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Giving ‘Till It Hurts!: Parenting a Child with Special Health Needs
Let's start with Janice, a typical mom with special concerns:Janice sat on the front stoop with her head in hands. The ...
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Never Give Up! Don’t Let Statistics Rob Your Hope and Joy
When a child is first diagnosed with a medical condition, especially a life-threatening one, the first question many ...
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When a Child is Diagnosed with Cancer: How Life Changes
Life does not prepare parents for a diagnosis of cancer in children. Emotionally, the leap from being a parent of a ...
Source: Cure Search
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Asthma and Learning Readiness
When You Can’t Breathe, Nothing Else Matters®Asthma is the most common chronic illness among children. More ...
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Physical or Health Disabilities Defined
The federal government considers physical disabilities and health disabilities as separate special education ...
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Pill Swallowing Made Easy
IntroductionMany children have difficulty in swallowing pills. They may be unable to perform the necessary reflex, they ...
Source: NYU Child Study Center
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Special Needs National Toll-free Numbers & Web Sites
Introduction The following is a selected list of toll-free numbers and, new with this edition, Web sites for national ...
Source: National Dissemination Center for Children With Disabilities
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Teens With Diabetes: Sex and Pregnancy
The safest way to avoid sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) -- like AIDS and herpes -- as well as unwanted pregnancies ...
Source: American Diabetes Association
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NICHCY Connections...to Information in Spanish on Disability Conditions
AD/HD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) Two publications on Desorden Deficitario de la Atención from ...
Source: National Dissemination Center for Children With Disabilities
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The Effects of Stress and Violence on Brain Development
Of course, positive experiences are not the only experiences that have impact on an infant’s or toddler’s ...
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Diagnosing Autism: One Family's Story
Over the last 15 years, autism has gone from being a little known condition, to a disorder of epidemic proportions. The ...
Source: Education.com
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Advocating for Children with Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
Many children are afflicted with gastrointestinal diseases such as Crohn's and ulcerative colitis. Crohn's and ...
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What is Diabetes?
What is diabetes? Diabetes means that your blood glucose (GLOO-kos), also called blood sugar, is too ...
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Guide for Patients Diagnosed with Lupus
You have recently been diagnosed with a disease known as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). It has probably taken time ...
Source: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
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Apraxia Information Page
What is Apraxia?Apraxia (called "dyspraxia" if mild) is a neurological disorder characterized by loss of the ...
Source: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
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The Whole-Brain Child: How to Raise One
Why can kids seem happy one moment, then fall apart the next? We've got the tips you need to raise a well-balanced...
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Asthma in Child Care Settings
How can you be sure that your child with asthma will get the care he or she needs while attending child care or...
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Simple Facts About Lupus
Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease, which causes inflammation of various parts of the body, especially the skin,...
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Hydrocephalus Information Page
What is Hydrocephalus? Hydrocephalus is a condition in which the primary characteristic is excessive accumulation of...
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Managing School: Tips for Teens with Diabetes
There are a bazillion things to think about every school day. You wake up and drag yourself out of bed. Then there's...
Source: American Diabetes Association
