging studies show that children...behavior. It's neurology. What the Brain Scans Show. In 2013, UCSF researchers...It's neurology. What the Brain Scans Show. In 2013, UCSF researchers...along nerve fibers, to map the brains of children with SPD. They...underdeveloped or disorganized, the brain struggles to filter, prioritize,...
Research > Clinical Trials
Advancing Care and Treatment for People with Special Needs Through Research
...may be able to participate in: Surveys and interviews Medical tests and brain scans Behavior and learning assessments Trials of new treatments or therapies...able to participate in: Surveys and interviews Medical tests and brain scans Behavior and learning assessments Trials of new treatments or therapies...
Social Engagement > Inclusion
The Importance of Valuable Social Interaction
...Caccioppo's book "Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection", brain scans, blood pressure, and immune functions are studied to show how social...book "Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection", brain scans, blood pressure, and immune functions are studied to show how social interaction...
Special Needs > Dyslexia
Brain Scans Detect Early Signs of Dyslexia
...4 or 5 years old by studying their brain scans. This could be monumental news...5 years old by studying their brain scans. This could be monumental news for...group of 36 preschoolers had their brains scanned by Gaab and her colleagues...of 36 preschoolers had their brains scanned by Gaab and her colleagues while...
Research > Brain Science
Advancements in Autism Science
...research community is looking at brain scans as a means of determining...community is looking at brain scans as a means of determining what...determining what goes wrong in early brain development. Most children...that their findings from these brain studies will also help individuals...science technology include brain imaging, stem cell science,...
Research > Brain Science
Brain Connectivity and Cerebral Palsy: Why More Isn't Always Better
...the assumption that a brain working harder to recruit...palsy who had higher brain connectivity had worse...functional MRI to map brain connectivity in children...pathways across more brain regions, scored lower...did better. What the brain was doing, it turned...to the muscles, the brain recruits other regions...That shows up on a scan as high connectivity....
Special Needs > Speech and Communication Impairments
Augmentative and Alternative Communication: The Voice of Success for Your Child
...like cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorders and traumatic brain injuries. These "high-tech" devices work in unison with low-tech tools under...touch the device screen directly. Those with limited use of their hands may scan and select vocabulary by activating switches with their head, foot, or another...
Education > Tutoring
The Voice of Success For Your Child
...like cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorders and traumatic brain injuries. The devices work in unison with lighter-tech tools under the AAC...touch the device screen directly. Those with limited use of their hands may scan and select vocabulary by activating switches with their head, foot, or another...
Special Needs > Multiple Sclerosis
Managing MS Fatigue in Children: What Parents and Schools Need to Know
...isn't solved by sleep. It's neurologically driven, caused by the immune system attacking myelin in the central nervous system. That damage disrupts the brain's ability to regulate energy and process information efficiently. The result is exhaustion that can hit without warning and doesn't correlate with how...
Special Needs > Learning Differences
IEP or 504: Which Plan Does Your Child with a Learning Difference Need?
...that looks different from what the rest of the class receives: not just more time or a quieter room, but teaching designed specifically for how their brain works. IDEA covers 13 disability categories, including specific learning disabilities like dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia. But your child doesn't...
Research > Drug Development
Fragile X Drug Trials: The First Real Breakthroughs and What They Mean for Families
...Earlier Trials Failed. The mGluR5 hypothesis made sense on paper. Fragile X syndrome results from a missing protein (FMRP), and without that protein, a brain receptor called mGluR5 becomes overactive. Block the receptor, restore balance. It worked beautifully in mouse models. Three major pharmaceutical companies...
Research > Brain Science
Neuroplasticity Across Disabilities: The Science of Brain Change in Children with Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, and Stroke
...thing across all of them. Can a brain damaged by oxygen deprivation...birth rewire the same way a brain does after a stroke at age four?...Everyone. Neuroplasticity is the brain's ability to reorganize itself...damaged or underdeveloped, the brain can recruit neighboring regions...Cortical remapping. When a brain region is damaged, nearby areas...