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The FDA Just Gave a Rare Pediatric Gene Therapy Its Fastest Regulatory Track. Here's What Families of Children with NGLY1 Deficiency Need to Know.
...clinical data from an ongoing Phase 1/2/3 trial showing improvements in motor function and cognitive skills in patients treated for at least 52 weeks....delay, cognitive impairment ranging from mild to profound, complex movement disorders, and alacrima, which is the inability to produce tears when crying. What...
Special Needs > Speech and Communication Impairments
What Speech-Language Pathologists Actually Do: A Guide for Special Needs Families
...and swallowing, voice disorders, stuttering, and alternative...communication and swallowing disorders. The scope includes:...therapy." Articulation disorders (difficulty producing...or /s/), phonological disorders (patterns of sound errors),...childhood apraxia of speech (motor planning difficulty that...may have a language disorder even if their pronunciation...
Assistive Tech > Virtual Assistants
Alexa vs. Google Home: Which Virtual Assistant Works Best for Your Disability?
...limitation, a vision impairment, or a processing disorder is reading a comparison guide. This comparison...reliable results. This matters for users with motor speech disorders, limited lung capacity, or anyone...results. This matters for users with motor speech disorders, limited lung capacity, or anyone for whom sustaining...
Medical > Neurology
Facing Life with a Spinal Cord Injury: A Neurological Perspective
...Injuries: A Neurological Perspective. Neurological disorders, have a profound impact on the lives of those affected,...in the spinal column, plays a vital role in our motor, sensory, and autonomic functions. When an injury...disrupted, depending on the severity of the injury. Motor vehicle accidents, falls, violence, and sports-related...
Special Needs > Rare Disorders
What Is Williams Syndrome?
...syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that is characterized by intellectual...have difficulty with fine motor skills and are hypersensitive...syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that was first identified...by Dr. J.C.P. Williams. The disorder is characterized by wide-set...genes on chromosome 7. The disorder is diagnosed using DNA testing....
Education > K-12
Teaching Special Needs Kids to Swim
...devices like floating mats may sometimes be used to help children with motor disorders enjoy swimming safely. For children with tubes in the ears, specialized...devices like floating mats may sometimes be used to help children with motor disorders enjoy swimming safely. For children with tubes in the ears, specialized...
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
What is Pervasive Development Disorder?
...development disorder, often called...developmental disorder or PDD, is...spectrum disorders. PDD includes...Asperger's disorder, Rett syndrome,...disintegrative disorder, and PDD-NOS,...development disorder (not otherwise...communication, and motor behavior....development disorders, and the exact...developmental disorders are believed...of related disorders with multiple...development disorders include:...
Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day: Look2Learn
...size of the picture for individuals with fine motor or visual challenges. For those individuals...Look2Learn is useful for children with autism spectrum disorders or those children with speech and language disorders....disorders or those children with speech and language disorders. It is an exceptionally user-friendly app, and...
Health > Diagnosis
The Future of Diagnosis with DSM-5
...of Mental Disorders is the text...Neurodevelopmental Disorders (intellectual,...learning, and motor disorders,...and motor disorders, and ADHD)...Anxiety Disorders Depressive...Depressive Disorders Obsessive-Compulsive...related disorders Personality...Personality Disorders Trauma...Stressor-related Disorders (including...Symptom Disorders Other...Developmental Disorder, Not Otherwise...Spectrum Disorder." The New...
Special Needs > General Special Needs
The Role of Medication in Treating Special Needs Children
...2) mood swings; 3) compulsive-repetitive symptoms, including stereotyped motor movements; 4) self- injurious behaviors, aggression, and tantrums; 5) anxiety,...they have more adverse reactions and side effects than children with other disorders using...
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
Conference: Vista Del Mar Autism Conferences
...information. Thank you!" -Judy Mark, parent
Vista Del Mar Campus 3200 Motor Avenue • Los Angeles CA 90034 • www.vistadelmar.org 8:00 a.m. – Registration...Health in support of the needs of children and families with Autism Spectrum Disorders. She is the author of Autism Solutions – How to Create a Healthy and Meaningful...
Therapies > Animal
What is Equine Therapy?
...learn how to ride horses. This activity helps develop muscle tone, balance, motor skills, focus, and coordination. It is similar to physical therapy in its...proven success with children and adult with emotional or developmental disorders. The use of horses for therapy likely started as early as the times of the...