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Pregnancy & Baby Index: Parenting: Special Needs
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A mother's experience with down syndrome At what point did you put away the idyllic thoughts of youth and focus on the challenge of growing up? For some it's college, others marriage, but for most of us it's parenthood. The very idea that you are responsible for another human being is a sob
ADHD - Helping Your Child From trouble at school to conflicts at home--children who are trapped in a cycle of frustration might be suffering from AD/HD. Warren Umansky, PhD, and Barbara Steinberg Smalley offer a thorough explanation of one of today's most misunderstood and mi
Autism problems explained in new research New research from Melbourne's Howard Florey Institute helps to explain why children with autism spectrum disorders (autism) have problem-solving difficulties.
Awaiting a baby with down syndrome It's a scenario all new parents fear: Test results will show a problem with their unborn child. What happens when the test results reveal that you're carrying a baby with Down syndrome? As Rachael Smith knows firsthand, with education, support and pr
Babbling key to evaluating speech development in babies with hearing loss Parents of deaf toddlers with cochlear implants
or hearing aids have a new Internet tool to help them monitor their
babies' progress in early speech development thanks to a Purdue
University speech-language pathologist.
Children & depression Caron Goode's insights are drawn from her 15 years in private psychotherapy
practice and 30 years of experience in the fields of education, personal
empowerment and therapy. Now she shares some advice to help us
cope with the challenges we face a
Newborns with down syndrome Named after John Langdon Down, the first physician to identify the syndrome, Down syndrome is the most frequent genetic cause of mild to moderate mental retardation and associated medical problems and occurs in one out of 800 live births, in all race
Revived clubfoot treatment means an alternative to surgery At Patrick's first birthday party, the gift that received the most
applause was a new pair of ordinary baby shoes. What made them so
special was that Patrick could actually wear them.
Special needs kids and typical siblings When a child has special needs, it affects everyone in the family. Well
siblings have a myriad of often intense and mixed emotions about their
brother or sister who has special needs. Studies show that in addition to
feeling protective and loving
Welcoming a baby with special needs It's a subject pregnancy books tend to gloss over and
prenatal classes frequently choose to ignore -- the possibility that
you could give birth to a baby with special needs. Consequently, those
couples who end up giving birth to these babies can f
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