Central Auditory Processing Disorder CAPD relates to hearing defects. Hearing of sound involves a large number of functions performed by the ear, as sounds strike the eardrum it undergoes transformations involving change of form of signals. These signals then pass from the ear to various parts of the brain for analysis and recognition. Many persons…
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is a psychological disorder more frequently found in male child and starts showing symptoms when the child is in the age group of two to three years. Some of the children suffering from this disorder show signs of hyperactivity, and need to be treated when the first sign appears. In some…
Oppositional Defiant Disorder is a disease, or better it could be said to be state of mind of the child. Children suffering from this problem are of defiant nature and are hostile not only towards their fellow children, but more so towards people older to them. These children carry a feeling of anger towards others…
Eating disorders are a serious problem in children. If you don’t pay attention to them, they may cause danger to the life of your loved one. Many parents take it very lightly when children skip their meal but it is not a thing to be taken lightly. It may be that your child is witnessing…
Bipolar disorder in children is a very complex and hard disorder to handle. It is very difficult for parents of such children to manage them easily. A child with bipolar disorder sometimes behaves hyperactively or gets extremely depressed the other time. The sleep hours of these children are also less. At times, the sleep period…
Kids with sensory and organizational issues experience difficulty in organizing things in a normal way. This is also known as Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD). They find it difficult to give shape to their feelings, make use of their time, and control their behavior. These children are very tricky to handle. The sensory or organizational problems…
Life is changing at a fast pace and so is our style of leading it. Where on one hand man has reached the moon and the stars, it’s certainly quite baffling to note that on the other we are all surrounded with the jet age health hazards also known as the junk food sickness, one…
Most children are born healthy but some have birth disorders. It’s better to be aware of the symptoms so that they can be corrected at the earliest. Spina Bifida The back bone protects the spinal cord. Some times it doesn’t close completely during the prenatal development and leaves a gap. If the gap is small…