Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Toe walking may also be caused by a bone block located at the ankle which prevents the ankle from moving. This may be as the result of trauma or arthritis. [6] Toe walking may also be one way of accommodating a separate condition, foot drop. Persistent toe walking in children is also associated with developmental disabilities, such as autism.
Then, the diagnosis affecting 5-10% of children: idiopathic toe-walking, or toe-walking with no known cause. But I can’t ignore her history. Born at 23 weeks, 12 inches long, and 1 lb. and 7 oz ...
Things slowly started changing once my son was diagnosed with autism when he was 4, including the way I thought about independence. Now 7, he has many strengths and talents, but he often needs ...
Stereotypic movement disorder (SMD) is a motor disorder with onset in childhood involving restrictive and/or repetitive, nonfunctional motor behavior (e.g., hand waving or head banging), that markedly interferes with normal activities or results in bodily injury. [1]
Uner Tan syndrome has been linked to intrafamilial marriage and reproduction, which suggests that it is an autosomal recessive disorder. [3] The syndrome's main characteristic is habitual quadrupedalism, meaning they can stand up straight until they try to move, then they walk on their hands and knees.
Teachers give autistic students extra time to answer when they ask them a question. Autistic children take time to process information but they are listening and will respond. Schools dedicated to being autism friendly, like Pathlight School in Singapore, designed their campus to offer students "dignity" in an autism-friendly environment. There ...
Classic autism, also known as childhood autism, autistic disorder, or Kanner's syndrome, is a formerly diagnosed neurodevelopmental disorder first described by Leo Kanner in 1943. It is characterized by atypical and impaired development in social interaction and communication as well as restricted, repetitive behaviors, activities, and interests.
Five of the family members (except for another, who has died) walk on all fours with their feet and the palms of their hands in what is called a "bear crawl". [1] [2] Their quadrupedal gait has never been reported in anatomically intact adult humans. The gait is different from the knuckle-walking quadrupedal gait of apes.