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abuse and neglect |
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- Abuse can take many forms. It may be physical, psychological, sexual, or financial. One type of abuse is neglect. It occurs when a caretaker fails to fulfill the basic needs of a child, elder, or dependent adult. |
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abuse, child |
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- Child abuse can be defined as "the physical treatment and mental injuring, sexual abuse, negligent treatment, or maltreatment of a child under the age of 18 by a person who is responsible for the child's welfare under circumstances which indicate that the child's health and welfare is harmed or threatened thereby." |
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attention deficit disorder |
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Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder - For Parents |
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Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder - For Parents - What is an attention deficit disorder? - Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder or AD/HD is a neurobiological condition that affects 3%-5% of the school age population. The... |
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autism |
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- Autism is a condition that affects development of the brain. Autism severely affects a person's social, mental, emotional, and communications skills. |
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Autism |
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Autism - One in a thousand children are born with autism, a condition for which there's no cure and no medical treatment. But it can be managed. Peta Newbold reports: - When seven-year old twins Corey and Harley Williams returned home... |
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bowleg |
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brain stem auditory evoked response test |
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bruising |
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- Bruising is an area of discoloured skin. Bruising develops when the lining of small blood vessels is damaged, allowing blood cells to escape into the skin and tissues. This condition most often occurs after a person injures a particular part of the body. |
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celiac disease |
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Coeliac disease is a malabsorption syndrome. The intestine is not able to absorb vital dietary nutrients from foods. Due to a sensitivity of foods containing gliadin, an alcohol-soluble portion of gluten. |
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celiac disease-nutrition |
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- Coeliac disease is a chronic digestive disorder that affects the small intestine. It can begin at any stage of life, from infancy through adulthood. The disease varies in severity from person to person. People with coeliac disease have an intolerance or a reaction to gliadin, which is a component of gluten. Gluten and gliadin are found in several common grains. |
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cerebral palsy |
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- Cerebral palsy (CP) is a non-progressive condition due to an injury to the brain before it is fully mature. This injury causes long-term problems with movement and often other difficulties as well. |
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childhood disintegrative disorder |
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- A child with childhood disintegrative disorder develops normally for the first 2 years. At 3-4 years of age, the child shows marked deterioration of his or her intellectual, social, and language skills. Childhood disintegrative disorder is a type of pervasive developmental disorder. |
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Children with dreams |
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Children with dreams - February 27, 2001 - Cerebral palsy affects around one in 400 children born in Australia every year. While it may make life a little bit more of a challenge, it certainly doesn't have to mean giving up on the more... |
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chromosome analysis |
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- Chromosome analysis involves looking at cells under a microscope to see if the chromosomes are normal. |
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cognitive impairment |
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color blindness |
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Down syndrome |
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- Down syndrome is the name for the pattern of physical features and disorders that usually occur from an extra chromosome twenty one. Chromosomes are the materials that store people's genetic information. |
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy |
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- Duchenne muscular dystrophy is an inherited disorder of the muscles. It causes the muscles to degenerate and lose their function. |
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dyslexia |
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enuresis |
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failure to thrive |
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Gaucher disease |
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Hunter syndrome |
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- Hunter syndrome is a genetic disorder that causes a protein called mucopolysaccharide to build up in body tissues. This damages the tissues and leads to the symptoms. |
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inborn errors of metabolism |
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language disorders in children |
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learning disability |
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muscular dystrophy |
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- Muscular dystrophy describes a group of genetic muscle diseases that cause muscle weakness. |
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normal growth and development |
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- There are 4 stages of growth and development. These are infancy, pre-school, school age and adolescence. |
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pervasive developmental disorder |
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thumb sucking |
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phenylketonuria |
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pica |
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- Pica is an eating disorder in which a person repeatedly eats non-food items. |
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separation anxiety |
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- Separation anxiety in childhood is the anxiety that goes along with the fear of being separated from parents or parent figures. |
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speech computers |
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speech disorders in children |
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speech impairment |
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speech therapy |
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- Speech therapy is a service provided by a health care professional that helps a person improve his or her ability to communicate. This includes both speech, which is how sounds are made, and language, which involves understanding and choosing the correct words to use. |
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Tay-Sachs disease |
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teething |
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- Teething is the time in infancy and early childhood when children get their primary teeth. |
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temper tantrums in children |
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testicular feminization |
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toilet training |
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tooth eruption |
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