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Help for Learning Disabled Son
The exciting news is that brain researchers have discovered how "plastic" ... old man who'd had a stroke and fully recovered after completing a program of ...
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- We have a son with similar disability. He is now 38 y/o and works for WalMart. He recently was approved to draw SSI, which supplements his income with WalMart. They ar...
- Hi J., I would love to talk to you more about the specifics of your son's symptoms. The DORE program is extremely effective and remediating lots of different le...
- J., Please check with mypossibilities.org My Possibilities is a non-profit, charity - 501(c)(3), for adults with disabilities (Autism, Down Syndrome, Aspergers, Prad...
Birth Control Ideas
... I'd rather take a chance of something fixable by surgery compared to having a blood clot that can lead to a stroke (by it traveling up to the brain). ...
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- Hello, I know that the other two responses had spoken negatively about IUD's, but I personally had the Mirena and absolutely LOVED it. I didn't have any issues wit...
- I am right there with you!! I'm begging my hubby to get a vasectomy, but he won't (yet). I'll be reading your replies! B
- Please read Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler. This book is fabulous and will give you great insight to how your body and cycles work. It teaches you ho...
9 Year Old Son Is Having "Glitches"
... went to the doctor...5 days later she was having an 8 hour brain surgery to ... what you described. her son had a stroke during delivery and that's what ...
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- the glitches sound like what I went through while having pentemal seizures
- I wish I knew more on the subject but it could be a form of seizure, not to alarm you. I remember reading ages ago that seizures don't necesarily mean convulsions. You...
- I would have him throughly checked by your doctor. Strokes, and other things could cause that. You need to take him soon.
6 Month Old Had Seizure
... he had a stroke (that was why we felt like he should've been seen immediately). .... IF that happens to the brain you can definitely have a seizure. ...
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- Hi A., Here is how I would put all of it together. Lips turning blue means less oxygen to all parts of body. IF that happens to the brain you can definitely have a se...
- dear A. , GET YOUR BABY TO CHOP OR ST CHRIST. hosp in phil. n-o-w- ! you have a family history , you watched a 5 month old have a seizure ! [ how ...
- Sounds like you don't have a good relationship with your pediatrician-- you aren't feeling listened to or taken seriously. I'd find a new pediatrician. There are ton...
Bouncing Baby Too Hard?
... only go to sleep if you lay next to them and let them stroke your hair. ... It seems like that activity could result in a whiplash type brain injury. ...
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- The only way my husband could get our son to sleep for the first year was with what we termed "vigorous bouncing." He didn't jump, just fast deep leg squats, he got v...
- I second what Hamsa said!!!!!! I first thought it was too much....but it wasn't.
- I have to agree with the THERESA's post. 6.5 months is most definitely old enough to start "sleep training". There are many approaches to sleep training [no-cry slee...
HELP!!! 4 Year Old BOY Holding Bowel Movements for DAYS!!
And I alway say the words with each stroke. If you can't find a video and I .... our son's body would stop sending signals to his brain that he had to go, ...
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- Do as close to nothing as you can. No rewards, no punishments about having or not having BMs. If he is indeed afraid of using the potty, do what you can to desensiti...
- Good for you...if it's not working, just wait. My sister's son (now 6) did the same exact thing at age 4. He would not poop in the toilet and would hold it for days....
- Hi L., Okay, both my boys had this problem when they were about 3 years old (they are now both almost 7 and 4). I thank God everyday that I came across a doctor who...
Okay I Need a Little Help with My Husband
Then they thought I had a stroke turns out it was just Bells Palsy the little man ... I have baby on the brain in a big way and could really use some help ...
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- Hi A. Sounds like you had one heck of a time with your first baby, but I am glad that everything turned out okay. I completely agree with what DeeDee said...And to go...
- Hi A.- I'm sorry to hear you had such trouble with your 1st pregnancy. Mine was no picnic but you really went through it! I'm actually pretty impressed that you are s...
- What you can do, is talk to your doctor about the future consecuences of getting pregnant again and your doctor can talk to your husband and that might be something th...
"Your Baby Can Read"
It's a part of the brain not used typically by most people. ... The most it does is stroke a parents ego to be able to say "my child was reading before he ...
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- I think you need to decide what you want for your children. Do you want them to be great at memorization and other rote work? Do you want them to be creative and more ...
- Hey, I used to sell YBCR program, and I was so skeptical I bought it myself just to see how my daughter did with it. She was about 12 months. I didn't follow the prog...
- A., I wouldn't spend money on that. I did basically the same thing for my kids without buying a program. All I did was tape words up around the house on everythin...
Need Handwriting Help
... draw "M" on the page (always hitting the edge of the paper with every ' stroke') . ... Let her step back to the level that gives her brain enough time to ...
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- Handwriting has much more to do with learning to manipulate your fingers than eyesight. I just learned in one of my development and curriculum classes that an excellen...
- Have you thought about getting her the books that they have that you copy over the letters and then practice writing them yourselves? and yes you are right this is a s...
- I don't think they spend much time teaching it anymore. Both my boys, 15 and 12, can't write. Their handwriting looks like mine did in 2nd grade. I would just get l...
Fever in 18 Month Old - How Long Before Acetometaphin / Tylenol Works?
When an infection or illness is detected, a part of the brain called the .... to panic. i took shelby's temp and saw it was 103.2 and almost had a stroke, ...
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- How high is the temp? Mild fevers do not necessarily need treatment, unless your little one is in clear discomfort, which is usually why we give tylenol/motrin to beg...
- it may not bring it down to normal, but it will reduce it. i gave my dtr tylenol & motrin for 103 fever and it took it 4 hours to bring it down to 101. a fever isn't...
- It actually takes longer for Tylenol than for ibuprofin check with your pediatrician, they may tell you it's ok to alternate the two, every 2(?) hours. I'm not sure if...
