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Sensory Processing Disorder / Sensory Integration Disorder: Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD, formerly known as "Sensory Integration Dysfunction") is a condition that exists when sensory signals from the nervous system don't get organized into appropriate responses leading to inappropriate motor and behavioral responses. Whether you are biting into a hamburger, riding a bicycle, or reading a book, your successful completion of the activity requires processing sensation or "Sensory Integration’’. It is like a neurological "Traffic Jam" that prevents certain parts of the brain from receiving the information needed to interpret sensory information correctly. A person with SPD finds it difficult to process and act upon information received through the senses, which creates challenges in performing countless everyday tasks. Motor clumsiness, behavioral problems, anxiety, depression, school failure, and other impacts may result if the disorder is not treated effectively.

Autism Spectrum Disorder: It is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by difficulties in social interaction, communication, restricted and repetitive interests and behaviours, and sensory sensitivities.

Cerebral Palsy: Cerebral palsy is one of the most common congenital (existing before birth or at birth) disorders of childhood. Cerebral palsy affects muscle control and coordination, so even simple movements — like standing still — are difficult. Other vital functions that also involve motor skills and muscles — such as breathing, bladder and bowel control, eating, and learning — may also be affected when a child has CP. Cerebral palsy does not get worse over time.

Gross Motor Delay: Gross Motor Delay is a developmental delay in which a child does not progress as expected in achievement of specific milestones such as learning to sit, crawl, walk, play or talk. All babies and children develop milestones at their own pace but “every child should do certain tasks by a certain age”.

Fine Motor Delay: Fine Motor Delay is any disruption or dysfunction in the coordination of the muscles, bone and / or nerves that produce small and precise movements. An example of fine motor skill is; Picking up a green pea with index finger and thumb or be able to string beads.

Learning Disability / Dyslexia: A learning disability is a neurological disorder. Children with learning disabilities are as smart or smarter than their peers. But they may have difficulty reading, writing, spelling, reasoning, recalling and / or organizing information if left to figure things out by themselves or if taught in conventional ways. With the right support and intervention, however, children with learning disabilities can succeed in school and go on to successful, often distinguished careers later in life.
Parents can help children with learning disabilities achieve such success by encouraging their strengths, knowing their weaknesses, understanding the educational system, working with professionals and learning about strategies for dealing with specific difficulties.

Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common childhood disorders and can continue through adolescence and adulthood. Symptoms include difficulty staying focused and paying attention, difficulty controlling behavior, and hyperactivity (over-activity).

Brain Tumors: A tumor is any mass caused by abnormal or uncontrolled growth of cells. Tumors in the brain are categorized according to several factors, including where they're located, the type of cells involved, and how quickly they're growing. Brain tumors are the most common solid tumors of childhood, as common as leukemia. There are tremendous differences among brain tumors in children; some have a very poor outlook while others can be cured with surgery alone.

Spinal Tumors: A spinal tumor is a cancerous (malignant) or noncancerous (benign) growth that develops within or near your spinal cord or within the bones of your spine. Although back pain is the most common symptom of a spinal tumor, it's also an extremely common problem in people who don't have spinal tumors. In fact, most back pain isn't caused by a tumor.

Fragile X Syndrome: Fragile X syndrome is a genetic condition that causes a range of developmental problems including learning disabilities and cognitive impairment. Usually, males are more severely affected by this disorder than females.
Affected individuals usually have delayed development of speech and language by age 2. Most males and about half of females with fragile X syndrome have characteristic physical features that become more apparent with age. These features include a long and narrow face, large ears, a prominent jaw and forehead, unusually flexible fingers, flat feet, and in males, enlarged testicles (macroorchidism) after puberty.

Down Syndrome: It is the most common chromosome abnormality in humans, occurring in about one per 1000 babies born each year. Down syndrome can be identified during pregnancy by prenatal screening followed by diagnostic testing, or after birth by direct observation and genetic testing. Since the introduction of screening, pregnancies with the diagnosis are often terminated. Regular screening for health problems common in Down syndrome is recommended throughout the person's life. It is typically associated with physical growth delays, characteristic facial features, and mild to moderate intellectual disability. The average IQ of a young adult with Down syndrome is 50, equivalent to the mental age of an 8- or 9-year-old child, but this varies widely.

Muscular dystrophy (MD): It is a group of muscle diseases that weaken the musculoskeletal system and hamper locomotion. Muscular dystrophies are characterized by progressive skeletal muscle weakness, defects in muscle proteins, and the death of muscle cells and tissue.

Motor Dyspraxia: Motor Dyspraxia is a disorder that affects motor skill development. People with dyspraxia are unable to jump on both feet, unable to button a shirt or unable to use scissors to cut as per the design.

Coordination Disorder: Coordination Disorder is a developmental coordination disorder also known as developmental dyspraxia and clumsy child syndrome is a chronic neurological disorder beginning in childhood that can affect planning of movements and co-ordination as a result of brain messages not being accurately transmitted to the body.
Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) also known as developmental dyspraxia.

Oral Motor Concerns: Oral motor disorders are the inability to use the oral mechanism for functional
speech or feeding, including chewing, blowing, or making specific sounds. Signs of an oral motor problem include:

• open-mouth posture
• difficulty drinking from a straw
• leaking fluids from mouth while drinking
• excessive drooling
• difficulty imitating oral movements
• groping for sounds or inconsistent production of sounds

Feeding Concerns: Feeding disorders include problems gathering food and getting ready to suck, chew, or swallow it. For example, a child who cannot pick up food and get it to her mouth or cannot completely close her lips to keep food from falling out of her mouth may have a feeding disorder.

A child may not be able to chew well and may be swallowing the food. Child may also have difficulty in eating textured food and may only eat pureed. Excess drooling might be present occasionally.

Social Issues: A social issue (also called a social problem or a social illness) refers to an issue that influences and is opposed by a considerable number of individuals within a society.

Pre writing / Writing Difficulties: Pre writing/ Writing Difficulties also known as Dysgraphia is a learning disability that affects writing, which requires a complex set of motor and information processing skills. Dysgraphia makes the act of writing difficult. It can lead to problems with spelling, poor handwriting and putting thoughts on paper. People with dysgraphia can have trouble organizing letters, numbers and words on a line or page.