http://refmedical.com Your medical reference resource. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:58:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 http://refmedical.com/developmental-disabilities/the-woman-who-can-revolutionize-physical-occupational-and-speech-therapy/ http://refmedical.com/developmental-disabilities/the-woman-who-can-revolutionize-physical-occupational-and-speech-therapy/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:50:33 +0000 Webmaster http://refmedical.com/developmental-disabilities/the-woman-who-can-revolutionize-physical-occupational-and-speech-therapy/ My son Liam was diagnosed with Cerebellar Hypoplasia at ten months old. He received early intervention therapies (PT, OT and SP) from ten months old till he was two and a half years old. We saw some progress in the beginning but the developmental milestone gap widen as he approached his second birthday.
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Read More Here (Opens In New Window) ]]> http://refmedical.com/developmental-disabilities/genetic-clue-to-adhd-disorders/feed/ 0 http://refmedical.com/developmental-disabilities/what-are-specific-learning-difficulties/ http://refmedical.com/developmental-disabilities/what-are-specific-learning-difficulties/#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:38:13 +0000 Webmaster http://refmedical.com/developmental-disabilities/what-are-specific-learning-difficulties/ Learning difficulties are also known as learning disorders or disabilities. They are discovered once a child starts schooling and starts experiencing learning troubles. These difficulties are at times referred to as Specific Learning Differences (SPLD) and they occur in different forms. Dyslexia is one of them and it is a condition that refers to difficulties in numeric and literacy. This condition is not only restricted to difficulties but also encompasses abilities as well.
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