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Angelman SyndromeAngelman syndrome is usually not recognized at birth or in infancy since the developmental problems are nonspecific during this time...
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Apraxia & DyspraxiaApraxia is a neurological disorder characterized by loss of the ability to execute or carry out learned purposeful movements, despite having the desire and the physical ability to perform the movements... |
Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) is a neurobiological disorder. |
Autism Spectrum DisorderAutism is a developmental disability that comes from a neurological disorder that affects the normal functioning of the brain...
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Canavan DiseaseCanavan disease (CD) is a relatively rare, but always fatal, inherited, degenerative brain disorder that primarily affects children of eastern and central European Jewish (Ashkenazi) descent...
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Cerebral PalsyCerebral Palsy is a broad term used to describe a group of chronic movement or posture disorders. “Cerebral” refers to the brain...
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Cri du Chat (5p- Syndrome)Each year in the United States, approximately 50 to 60 children are born with 5p- Syndrome (five p minus), also known as Cat Cry Syndrome or Cri du Chat Syndrome...
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Deaf & Hard of HearingThere are different kinds of hearing loss, and each kind of hearing loss affects deaf and hard of hearing children differently...
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DeafblindA person who is deaf-blind has a unique experience of the world...If the child is profoundly deaf and totally blind, his or her experience of the world extends only as far as the fingertips can reach... |
Down SyndromeDown syndrome is a common genetic variation which usually causes delay in physical, intellectual and language development. It is one of the leading clinical causes of cognitive delay in the world...
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EpilepsyEpilepsy is a condition of the nervous system that affects 2.5 million Americans. More than 180,000 people are diagnosed with epilepsy every year... |
Familial DysautonomiaFamilial Dysautonomia - pronounced "dys-auto-NO-mia" - is a genetic disease present at birth in male and female Jewish babies, primarily causing dysfunction of the autonomic and sensory nervous systems...
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Fragile XFragile X syndrome It is a single gene disorder on the X chromosome that occurs in both males and females, but males are typically affected more severely. The disorder can be passed down through generations in a carrier status, with increasing chances of the gene expanding into the full disorder...
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General Information & Medical ResearchA collection of information and resources about various disabilities and disorders.
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HydrocephalusHydrocephalus is a chronic neurological condition characterized by an increased volume of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) within spaces inside the brain... |
Jacobsen's Syndrome (11q)Jacobsen's Syndrome (11q Deletion or 11q-) also called 11th chromosome abnormalities disorder, is a rare chrome disorder in which a portion of the 11th chromosome is missing...
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Jewish Genetic DisordersThe "Jewish" genetic disorders are a group of conditions that are more common among individuals of Jewish descent. Although these disorders can occur in the general population, they do so at a significantly lower frequency than in the Jewish population...
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Klinefelter SyndromeKlinefelter syndrome is the presence of at least one extra X chromosome, generally found in males... |
Learning DisabilitiesA learning disability is a neurological disorder that affects one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using spoken or written language. The disability may manifest itself in an imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell or to do mathematical calculations...
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Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD)Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD) is a disorder in the body’s ability to use three of the essential amino acids in protein. These three essential amino acids—leucine, isoleucine and valine—are often called the branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs)...
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Mental IllnessMental illnesses are medical conditions that disrupt a person’s thinking, feeling, mood, ability to relate to others, and daily functioning... |
Neurotransmitter Disease“Pediatric Neurotransmitter Disease” is an umbrella term for genetic disorders that affect the synthesis, metabolism and catabolism of neurotransmitters in children...
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Prader-Willi SyndromePrader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a complex non-hereditary birth defect resulting from an abnormality on the 15th chromosome. It occurs in males and females equally and in all races...
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Rett SyndromeRett syndrome is a childhood neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by normal early development followed by loss of purposeful use of the hands, distinctive hand movements, slowed brain and head growth, gait abnormalities, seizures, and mental retardation. It affects females almost exclusively...
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Sensory Integration DysfunctionSensory Processing Disorder (SPD, formerly known as "sensory integration dysfunction") is a condition that exists when sensory signals don't get organized into appropriate responses...
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Special Health Care NeedsA collection of resources, including some specifically for Massachusetts families, addressing special health care needs. |
Tay-Sachs DiseaseTay-Sachs disease is a progressive neurological genetic disorder that appears in three forms: Classic Infantile, Juvenile and Late Onset or Chronic Tay-Sachs... |
Tourette SyndromeTourette's Syndrome (also known as Tourette's Disorder) is a fairly common childhood-onset condition that may be associated with features of many other conditions...
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Tuberous SclerosisTuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a genetic disorder that causes tumors to form in many different organs, primarily in the brain, eyes, heart, kidney, skin and lungs... |
Visual Impairment & BlindnessCurrently, nearly 94,000 children in the United States who are blind or visually impaired are being helped by some form of special education. These students are an extremely diverse group ranging from infants to young adults through age 21... |
Williams SyndromeWilliams syndrome is a rare genetic condition (estimated to occur in 1/7,500 births) which causes medical and developmental problems...
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