What is Spinal Muscular Atrophy? Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) refers to a group of rare, genetically inherited neuromuscular diseases that damage and kill specialized nerve…
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Challenging Behaviors in Children with Down syndrome: An Overview for Parents
As a parent, it can be difficult to understand and manage challenging behaviors in children with Down syndrome. As this is a common concern for…
Fragile X syndrome: What do we know about it and how do we promote a child’s participation and independence?
What is Fragile X syndrome? Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is a genetic disorder that affects a specific gene on the X-chromosome. This gene is called…
Recognizing and Managing Rett Syndrome
Rett syndrome is a rare, progressive neurodevelopment condition that mostly affects females and is characterized by physical and cognitive developmental impairment (Gold et al, 2018)….
Neuromuscular scoliosis: diagnosis and treatment options
Children with progressive and non-progressive neurological impairment like cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, CDKL5 deficiency disorder, and myelomeningocele present abnormal and asymmetric muscle forces, which lead…
How to support a child’s Childhood Apraxia of Speech Therapy?
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) defines Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) as a rare neurologic sensorimotor speech sound disorder. A child diagnosed with CAS presents…
How can we best support siblings of autistic children?
5 answers from the expert On the occasion of Autism Awareness Month, we invite Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou to share with us in this blog post…
How parents can leverage daily routines to build their children’s language skills
Research proves that following daily routines such as bathing, feeding, changing clothes, and riding in a car significantly impacts children’s communication and language development, thus…
What happens early lasts for a lifetime: Early intervention in children with developmental delays
Babies are born ready to receive and capture all kinds of stimulation: auditory, tactile, visual, etc. This helps guarantee proper neuromotor development, the basics of…
The importance of joint attention skills
What is joint attention? You are at the park with your toddler when an airplane flies overhead. He/she runs to you, tugs your sleeve, points…