Childhood Disabilities & Disorders
- When to Seek Therapy
- Disabilities & Disorders
- ADHD/ADD
- Anxiety Disorders
- Apraxia of Speech, Childhood
- Articulation Disorders
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Birth Injuries
- Central Auditory Processing Disorder
- Cerebral Palsy
- Clubfoot
- Conduct Disorder
- Down Syndrome
- Elimination disorders (enuresis and encopresis)
- Failure to thrive/feeding disorder
- Fine and Gross Motor Delays
- Fluency/Stuttering
- Fracture
- Fragile X Syndrome
- Gait abnormalities
- Global Developmental Delay
- Hip dysplasia
- Language Delays
- Learning Disabilities
- Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease
- Mental Retardation
- Mood Disorders
- Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
- Oral Motor Disorders
- Orthopedic conditions
- Osgood-Schlatter Disease
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Pica
- Reactive attachment disorder of infancy or early childhood
- Reading Disorders
- Scoliosis
- Selective Mutism
- Sensory Processing Disorder
- Separation anxiety disorder
- Tic disorders
- Torticollis (Wry Neck)
- Additional Resources
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism Spectrum Disorder (also called Autism Spectrum Conditions) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by difficulties with communication, social interaction and can be associated with unusual behavior such as very restricted interests and highly repetitive behavior (i.e. arranging objects in stacks or lines, hand flapping, body rocking). The term "spectrum" refers to the fact that symptoms can range from mild to severe, depending on each individual.
There are five types of Autism Spectrum Disorders. The three most common types include:
- Autistic Disorder (AD) is associated with deficits in verbal and non-verbal communication and social understanding, cognitive impairments, and unusual behaviors.
- Asperger’s Syndrome is characterized by impairments of varying severity in social interaction and understanding, as well as restricted and repetitive activities and interests. Language and cognitive development are less severely affected, and may be normal or even advanced.
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS), also known as atypical autism, is characterized by varying degrees of impairment in social interaction, and/or restricted activities and interests. However, the strict criteria for autistic disorder are not met.
Recent research shows a genetic link to Autism.
