Not exact matches
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.
Scientists
have chronicled the impact of negative expectations in settings where they occur naturally, such as classrooms that «track» students from early youth and in society's
treatment of stigmatized groups such as racial minorities, the poor, the elderly, the homeless, convicts and children with
learning disabilities.
WEST ORANGE, N.J. — On Friday, June 6, Senator Cory Booker (
D - NJ) toured West Orange's Kessler Foundation and Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation to
learn the latest updates in medical rehabilitation research, patient care and
treatment, and employment funding strategies that are improving the quality of life of people with
disabilities.
The subset of clinical neuropsychology applies this knowledge to help in the assessment, diagnosis, and
treatment of patients that
have cognitive disorders,
learning disabilities, neurological or psychiatric conditions, and physical or developmental issues that
have cognitive or mental repercussions.
Almost 95 % of the adjudicated youth court - ordered to
treatment programs
have unrecognized brain injuries,
learning disabilities, and mental health diagnoses.
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