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Children with mentalretardation may learn to sit up, to crawl, or to walk later than other children, or they may learn to talk later. Both adults and children with mentalretardation...
Affymetrix microarrays in mentalretardation researchby
Albin P.
Cytogenetic Research Initiative to investigate causes of mentalretardation,
microarray technology will be used to try to identify the specific causative mutations in mentallyretardedchildren.
Currently, cytogeneticists...
Autisms versus MentalRetardation.by
Dr. Steve Murphy
-linked mentalretardation. Second only to Fragile X Syndrome which is screened for prenatally.
The Gene Sherpa says: Personally I don't think we can call this an Autism gene per se. Patients with even mild MR(mental...
Virginia Campaign for Children’sMental Healthby
JohnL
to and address issues in children’smental health. By explaining that Virginia has inadequate services and that one in every five children or youths experience mental health problems at some time during their lives...
Retardedby
meredith
that were previously called "mentallyretarded" (including all of my disabled kiddos) by a new law called "Rosie's Law...), people refer to our kids as being mentallyretarded. They will (at least most of them) understand...
No More "MentalRetardation." So?by
Leticia V.
No More "MentalRetardation." So? is my now-famous essay reprinted in National Right to Life News with charming photos of my girls.
Autism and mentalretardation – genetic overlapby
Kev Leitch
much more frequently than women. Autism and mentalretardation can occur together but also independently of one... and 184 patients with mentalretardation. They found different mutations in their SHANK2 genes in the area...
The hard truth about the mentallyretarded...by
Kelly
on the surface, Jenelle does not look mentallyretarded. However on paper, she is the exact description of a mentallyretarded child. Again, this is no surprise, but never easy to hear. So I had a good cry...
Skin is painful to touch on hands, arms, legs, head
This is a patient who has mentalretardation, progressive cervical myopathy, multiple contractures and now skin pain during my last eval.
Jan Schaefercrap
side effects of musterbation
please i want to know wheather excessive musterbation can cause stroke,low memory and mentalretardation. thanks Robert J. Frascino, M.D. side effects of musterbation This forum is dedicated to HIV-positive folks, particularly those who have concerns related to fatigue and/or anemia. Questions related to HIV...crap
Handling Emergency Medical Information
I am a social worker, and work with individuals with mentalretardation / developmental disabilities. I have an HIV+ client that attends our sheltered workshop. For all attendees, we keep an emergency medical form, which lists diagnoses and medications in event of an emergency (as they typically...crap
National Children's Mental Health Awareness Week
. For many decades it has seemed that children were not thought about very much when it comes to mental health... community is recognizing that it is possible for children to also develop mental health problems.
The National Federation of Families has designated May 1-7th of this year as National Children’sMental Health...crap
Momsense vs Logic
Momsense is the nonsense we mothers of mentally ill children, or perhaps any children for that matter, tell ourselves. We're certain that genetically or behaviorally our child's mental illness is our fault. I have read and heard this over and over and struggle with it myself.
Please...crap
Question of the Week: Will the New DSM Eliminate "Normal"?
and is the standard reference and diagnostic manual for mental illnesses. It is used by psychiatrists, psychologists and other mental health professionals around the world.
Currently, the DSM-IV (TR), or fourth edition is used and the fifth edition is due out in 2013. According to some mental health professionals, the next edition...crap
Cost of Treatment
Recently, I discovered that my 18 year old daughter tested positive for HIV. My daugher is mentallyretarded, bi-polar, and a manic depressive. I was wondering if your could provide any insight as to the following: (1) her life expectancy with HIV (2) the likely cost of her treatment for the rest of her life (3...crap
son is in denial
what do you do when you have a son who is sick and wont agree to it? since he was a child he was in and out of mental hospitals. now he is so depressed , he blaims me for every thing.he is not seeing a doctor because he has no insurance. he cant keep jobs because he thinks everyone is against him. what can i do?
hobiecrap
Celebrate Children's Mental Health Awareness Week
The National Federation of Families for Children’sMental Health has designated the first week in May as National Children’sMental Health Awareness Week. Why is this awareness campaign important to a site about ADHD? The reason is because some children with ADHD are at risk for developing a mental health disorder...crap