Childhood Disorders

brachmann de lange syndrome and fetal alcohol syndrome- how

I have a student in my prek class who has the diagnosis of Brachmann de Lange syndrome, but the social worker who informed me of this said that this is just another form of fetal alcohol syndrome. I have done some research before I came to your site and this doesn't seem to be the case. Is there a...

by Guest over a year ago

Can people with 22q13 Deletion Syndrome learn to write?

Just curious if anyone has got any experience with this and if so, if you can tell me how it was achieved. I know that many people born with 22q13 Deletion Syndrom have developmental difficulties and I was hoping that somebody could tell me if people with 22q13 Deletion Syndrome can learn to write?

by heloise1005172511 over a year ago

I think I have Tourettes!

I think I have Tourettes because Sometimes for no reason I will just start making sighing or grunting noises. I really can't explain them. I will also start shaking or nodding my head, moving my eyes back and worth and up and down, quietly gasping, and suck air through my lips and teeth. And if I...

by Guest over a year ago

Frusteration with putting words together, and now itchy body

Hey Everyone, For the last week near the later part of my shift I have been noticing that I am unable to easily put sentences together. It is almost like I totally loose the ability to think of the proper words. And when I do eventually get something out it does not even sound like it did in my...

by Tams20269329 over a year ago

Signs of Terets Syndrom

My 5 year old has recentley started blinking her eyes repeatedly but it stopped now she has this cough that is not going away. She is very hyper active and outgoing. I was wondering if this could be an early sign of terets.

by Guest over a year ago

Abdominal pain for 2 months

Answered by a doctor

so ive had abdominal pain for 2 months now i would say. i been to the doctors and he just keeps sending for urine tests and giving me antibiotics. they dont help atal. they seem to be getting worse. i had my mmr vaccine the other day and five minutes after it i fainted and lost conciousness and the...

by TalTal123288515 over a year ago

are these really signs or turrettes, or is it something else?

iam 14 years old and my eyes twitch alot but when im talking my tongues goes out of my mouth and back in like im licking my lips but while it happenes im still taking at the same time and sometimes i make random noises or say random cus words are these really signs of turrettes?

by Guest over a year ago

Usage of Lorenzo's Oil?

There was a film made about a boy who had some neurological disease and the boy was called Lorenzo. The doctors weren't really any help and they did a lot of investigating and in the end, it was find out that rapeseed oil could greatly benefit him. Has anyone else heard of it? Is this so called...

by archibold963172222 over a year ago

Can boys have aicardi syndrome?

I read something about Aicardi Syndrome and apparently only one sex can be affected by Aicardi Syndrome - boys, I think? Is this because it is caused by the X chromosome? But that wouldn't make any sense, because women have that too, right? So, can boys have Aicardi Syndrome or not? Thanks for...

by simmonds1507148418 over a year ago

learning problems of children with Chromosome 22q11.2 Deletion?

I might be working with a family where there is a little boy who suffers from Chromosome 22q11.2 Deletion. Can you tell me more? I heard that these children generally have a whole host of learning problems similar to Down Syndrome patients, but that is all I know. The more specific you can be, the...

by clair506144522 over a year ago