Ask A Therapist: Special Needs & Medical

 

Early Childhood Intervention

This website is a place for families who are facing challenges pertaining to their child's development and growth.

It is a place to find answers and practical suggestions. That's what Early Intervention Support is all about.

Whether a family has a child with a challenging behavior, a disability or developmental issue, childhood is short - it should be savored and enjoyed.

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We understand developmental milestones and the challenges of Special Needs children.  We spend a great deal of time with families understanding the inner workings of childhood routines and interactions.  Ask us about your child today!
 
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Special Needs and Medical Diagnoses

 

Listed below are a few previous questions from our Ask The Therapist form relating to speech and language.  You may also want to review:

 

Special Needs, Medical Diagnoses, and Injuries

How do you tell a teen with autism that he can't have something...

Which therapist does my child need? My child has a few problems. 1. macrocephaly 2. leukodystrophy 3. development delay (motor only) and 4. peripheral neuropathy...

My son is 6 months old. I had him through a "C" section because he wasn't moving well...

My 6 month old was diagnosed with torticollis...

My daughter is 1 year, 4 months old. She is always bending her neck to the side...

My daughter has a micracephaly and she is now 2 years old. She can't sit, can't crawl, can't eat by herself and is having motor action problems. We do her exercises regularly...

My daughter has micracephaly and epilepsy. She crawled and sat on time...

My niece was born with micracephaly...

My three year old son was diagnosed with autism. We are trying to get him potty trained but are struggling...

My daughter is 5 months and 1 week old. She is seeing a therapist for brachial plexus injury...

I have a 2 year 6 months baby boy. He was born premature (32 weeks) with very low birth weight...

My baby is 11 months old. He cannot sit unsupported; he slouches in stroller and in highchair...

My daughter is six months old. There are a few things that concern me (I should mention that several of my siblings have SPD, and my mom agrees with my concerns) but the primary one is that she never puts toys in her mouth...

My daughter is 4 years old and was diagnosed at birth with PVL and a stage 3 brain bleed...

I have a 12 yr old (soon to be 13) boy with Down Syndrome who has never been potty trained...

My son is 10+ years old and in 5th grade. He started having seizures when he was one and half years old...

My 9 year old son has Fragile X syndrome...

My granddaughter was a preemie; she had gastricschisiosis and was taken a month early...

I have a 9 year old son who has pdd...

Hi. My first son is 17 months old. He is not playing with toys & has difficulty in maintaining eye contact...

Hi, I have worked with William's Syndrome and Autistic children. Right now I am a nanny and this little boy is 18 months old and shows characteristics of fragile x and autism...

My son has been diagnosed with Noonan's. He is presently on the medication Verapamil...

I have a toddler who just turned two. He was born with a neuropathy disorder. He doesn't feel pain at all in his entire body...

 

 

 

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