Special Needs

Articles

...memory, processing speed, attention span, and executive function. The neurological consequences require specific accommodations, and most schools won't recognize...of cognitive changes known as "chemobrain" or cancer-related cognitive impairment. Working memory takes the biggest hit. Your child can read a word problem...

...activities. That includes physical impairments like mobility limitations or chronic...or chronic conditions, and mental impairments like depression, anxiety, PTSD,...the activity at all. It means the impairment makes it significantly harder compared...system function, cell growth, and neurological function. You're covered even if...

...question: does the student have a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity?...bodily functions such as immune system function, neurological function, and respiratory function. The impairment...neurological function, and respiratory function. The impairment doesn't need to be severe. It needs to substantially...

...impacts nutrition. Children who have difficulty sitting upright or who have neurological impairments are at risk for gastroesophageal reflux. This condition can...Children who have difficulty sitting upright or who have neurological impairments are at risk for gastroesophageal reflux. This condition can be difficult...

...next, you may be dealing with childhood apraxia of speech. And if you are, the type of therapy matters enormously. CAS is not a speech delay. It's a neurological motor planning disorder. The brain knows what word it wants to produce, but it can't reliably coordinate the sequence of movements needed to get...

...Differs from Regular Tiredness. MS fatigue isn't solved by sleep. It's neurologically driven, caused by the immune system attacking myelin in the central nervous...watching. This doesn't mean your child is fragile or incapable. It means the neurological cost of everyday tasks is higher for them than for their peers. What...

...symptom in pediatric MS, affecting up to 80 percent of children with the condition. It's not tiredness that resolves with a good night's sleep. It's a neurological symptom that interferes with sustained attention, physical endurance, and cognitive stamina. A child with MS fatigue may start the day alert and...

...order WGS as a first-line test rather than a last resort, particularly when a child presents with developmental delays, congenital anomalies, or neurological symptoms that don't fit a recognizable pattern. What Whole Genome Sequencing Tests. WGS sequences your child's entire genome, not just the protein-coding...

...therapy from other parents online, and you need to know what the evidence shows. The ketogenic diet isn't alternative medicine. It's an evidence-based neurological intervention that's been used for drug-resistant epilepsy since the 1920s. About 20 to 30 percent of children with epilepsy don't respond adequately...

...unrelated diagnoses that happen to show up together. Many share underlying neurological pathways. ADHD and dyslexia both involve phonological processing and...These Conditions Overlap. ADHD doesn't cause dyslexia or anxiety, but the neurological systems they affect intersect. Phonological processing deficits appear...

...For children with autism, sensory processing differences, or other developmental disabilities, the underlying cause of sleep disruption is often neurological, not behavioral. The child isn't refusing to sleep. They're dysregulated. Their nervous system can't shift from alert to calm without external support....

...given you a reliable pattern. This isn't a behavioral problem. It's a neurological one, and the solution is a structured bowel management program, not more...patients with cerebral palsy. This is not a behavioral problem. It's a neurological one. Constipation affects up to 74 percent of children with cerebral...