Myelodysplastic syndrome

birth. Some factors are the parental age at the time of conception on either side, if a mother is ill during pregnancy and different types of difficulties during birth. A few genetic disorders that affect brain development are Angelman syndrome, Fragile X syndrome, tuber sclerosis, and…

DISCUSSION Autism presents a unique challenge to families. Getting a diagnosis of autism & accepting a life-long responsibility of bringing up a child with autism. Raising a child with autism is an all – encompassing task that is often exhausting and isolating. It takes the family several consultations to find someone who can guide them to a proper diagnostic process. Additionally many families recall the lack of support. Families are left wondering about the prognosis of their child’s disorder…

Coach Elaine Hall says “It takes a village to raise a child. It takes a child with autism to raise the consciousness of the village.” Autism is a mental condition that affects the ability to communicate and socially interact. Although mostly diagnosed in children, this condition affects those diagnosed all the way into adulthood. A friend from high school of mine is Autistic. I have frequently had to see him face many obstacles due to this disorder. Although he is young, I am worried for the…

Adolescent patients specifically may also have pain episodes that are predicated by menstruation. Menstrual pain, before and during, is common in patients with SCD. This pain can be confused with sickling crises pain, and then be treated incorrectly to no relief (Tamim, 2011). Samuels-Reid & Scott (1985) found that patients with SCD have longer and heavier menses with greater incidences of dysmenorrhea. Patients who experience painful crises note they occur most frequently during and after…

Related to Menstrual Cycle and Possibilities of their Therapy”, an article published in 2010 and written by I. Kuvoc, R. Ptácek, J. Raboch, D. Domluvilová, H. Kuzelová , S. Fischer and P. Kozelek, people get a better understanding on Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD). According to the article PMS and PMDD are depressive disorders affecting women during their menstrual cycle. In this piece, the authors discuss the relationship between physiological…

Holmes, David. "The benefits of music therapy." Adoption & Fostering, vol. 32, no. 1, 2008, p. 5. Academic OneFile, go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=AONE&sw=w&u=mcc_pv&v=2.1&id=GALE%7CA202649423&it=r. Accessed 31 Aug. 2017. This article is about the effect of music therapy on children who has the problem in communication, emotional and attachment. The study shows that 92 per cent of children shows signs of increased concentration and attention skills. Also, music therapy helps parents to communicate…

novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon the main character Christopher Boone changes in many different ways. Christopher is a fifteen-year-old boy who struggles to communicate with other people due to his Asperger’s syndrome. Christopher proves to all of us that just because he has a disability it doesn’t mean he can’t figure out a way to interact and feel the same way other humans do. Christopher has one mission the entire book, and it was to solve the mystery…

Being a parent is never an easy job. It is almost like having to run a marathon everyday, without having the time to take a break. When it comes to having a child with autism, it is like having to run a marathon everyday while also walking on a tightrope, in which falling off means you or your child mentally breaks down, or the world gets flipped upside-down. The world seemed to flip upside-down in many instances in the novel, “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime,” by Mark Haddon.…

What is a developmental disability? A developmental disability is a mental or physical impairment which is chronic and begins before an individual reaches adulthood. There are many different types of developmental disabilities. They include Intellectual Disability (ID), epilepsy, autism, and cerebral palsy, which is the disorder this paper will be focusing on (CA.Gov 2013). Cerebral Palsy is an impairment in the area of the brain that controls muscle tone and movement. Cerebral Palsy does not…

Cynthia Fenelus Final Reflection Adam Sandler stars in the movie Water Boy as Bobby Boucher. He is a thirty-one year old man who lives at home with his mother. To say the least he is a “momma’s boy.” He plays a water boy for football teams. Bobby presents two disorders. One being a stutter and he also exhibits the characteristics of an intellectual disability. He is used as a water boy for several football teams before one of his coaches discovers his amazing talent of tackling and places him…