Sentences with phrase «as learning disorders»

I also conduct neuropsychological evaluations with children 6 to 18 years old with traumatic brain injury and / or problems in school such as learning disorders and attention deficit disorder.»

Your teen's academic downturn might have a root problem that's a bit more serious, such as a learning disorder.

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They probably could have been classically diagnosed with Oppositional Defiant Disorder as an adolescent, but somewhere on their path they learned to use all that rebellion to start a business and drive it forward.

His perspectives on the state of religion in the USA and what he learned as the spouse of someone with bipolar disorder resulted in a fascinating interview.

As with coronary heart disease, we must learn to regard alcoholism as both disease and behavior disorder» (pp. 1,45As with coronary heart disease, we must learn to regard alcoholism as both disease and behavior disorder» (pp. 1,45as both disease and behavior disorder» (pp. 1,45).

Gluten free and dairy free living, more specifically, a gluten - free, casein - free diet, has shown to benefit everything from celiac patients (like me) to those affected by learning disorders such as ADD, ADHD, and is gaining recognition as an alternative treatment for autism.

But he suffers from ADD and what is known as a disorder of written expression, a learning disability that inhibits him from expressing himself in writing.

For those of you who are wondering, «being labeled» refers to having your child noted as one or more of the following things, such as: «Learning Disability,» «ADHD,» «Autism Spectrum Disorder,» or «Other Health Impairment» to name a few.

So, just because your child isn't as skillful of a reader as his classmates or his siblings were at his age doesn't necessarily mean that he has a learning disorder.

The truth is, there can be several underlying factors contributing to parental abuse including poor boundaries, substance abuse (by either a parent or child), poor coping skills, underlying psychological conditions (such as ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder) and learned behavior.

The Research Institute supports projects dealing with essential contemporary educational issues such as attention - related disorders, trends in adolescent development and innovations in the high school curriculum, learning expectations and assessment, computers in education, the role of art in education, and new ways to identify and address different learning styles.

In addition, she treats various psychological ailments including, affective disorders, selective mutism, school phobias, attention deficit disorder, non-verbal learning disorders and difficulties as related to childhood response to parental divorce.

Studies have shown that among the many effects of physical abuse are depression, anxiety, cognitive and learning difficulties, even a lowering of IQ (especially verbal IQ), disordered sleep, flashbacks, loss of empathy, aggressive behavior, chronically high stress levels which can lead to chronic health effects such as high blood pressure and increased risk of cardiovascular disease, and inability to maintain relationships.

Because these symptoms overlap they have been lumped under «autism spectrum disorder», but as science learns more even scientists know that will change.

She educates students who have complicated learning needs due to issues such as attention deficit disorder, learning disabilities and autism.

With one - third of all children in the United States suffering from some kind of serious health condition that requires life - long medication (diabetes, asthma, allergies, auto - immune disease) or lifestyle modifications (severe nut allergies, learning disorders) we view all routine newborn tests and procedures as potential contributors that need to be scrutinized.

She has a background as a credentialed school psychologist working with children and adolescents with learning disorders which helps her understand the developmental milestones that children need to meet.

And as more and more women are opening up about their experiences with postpartum depression, we are learning that the disorder can affect women very differently.

There are many reasons for teens to underperform at school, including a lack of motivation to do well, problems at home or with peers, poor work habits or study skills, emotional and behavior problems, learning disabilities (such as dyslexia), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, mental retardation or below average intelligence and other medical problems, including anxiety and depression.

They also found that some of the athletes, none of whom suffered diagnosed concussions, didn't do as well as predicted on tests of learning and memory at the end of the season, although the study did not find «large - scale, systemic differences» in the brain scan measures, which the authors found «somewhat reassuring» and consistent with the fact that millions of athletes play contact sports for many years without developing progressive neurodegenerative disorders.

The typical signs of dyslexia or a reading disorder, often can manifest as early as when a child is learning the alphabet.

If your child does have a learning disability, it's important to seek help for him as soon as possible before the disability or disorder has the opportunity to stymie his academic advancement and create psychosocial problems.

Penny Williams runs the Happy Mama Retreat in North Carolina for moms whose children have neurological or developmental disorders, such as autism, anxiety or learning disabilities.

It is important to look for other disorders which may be present; such as, attention - deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), learning disabilities, mood disorders (depression, bipolar disorder) and anxiety disorders.

Federal statistics from 2005 show a 60 % increase in developmental delays in the past 10 - 15 years, 4.6 millions diagnoses of learning disabilities, 4.4 million diagnoses of ADHD and children diagnosed with an Austistic Spectrum Disorder increased from 1 in 1000 to 1 in 150 in 2006 (that number is now as high 1 in 100 according to the CDC in 2009).

