Special Needs Therapy

Feeding and Swallowing Challenges in Children with Developmental Disorders; Behavioural Therapy Interventions (Part2)

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Every time I visit a Grocery store and spot the shelf filled with various packs of baby cereals, I long to reach out and grab a pack or two for Ikemefuna, my two year old son who has been diagnosed with developmental delay, but I cringe at the thought of the ‘war’ that breaks out in my home during meal times. I have tried every single suggestion from other parents, yet it’s still really tough …

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Defects in Children

The Syndrome Called Cornelia De Lange

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Montessori Directress is like a candle. It consumes itself to light a way for others. The one thing that intrigues Miss. Bello about her job as a Montessori Directress is the new challenges she faces at the beginning of each term. She wasn’t running a special unit in the school, but her class was known to have children with different syndromes ranging from ADHD, Cerebral Palsy to Autism. She felt she had seen it all. …

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Baby

Aligning My Baby’s feet for proper acceleration

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Even after telling myself that all things work for good, I was depressed for a few weeks. My child was diagnosed with bilateral clubfoot (one of several pediatric foot deformities) and referred to a tertiary institution where she was falsely diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Was I depressed because the doctor said she had CP when she wasn’t in my view exhibiting the signs I was familiar with? Was I depressed because she had clubfoot? I …

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