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Little Girl Who Loved to Swing

A mother shares the story of her daughter, who suffered from sensory integration disorder, and how they found relief.... [more]

Survival Strategies for Dealing with Medical Conditions or Learning Disabilities Diagnosed in Your A

Steps to get through the difficult time when you child is diagnosed with a medical condition or disability after placement.... [more]

Tic Disorders

Tics disorders in some cases are frequent and severe, and can affect many areas of a child's life.... [more]

Many childhood sleep problems are related to irregular sleep habits or to anxiety about going to bed and falling asleep. Persistent sleep problems may also be symptoms of emotional difficulties.... [more]

Focus

You may have a condition that is estimated to afflict close to one in every two people who work in front of a computer monitor today, and not even be paying attention to it.... [more]

Disability Awareness vs. Similarity Awareness

Ideas and examples about how to improve teaching about people disabilities in a way that is helpful to all and does not bring about unwanted pity or other undesireable side effects.... [more]

Reye Syndrome, The Decline of a Disease

Reye Syndrome is a serious even deadly disease that has been found in children as early as 4 days old. People who were diagnosed with this disease were most likely to have had the flu or chickenpox, and have taken asprin.... [more]

The Spine Curves

Information on a 13-year-old girl who was diagnosed with scoliosis, an abnormal curvature of the spine. How to diagnose it and how to correct it.... [more]