Cerebral palsy is a disorder of muscle tone, posture, movement, balance and coordination which results from injury to early brain development. Other than motor concerns it could be associated with epilepsy, abnormalities of speech, vision, intellect, behaviour, etc. What are the causes of cerebral palsy? CP is caused by a brain injury or brain malformation…
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopment psychiatric disorders in children. It affects about 6-7% of children. What are the symptoms – how do I know if my child has ADHD? A child may show the following symptoms 1.Inattention -Does not seem to listen when spoken to -Has difficulty sustaining attention…
Dyslexia Dyslexia, also known as reading disorder,is the commonest form of learning disability accounting for 80% of all learning disability.It is characterized by trouble with reading unrelated to problems with overall intelligence. Symptoms In early childhood, symptoms include delayed onset of speech, difficulty distinguishing left from right, difficulty with direction, as well as being easily distracted by background noise. In late childhood…
What is autism spectrum disorder (ASD)? Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental behavioural disability that causes significant social, communication and behavioural challenges. These children communicate, interact, behave, and learn in ways that are different from most other people. The child may have normal intelligence quotient and still have autism. It is characterised by impairment…
What is Cerebral palsy? The brain controls all that we do. Different parts of the brain control the movement of every muscle of the body. In cerebral palsy, there is damage to, or lack of development in, one of these areas of the brain. \’Cerebral\’ – refers to the brain. \’Palsy\’ – can mean weakness…
Developmental Milestones at 2 years of age What to expect from my a 2 years old child ? Children develop rapidly at this age. If you have any concerns about your child’s development tell your doctor. A “wait and see” attitude will not work. You can also contact your Pediatrician to refer you to a…
Child abuse occurs at every socioeconomic level, across ethnic and cultural lines within all religions and at all levels of education. Child abuse being a preventable cause we as society , individuals , parents and caregivers needs to be emotionally intelligent to identify our emotions of stress, anger , frustration , depression, unhappiness at right…
Some of the common habit behavioral disorder What are Habit disorders ? They are repetitive,non-functional behaviors that do notresult in injury or interfere with normal activities, occur in the contextof normal development and typically resolve without specific treatment. They are mostly tension discharging phenomenon. Some commonly observed habit disorders are : Thumb sucking, Nail biting,…
Thumb sucking and finger sucking : Why does it happen? Children suck their thumbs because it is comforting and calming for them .Whenever your child is tired, scared, bored, sick, or trying to adjust to challenges such as starting daycare or preschool or any stress giving event may act as a trigger ….
The Ideal age for babies to start talking: The early years of life are the time of life when the brain is developing and maturing. This is the period for acquiring speech and language skills. The environment which is rich in sounds, sights and has a constant exposure to speech and language of others helps…