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Spinal Muscular Atrophies
What is spinal muscular atrophy?Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a group of hereditary diseases that progressively destroys motor neurons—nerve cells in the brain stem and spinal...
Orthopedic and Musculoskeletal Impairments
Orthopedic Impairments Topic Categories Bone Diseases Brachial Plexus/Erb's Palsy Cerebral Palsy Hydrocephalus Muscular Dystrophy Poliomyelitis Scoliosis Spina Bifida Spinal Cord Injury Spinal Muscular Atrophies Some...
Comprehensive Overview of Other Health Impairments
IDEA Definition of Other Health ImpairmentsAccording to IDEA, an Other Health Impairment is defined as:Other health impairment means having limited strength, vitality or alertness, including...
Aicardi Syndrome
Aicardi Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder identified by the French Neurologist, Dr. Jean Aicardi in 1965. The number of identified cases of girls with...
Alcohol Dependece
Alcoholism (also known as “alcohol dependence),” is a disease that includes four symptoms:Craving: A strong need, or compulsion, to drink.Loss of control: The inability to...
Allergies in Children – American Academy of Special Education Professionals
An allergic reaction involves two features of the human immune response. One is the production of immunoglobulin E (IgE), a type of protein called an...
Allergy and Asthma Resources
AIR FILTERING DEVICES Environmental Protection Agency Ariel Rios Building 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460 (202) 272-0167https://www.epa.gov/National Eczema Association for Science and Education 4460...
Allergy Statistics
A nationwide survey found that more than half (54.6%) of all U.S. citizens test positive to one or more allergens.6In a recent survey, over 50%...
Sinusiitis
You're coughing and sneezing and tired and achy. You think that you might be getting a cold. Later, when the medicines you've been taking to...
Alexander Disease NASET – National Association of Special Education Teachers
Alexander disease is a rare, genetically determined degenerative disorder of the central nervous system. It is one of a group of disorders known as the...
Alpers Disease – National Association of Special Education Teachers
Alpers disease is a rare, genetically determined disease of the brain that causes progressive degeneration of grey matter in the cerebrum. The first sign of...
Angelman Syndrome – National Association of Special Education Teachers
Angelman syndrome is a chromosomal (gene-linked) disease that causes neurological problems. The physician Harold Angelman first identified the syndrome in 1965, when he described several...
Arthritis
There are over 100 forms of arthritis and other rheumatic diseases. These diseases may cause pain, stiffness, and swelling in joints and other supporting structures...
Asthma in Child Asthma Medication for Child – National Association of Special Education Teachers
Asthma is a chronic disease that affects your airways, which are the tubes that carry air in and out of your lungs. If you have...
Autoimmune Diseases
The word "auto" is the Greek word for self. The immune system is a complicated network of cells and cell components (called molecules) that normally...
Blood Disorder Anemia Blood Loss Aplastic Anemia Symptom NASET
Blood loss can also cause anemia - whether it's because of excessive bleeding due to injury, surgery, or a problem with the blood's clotting mechanism....
Childhood Cancers
Cancer is a group of many related diseases that begin in cells, the body's basic unit of life. To understand cancer, it is helpful to...
Definition of Etiology Autism Etiology – National Association of Special Education Teachers
The etiology of specific health impairments varies. Most result from infections, genetic factors, environmental influences, prenatal influences, perinatal influences, and postnatal influences. Back to Disability...
Characteristics
According to the Starbright Foundation (2002; cited in Turnball et al., 2004), there are numerous complex challenges facing children with health impairments. Common issues are:...
Congenital Heart Diseases – Amercian Academy of Special Education Professionals
Congenital heart diseases are abnormalities of the heart's structure and function caused by abnormal or disordered heart development before birth. Congenital heart disease (CHD) is...