Understanding AUTISM
Autism is a developmental disability that affects how the brain functions, specifically those areas of the brain that control social ability and communication skills and likely to have restricted interests and repetitive behavior. Boys are more likely to develop Autism, and most children are diagnosed before the age of 3.
Children and adults with autism typically have difficulty in both verbal and nonverbal communication. People with autism may have a difficult time relating to the outside world and may have unusual reactions to the people around them. People with autism may demonstrate aggressive behavior that may cause injury to themselves or others. The disorder also may cause sensitivity to the senses of sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste.
Written by Dr.hala on March 20th, 2009 with no comments.
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Written by Dr.alex on March 12th, 2009 with no comments.
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Lots of people find difficulty to discriminate between Autism and Sensory integration Dysfunction (Sensory Processing Disorder)
I would like here to talk shortly about Sensory Integration Dysfunction, its classification and about some treatment methods by Occupational Therapists. And later on I’ll be talking about Autism in another article.
Sensory Integration Dysfunction (SID, also called sensory processing disorder (SPD) is a neurological disorder causing difficulties with processing information from the five classic senses (vision, auditory, touch, olfaction, and taste), the sense of movement (vestibular system), and/or the positional sense (proprioception). For those with SID, sensory information is sensed normally, but perceived abnormally. Unlike blindness or deafness, sensory information is received by people with SID; the difference is that information is processed by the brain in an unusual way that may cause distress or confusion.
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Are you wondering if your child is up to his/her age? Do u want to test your child skills and judge? I’ll supply you with the way to do it. All the numbers and values are from medical books and accurate.
First I’ll talk about the Motor system and I’ll divide it into two parts the first as the gross motor which will be about the general motor activities and the other part is about the fine motor which talks about the special motor activities of the baby.
First Gross Motor:
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Natural methods:
Coitus interruptus
It means removing the penis from the vagina prior to ejaculation. In theory, this method is probably effective. However, in practice it carries a risk because some semen may escape to vagina which maybe enough to initiate a pregnancy. So it’s not secure.
Postcoital shower
Of coarse this method is useless because the sperms actually can reach beyond the cervix within 90 seconds after ejaculation.
Breastfeeding
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When should you use antibiotics for common cold or flu?
It’s one of the most common questions these days: when should I use antibiotic for common cold or flu, and why sometimes my doctor advises me not to use antibiotic?
Well, first of all you should know that most of the infections which cause the common cold or flu are of viral origin and not bacterial. The antibiotics are actually antibacterial and have no effect on viruses.
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Occupational therapy — a treatment that focuses on helping people achieve independence in all areas of their lives — can offer kids with various needs positive, fun activities to improve their cognitive, physical, and motor skills and enhance their self-esteem and sense of accomplishment.
Some people may think that occupational therapy is only for adults; children, after all, do not have occupations. But a child’s main job is playing and learning, and an occupational therapist can evaluate a child’s skills for play activities, school performance, and activities of daily living and compare them with what is developmentally appropriate for that age group.
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Occupational therapists play an important role in the rehabilitation of individuals following surgery and treatment for cancer. Patients who undergo various cancer treatments may require specialized protection and adaptation in order to resume normal daly activities. Occupational therapists have the skills to design a variety of custom made adaptive devices to improve function, provide protection, and enhance body image for this patient population. Three examples of custom made devices designed for patients with cancer are:
Written by Dr.hala on February 20th, 2009 with no comments.
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