What is Fragile X Syndrome (FXS)?
Fragile X syndrome is a genetic condition and the prevalence of FXS in males is estimated to be between 1 in 4000 and 1 in 7000, and in females between...
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What is Stuttering?
Stuttering is a communication disorder involving disruptions, or “disfluencies,” in a person’s speech. People who stutter may experience: Repetitions (D-d-d-dog), Prolongations (Mmmmmmilk), or Blocks (an absence of sound). People also...
Dysgraphia: What It Is and What We Need to Know
[Click to Listen to Podcast] DYSGRAPHIA: What parents need to know In today’s Parenting Special Needs Podcast’s Purposeful Conversation, we’re talking with Cheri Dotterer. She is the author of Handwriting...
What is Dysgraphia?
According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5), dysgraphia is a “difficulty with spelling (e.g., may add, omit, or substitute vowels or consonants) and...
What is an Intellectual Disability?
What is an Intellectual Disability? Intellectual disability is a term used when a person has certain limitations in mental functioning and in skills such as communicating, taking care of him...
What is Spina Bifida?
What is Spina Bifida? Spina Bifida is the most common permanently disabling birth defect that is associated with life in the United States. It’s a type of neural tube defect...
What Is Blindness/Visual Impairment?
What is Blindness/Visual Impairment? -Blindness: Complete or nearly complete vision loss Many people regard blindness as the inability to see at all or to discern light from darkness – Legally...
Hunter Syndrome: A Focus on Rare and Unique Disease
Hunter Syndrome From personality to appearance, every child is unique. Most characteristics are passed down to children from their parents’ DNA. If there is an error in this DNA, genetic...
What is Lennox Gastaut Syndrome (LGS)?
What is Lennox Gastaut Syndrome (LGS)? Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome is a rare and severe form of childhood-onset epilepsy that is characterized by frequent, uncontrolled seizures, moderate to severe cognitive impairment, and...
What is Epilepsy?
What is Epilepsy? Epilepsy is the fourth most common neurological disorder and affects people of all ages. Epilepsy is a chronic disorder, the hallmark of which is recurrent, unprovoked seizures....
