Neurofibromatosis Full description Neurofibromatosis occurs in 1 in 3‚000 to 4‚000 individuals in the United States. Although many affected people inherit the disorder‚ between 30 to 50 percent of new cases occur because of a spontaneous genetic mutation from unknown causes. Once this mutation has taken place‚ the mutant gene can be passed on to succeeding generations.  Symptoms There are many symptoms for Neurofibromatosis. These include: six or more light brown spots on the
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success in life. In this research essay I will be talking about what a learning disorder is‚ how to detect that a child has a learning disorder‚ and how it affects children in school and ways to treat them. The four common types of learning disability I will be discussing are Dyslexia‚ Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder‚ Dysgraphia‚ and Dyscalculia. Doctors describe learning disabilities as a neurological disorder. In comparison children with learning disabilities are not as quick to pick up
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autism however they are usually better at holding conversation and are not quite as detached from the world. As it is an Impairment of social skills so those with the syndrome would need constant attention and social communication. ADD (attention Deficit Disorder) and ADHD (Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) are also very common‚ although children with ADHD or ADD are easily distracted and can be very hyper ADHD has no relation to intelligence. (NHS Choices) Children with ADHD/ADD need structure
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lever‚ no longer receives food when pressing the lever. The rat has experienced negative punishment. Applications of Behavior Modification Behavior modification is an effective technique used to treat many disorders such as attention deficit disorder‚ autism or oppositional defiant disorder. Furthermore‚ the fundamentals of behavior modification can be used to increase desired behaviors in any individual‚ regardless of functional level. For example‚ an individual who wants to quit smoking cigarettes
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Informative Speech Study Drugs and College Students I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: "I reached into my backpack‚ grabbed an Adderall‚ and went to the bathroom. I smashed it on the bathroom sink and snorted it. I went back to my class and zipped through the rest of my exam‚ and it made all the difference." This student incident was found in a 2005 article published by Baylor University on the alarming use of “study drugs.” B. Thesis: Many of you may be unfamiliar with such a topic‚
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Williams syndrome also recognized as Williams-Beuren syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by a deletion of more than twenty five genes from chromosome 7. Although Williams syndrome is often non-hereditary‚ the chances of the syndrome being passed on if an individual with Williams syndrome has a child are fifty percent. Individuals born with Williams syndrome often possess distinctive facial features which make the syndrome easily recognized. These features include wide spaces between their teeth
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Demographics: The patient presented for this SOAP note is a 17 year old Caucasian female who comes into the clinic today with her father for a comprehensive mental health evaluation. This patient will be addressed as patient 003. She denies any religious or cultural preferences during the interview. Recent Travel Outside U.S. - Recent Exposure to illnesses: The patient and her father deny any recent travels outside the United States. Chief Complaint: The patient’s father reports that the patient
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What is Modafinil? Modafinil is a drug formulated to treat narcolepsy along with shift-work disorder and a range of other sleep disorders. It works by changing the activity in your brain to create a state of wakefulness. The table below illustrates the benefits seen in two clinical trials of Modafinil. The study took place over 9 weeks in multiple centers with subjects who met the ICD-9 criteria for narcolepsy. Modafinil is marketed under a range of brand names including Provigil and Modalert
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and feeling helpless when dealing with negative events. Teen depression and other mood disorders are somewhat associated with the stress of body changes‚ including the fluctuating hormones of puberty‚ as well as teen ambivalence toward increased independence‚ and with changes in their relationships with parents‚ peers‚ and others. Teenagers who suffer from conduct disorder‚ attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)‚ clinical anxiety‚ or who have cognitive and learning problems‚ as well as trouble
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common developmental disorders that they are handling. We are given several questions to be asked to the interviewee. These questions are as follows: 1. What are the common developmental disorders being handled by the school? 2. What is the number of each case? 3. What are the interventions or programs being done by the staff? 4. What is the composition of the staff/ organizational chart of the school? 5. What theories can be applied in studying developmental disorders? This report shows the
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