Disabilities

Disabilities
The CDC works to identify the causes of birth defects and developmental disabilities, help children to develop and reach their full potential, and promote health and well-being among people of all ages with disabilities.
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Learning Disabilities
Specific developmental disorders, generally known as learning disabilities, are conditions that may impair a child's ability to keep up with peers in reading, writing, speaking, physical coordination and math skills.
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Learning disabilities affect about 5 percent of all school-age children in public schools in the United States. The majority of schoolchildren who receive special education services have deficits in reading, and dyslexia is the most common cause.
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Learning Disabilities Program
Children's Hospital Neighborhood Partnerships Program
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Learning disabilities
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Injury from falls
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Side effects of medications (with or without symptoms)
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Learning disabilities are common, despite normal or high IQ. The risks of dyslexia, attention deficient hyperactivity disorder, and depression may be higher.
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Learning disabilities - Studies have shown that at least 20% of children with ADHD also have learning disabilities. This is many times greater than the rate seen in the general population.
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Learning disabilitiesAn impairment of the cognitive processes of understanding and using spoken and written language that results in difficulties with one or more academic skill sets (e.g., reading, writing, mathematics).
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The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA, Public Law 94-142) states that every child is entitled to an appropriate education and directs school districts to provide special services to ensure that children with disabilities are able to ...
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Sports for Adults with Disabilities
Sports for Children with Disabilities
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Sports Safety for Adolescents
Sports Safety for Adults
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Another important development has been the increased ability of persons with disabilities, including those who have cerebral palsy and other severe disabilities, to live independently in the community.
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'We also think of people with disabilities, mental retardation and physical disabilities,' says Edgar. There's a great need for respite in families who have individuals with mental illness or severe emotional disorders.
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Certain physical traits, such as smaller-than-average adult height and weight, clubbing, or cyanosis (bluish tint to skin from low blood-oxygen levels).
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Some children, however, have trouble developing language skills or have behavioral, emotional, or learning disabilities that stir up intense anxiety, fear, frustration, or anger.
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Learning disabilities.
Inheritance: Fanconi anemia is an autosomal recessive condition. Both parents carry the same mutation (gene change).
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In paralytic polio, about 50% of patients recover with no residual paralysis, about 25% are left with mild disabilities, and the remaining patients have severe permanent disability.
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Of those who survive a stroke, many have long-term disabilities, but about 10% of those who have had a stroke recover most or all function.
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Hyperactive children often have learning disabilities.
Certain types of fluorescent lights are overstimulating.
Overstimulation from television, competitive games, violent TV programs and, nutritional deficiencies are major factors.
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While their intellect may be normal or advanced, over half of children with ADD/ADHS have specific learning disabilities, such as dyslexia. Coping with the symptoms can mean underachievement and poor self-esteem.
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Mental retardation, seizures, breathing problems, learning disabilities, bladder and bowel control problems, skeletal deformities, eating difficulties, dental problems, digestive problems, ...
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Survivors may have learning disabilities or a lower IQ.
Certain factors increase the risk that CNS late effects will occur.
The following factors may increase the risk of CNS late effects: ...
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NeuroCell-PD Mixture of cells derived from porcine fetal neural material and implanted (neural cell transfer) into a patient's brain to delay or possibly reverse disabilities associated with Huntington disease (HD) and Parkinson disease (PD).
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Of those patients who develop paralytic poliomyelitis, about 25% sustain severe permanent disability, another 25% have mild disabilities, and 50% recover with no residual paralysis.
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"It should improve the chances of survival after a stroke and reduce the risk of long-term disabilities." ...
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Long-term Care for the Elderly with Disabilities. Milbank Memorial Fund. August, 2000.
Emerging Crisis: The Geriatric Workforce. National Academy on an Aging Society. Spring, 2003.
Who Will Care for Us, Addressing the Long-term Care Workforce Crisis?
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Stop Abuse for Everyone (SAFE) provides information and resources by location and by groups served (such as abused men, same sex abuse, abuse of people with disabilities).
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