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Sleep and Autism: Evidence-Based Help for Children Who Can't Fall Asleep or Stay Asleep
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum

Sleep and Autism: Evidence-Based Help for Children Who Can't Fall Asleep or Stay Asleep

By Ms. Charlotte Perkins
...The struggle you're in isn't a parenting failure. Sleep regulation is neurologically different for many autistic children, and the sensory and routine...night wakings, early morning waking, and irregular sleep-wake cycles. The neurology behind it involves melatonin production timing, sensory processing differences,...
Returning to School After Childhood Cancer: What Families Need to Know
Special Needs > Cancer

Returning to School After Childhood Cancer: What Families Need to Know

By Aiden Moore
...memory, processing speed, attention span, and executive function. The neurological consequences require specific accommodations, and most schools won't...pieces in their head simultaneously. That's not effort or attention. That's neurology. The brain's short-term storage capacity has been reduced, like trying...
Sleep Solutions for Young Children with Developmental Differences
Parenting > The Early Years

Sleep Solutions for Young Children with Developmental Differences

By Caroline Harris
...downregulate their nervous system on command. It's not defiance. It's neurology. Why Standard Sleep Training Doesn't Work. Cry-it-out and graduated extinction...developmental disabilities, the underlying cause of sleep disruption is often neurological, not behavioral. The child isn't refusing to sleep. They're dysregulated....
Sensory Processing Disorder: The Neuroscience Behind Your Child's Sensitivity
Medical > Neurology

Sensory Processing Disorder: The Neuroscience Behind Your Child's Sensitivity

By Andrew Donovan
...structural differences in white-matter pathways, the neural highways that connect sensory input to processing and response. This isn't behavior. It's neurology. What the Brain Scans Show. In 2013, UCSF researchers used diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), a type of MRI that tracks how water moves along nerve fibers,...
Brain Plasticity and Therapy: How Intervention Actually Rewires Your Child's Brain
Medical > Neurology

Brain Plasticity and Therapy: How Intervention Actually Rewires Your Child's Brain

By Andrew Donovan

Why therapy intensity, specificity, and timing shape outcomes, and why it's never too late to drive brain change.

Executive Function in Neurodevelopmental Conditions: The Brain System That Connects ADHD, Autism, and Learning Challenges
Medical > Neurology

Executive Function in Neurodevelopmental Conditions: The Brain System That Connects ADHD, Autism, and Learning Challenges

By Andrew Donovan
...describe your child's challenges in three completely different ways. The developmental pediatrician talks about ADHD and executive function. The neurologist mentions autism and cognitive rigidity. The school psychologist flags working memory deficits tied to a learning disability. They're all describing...
Medically Understanding Seizures in Special Needs Individuals: A Comprehensive Guide
Medical > Neurology

Medically Understanding Seizures in Special Needs Individuals: A Comprehensive Guide

By Andrew Donovan

Guide on understanding & managing seizures in special needs individuals; covers types, causes, and treatments with a team-based approach.

Navigating Epilepsy: Comprehensive Guide for Individuals with Special Needs
Medical > Neurology

Navigating Epilepsy: Comprehensive Guide for Individuals with Special Needs

By Andrew Donovan
...for Special Needs Individuals. In the sphere of neurology, few conditions are weighed with as much trepidation...special needs. What is Epilepsy? Epilepsy is a neurological disorder marked by recurrent seizures. These...immediate medical attention. Specialists such as neurologists and neuropsychologists can undertake detailed...
Facing Life with a Spinal Cord Injury: A Neurological Perspective
Medical > Neurology

Facing Life with a Spinal Cord Injury: A Neurological Perspective

By Andrew Donovan
Exploring Spinal Cord Injuries: A Neurological Perspective. Neurological...Neurological Perspective. Neurological disorders, have a profound...of these injuries from a neurological perspective. We vividly...that are paving the way in neurological health, bringing hope and...these seemingly daunting neurological inconveniences. Research...
Unraveling the Link: Epilepsy and Neurological Disorders in Special Needs Individuals
Medical > Neurology

Unraveling the Link: Epilepsy and Neurological Disorders in Special Needs Individuals

By Andrew Donovan
...Epilepsy and Neurological Disorders...significant neurological implications,...medical and neurology spectrum. Epilepsy,...co-occurrence of other neurological abnormalities....epilepsy and other neurological disorders...control. The Neurological Link. Studies...epilepsy and other neurological disorders...mechanisms. Neurological disorders...care.Undergoing regular neurological evaluations...
Neurofeedback: Myth and Reality
Health > Alternative Medicine

Neurofeedback: Myth and Reality

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...brain injury, schizophrenia, and anxiety disorders. As a practicing Neurologist, with expertise and certification in electroencephalography and Cognitive-Behavioral...expertise and certification in electroencephalography and Cognitive-Behavioral Neurology, I have had opportunity to observe objectively the reported advantages...
MS Heroes: Dr. Jean Martin Charcot
Special Needs > Multiple Sclerosis

MS Heroes: Dr. Jean Martin Charcot

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...fair, Charcot was the co-founder with Guillaume Duchenne, the Father of neurology. Dr. Charcot was interested and instrumental in many conditions closely...atrophy Charcot remained interested in general medicine as well as neurology, and many diseases and conditions were named after him ....

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