No two children develop in the same way, even if they have the same parents and genetic background. While toddlers normally have a wide range of abilities, children with special issues can have an even wider range. Many factors -- some...
Talking to a child with cerebral palsy about puberty and her period should happen as soon as possible. Children with cerebral palsy often show signs of puberty at a very young age. Writing in the 1999 issue of the Developmental Medicine and Child...
Dursban is the trade name for the organophosphate insecticide, chlorpyrifos, manufactured by Dow Chemical Company. Currently, it is only registered for agricultural use in the United States. A review in "Critical Reviews in Toxicology" notes that...
Green cleaning and green cleaning products offer a number of benefits to you and your family, as well as to the environment as a whole. Green cleaning improves air quality and health, reduces water contamination and reduces the unnecessary use of...
The gluten-free and casein free diet, or GFCF diet, is a biomedical treatment for autism spectrum disorders. The diet is used only when specific food allergies are suspected of causing or contributing to an individual's disorder. Experts warn...
Autism and Asperger's syndrome, along with pervasive developmental disorder, fall along a spectrum of neurodevelopmental disorders called autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Individuals with ASD struggle with social and communication skills and may...
Sensory integration or sensory processing disorder (SPD) is the brain's inability to receive sensory input and process it into appropriate reactions. The signals in the brain do not accurately interpret senses. The cause of sensory processing...
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, known as ADD or ADHD, is characterized by impulsive, hyperactive and distracted behavior, and affects between 4 percent and 6 percent of Americans. An ADHD diagnosis is not limited to children, and usually...
Consuming alcohol during pregnancy my lead to fetal alcohol syndrome. During pregnancy, alcohol interferes with the delivery of oxygen and nutrition to your babies developing brain, organs and tissues. The defects from alcohol consumed during...
Rett Syndrome, a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects females exclusively, can be difficult to identify in its earliest stages. The first stage, called Stage I or "early onset," usually occurs when your child is between six and 18 months of...
Rett Syndrome, a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects girls exclusively, is usually first noticed when your child is six to 18 months of age. The so-called early onset stage of Rett syndrome can be marked by signs and symptoms that include a...
Having your toddler sit in adult chairs may not be such a good idea. Not only can it be uncomfortable for him, but it also does not provide the appropriate support for the trunk muscles and may contribute to difficulties with tasks involving fine...
Autism, a neurodevelopmental disorder, affects an average of one in 110 children in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is four to five times more likely to affect boys than than girls and occurs in...
A premature baby is one who is born before 37 weeks' gestation. According to Dr. George Mandy of Ohio State University, writing in the medical database Up To Date, the more prematurely an infant is born, the higher the risk of complications, both...
About 1 in each 110 children born in some areas of the United States has neurodevelopmental issues called autism spectrum disorder, according to 2010 information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Typically children are not...
Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is characterized by abnormal social and communicative development, as well as repetitive behavior. Some children with autism develop normally during the first year of their life, but eventually...
Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impaired social interaction, restricted patterns of behavior, and delayed language development. Behavior intervention strategies for autism aim to lessen these symptoms. Other goals of these...
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, is a neurodevelopmental disorder that manifests in childhood and it often continues into adulthood, The symptoms of ADHD include inattention, impulsiveness and hyperactivity that are...
When you are pregnant, anything you consume will pass through the placenta to the fetus. Because caffeine is a drug, most experts recommend that you limit your intake until you give birth. Since it is present in such a wide variety of products, it...
Autism spectrum disorders are a group of neurodevelopmental disorders that affect higher brain functions. Autism becomes apparent before the age of three when impairments start affecting multiple areas in a person's life, says the Autism and...
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects 3 to 5 percent of children in the United States. Of these children, 50 percent will continue having symptoms of the condition even as adults. ADHD...
Newborns arrive in the world with a wide variety of hairstyles. Parents shouldn't fall in love too much with a newborn's first head of hair, because the hair that first appears isn't the hair the baby will have later in life. Newborn hair can...
Iodine is an essential mineral the human body requires to make thyroid hormone, which helps regulate metabolism. Although iodine deficiency in the United States is uncommon, it does occur. Worldwide, about 40 percent of the population is at risk...
Drinking and smoking during your pregnancy -- at any time -- may be detrimental to the health of your baby. The first three months are especially critical because all your baby's major body parts and organs are being formed at this time. The...
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, is a common behavioral condition in children. Also called attention deficit disorder or syndrome, its main symptoms include trouble focusing, excessive activity levels and impulsivity. Stimulant...
Around 4.7 million children in the United States, mostly boys, have been diagnosed at some point with ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, according to 2010 information from the University of Maryland Medical Center. ADHD is...
Fetal alcohol syndrome is a condition that can occur if a woman drinks while she is pregnant. The more a woman drinks while she is pregnant, the greater the chance she will have a baby born with fetal alcohol syndrome. Alcohol that a pregnant...
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) reports that in the United States, prenatal exposure to alcohol is the most common cause of birth defects. No amount of alcohol exposure during pregnancy is deemed safe to the fetus....
According to the Centers for Disease Control, 1 in 110 children are diagnosed with some form of Autistic Spectrum Disorder, a developmental disorder that disrupts the way a child reacts to his surroundings, causing him to exhibit strange and...
