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Q: What Are Learning Or Neurological Disabilities? |
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A:Learning disabilities are disorders that affect the ability to understand or use spoken or written language, do mathematical calculations, coordinate movements, or direct attention. Although learning disabilities occur in very young children, the disorders are usually not recognized until the child reaches school age. |
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A:Autism is a brain disorder that interferes with a person's ability to communicate and relate to others. It affects how a child perceives and processes sensory information.
Signs of autism usually develops before a child is 3 years old, but may not be diagnosed until later. Parents typically become concerned when they notice that their toddler doesn't begin to talk or doesn't respond and interact like other children of the same age. Toddlers with autism don't usually develop speech normally and may seem to be deaf although hearing tests are normal. |
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Q: What is Mental Retardation? |
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A:Mental retardation is a term used when a person has certain limitations in mental function and skills such as communication and social skills, and taking care of him or herself. These limitations will cause a child to learn and develop more slowly than a typical child. Children with mental retardation may take longer to learn to walk, speak, dress or eat and they are likely to have trouble learning in school. They will learn, but it will take them longer and there may be some things they can't learn. |
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Q: What is Down Syndrome? |
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A:Down Syndrome is a chromosomal disorder that results in mild to severe learning disabilities and physical symptoms that include a small skull, extra folds of skin under the eyes, and a flattened nose bridge. Muscle tone throughout the body is usually low. Down syndrome occurs in about 1 out of every 800 births worldwide. In the United States each year, about 1,600 babies are born with this condition. |
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Q: What is Cerebral Palsy? |
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A:Cerebral palsy refers to a group of disorders that affect a person's ability to move and to maintain posture and balance. People with cerebral palsy have damage to the part of the brain that controls muscle tone. It is what lets you keep your body in a certain posture or position. It does not get worse over time, although the symptoms can change over a person's lifetime. |
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Q: What are Developmental Disabilities? |
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A:Developmental disabilities are a diverse group of severe chronic conditions that are due to mental and/or physical impairments. People with developmental disabilities have problems with major life activities such as language, mobility, learning, self-help, and independent living. Developmental disabilities begin anytime during development up to 22 years of age and usually last throughout a person’s lifetime. |
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