Lack of DHA in the body leads to serious consequences: inflammation of the skin, decreased learning ability, as well as disorders of concentration and memory, and these are some of the consequences.

A sense of mastery is also very valuable to kids with diagnoses such as reactive attachment disorder, bipolar, cognitive learning disorders, and autism, says Michael Kaufmann, director of farm and wildlife at Green Chimneys, a therapeutic day school and residential treatment center in Putnam County, New York.

When your child is first diagnosed with ODD, it's helpful to learn as much as you can about the disorder.

ADHD (attention deficit hyperactive disorder) isn't classified as a learning disability, but it's important to note that those with learning disabilities suffer from difficulty concentrating as well.

We provide parents and professionals with a variety of resources and trainings to help them maximize the early language learning of all children — including those with or at risk of language delays and those with developmental challenges such as Autism Spectrum Disorder.

These flame retardants have been shown to cause serious health disorders including endocrine disruption, cancer, birth defects, hormone disruption, reproductive and neurological disorders and learning disabilities such as ADHD, mental retardation, and hyperactivity.

But Sensory Processing Disorder is not the only piece of the puzzle and Elizabeth Tallaksen, an occupational therapist who has been working with children in the New Jersey schools for over 20 years, cautions against simply using SPD as a scapegoat for bad behavior, or worse, missing other underlying issues like autism, ADHD or a learning dDisorder is not the only piece of the puzzle and Elizabeth Tallaksen, an occupational therapist who has been working with children in the New Jersey schools for over 20 years, cautions against simply using SPD as a scapegoat for bad behavior, or worse, missing other underlying issues like autism, ADHD or a learning disorderdisorder.

Remember this: if someone has a disorder such as ADD, ADHD or ODD and manifests trouble dealing with educational material such as math and English, the same learning disability affects their ability to take in non-educational information such as how to accept limits read social situations and solve social problems.

If a child continues to respond poorly to treatment, then a reevaluation might be necessary to confirm the diagnosis of ADHD or look for coexisting conditions, such as oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, anxiety, depression, and learning disabilities.

Learn about them and how to deal with life as you care for your teen with a behavioral disorder.

Parents need to learn as much as they can about anxiety disorders so they can help their child.

Behavioral disorders, such as anxiety, depression, attention deficit hyperactivity (ADHD), autism or pervasive developmental, academic and social developmental, physical and learning disabilities, and conduct disorders.

They offer teachers classroom strategies as well as guides to help educators effectively respond to children showing signs of a mental health or learning disorder.

NYFAC also serves professionals and students who want to learn how to better handle children with special needs and is recognized as a worldwide leader in the development of training materials for professionals working with children with autism spectrum disorders.

In addition to the new work's potential for RS, there is speculation that it could pave the way to treatments for other neurological disorders, such as learning disabilities, schizophrenia, autism and newborn encephalopathy as well as some mental retardation that has also been linked to the Mecp2 gene.

It just means this individual has an impairment to their ability due to a processing disorder, such as auditory processing or visual processing, that is detrimental to learning from traditional teaching methods.

What's more, the gene codes for a chemical receptor involved in many brain functions, such as learning and memory, so the gene might also be involved in behavioral disorders.

During the past decade we've learned a lot about the function of these newborn neurons, revealing their possible role in psychiatric and neurological diseases such as mood disorders, schizophrenia and epilepsy.

This could lead to enhance cognitive functions in patients with learning and memory disorders, such as dementia.»

Ostrander says that by identifying other dog genes for body size and for traits such as leg length and head shape, researchers may learn more about growth and its disorders — especially cancer — in humans and their best friends.

«We are working to find out how these circuits behave in anxiety disorders, so that we can hopefully learn to control fear in diseases such as PTSD,» says Li.

Indeed, as nanoscience progresses, and as researchers gradually learn to mimic — if not control — the elegant and efficient ways in which biological systems create order from disorder, the familiar distinction between «natural» and «artificial» will grow increasingly tenuous.

When a blast rattles the brain, the resulting concussion sometimes leads to unremitting psychological problems such as depression, anxiety, irritability, sleep disorders, pain, and learning and memory problems.

The discovery of a new mechanism that controls the way nerve cells in the brain communicate with each other to regulate our learning and long - term memory could have major benefits to understanding how the brain works and what goes wrong in neurodegenerative disorders such as epilepsy and dementia.

As researchers have learned more about these disorders, it has been necessary to update the diagnostic tools available to clinicians.