Developmental Disabilities
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Quantitative Assessment of Cortical Auditory-tactile Processing in Children with Disabilities
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2014
Objective and easy measurement of sensory processing is extremely difficult in nonverbal or vulnerable pediatric patients. We developed a new methodology to quantitatively assess infants and children's cortical processing of light touch, speech sounds, and the multisensory processing of the 2 stimuli, without requiring active subject participation or causing discomfort in vulnerable patients.
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Intellectual Disability
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2025
Intellectual disability (ID) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by deficits in intellectual and adaptive functioning that manifest during the developmental period. This condition encompasses challenges in reasoning, memory, problem-solving, and learning, accompanied by impairments in everyday life skills, such as communication, self-care, and social interactions. Intellectual disability affects approximately 1% of the population in the United States, impacting an estimated 5...
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Learning Disabilities
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2025
Learning disabilities are cognitive disorders caused by neurological impairments that affect cognitive functions like language and reading, without indicating overall intellectual or developmental challenges. These disabilities differ from global intellectual or developmental disabilities as they are limited to distinct cognitive functions. Common learning disabilities include dysgraphia, dyslexia, and dyscalculia, each of which impacts unique aspects of learning. Dyslexia Dyslexia is a...
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An Introduction to Developmental Genetics
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2023
Development is the complex process through which a single-celled embryo transforms into a multicellular organism. Developmental processes are guided by information encoded in an organism's DNA, and geneticists are trying to understand how this information leads to a fully formed organism. This video reviews seminal research in the field of developmental biology, including the identification of specific genes that control various embryonic processes. An introduction to the major questions asked...
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Measuring Progressive Neurological Disability in a Mouse Model of Multiple Sclerosis
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2016
An optimized testing protocol is presented in this paper for the Rotarod performance test, used for measuring progressive neurological disability in TMEV-infected mice.
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Developmental disabilities may reflect genetic or other factors that alter development before birth, around delivery, or during childhood. Considering when developmental changes arise helps clinicians interpret physical, learning, language, and behavioral patterns rather than viewing a single difficulty in isolation. This timing supports more informed recognition and care planning.
Assessment considers patterns across physical, learning, language, behavior, adaptive functioning, communication, and support needs. This multidimensional view matters because developmental disabilities can affect everyday independence and participation in different ways. Examining these domains helps clinicians identify needed assistance and guide individualized interventions rather than relying on one developmental measure.
Adaptive functioning connects clinical assessment with everyday independence and participation. Reviewing it alongside communication and developmental patterns helps clinicians understand how a person’s abilities relate to daily life and support needs. This information adds practical context to medical recognition and helps shape care that addresses functioning, not only developmental characteristics.
Clinicians examine patterns of development, adaptive functioning, communication, and support needs, while considering physical, learning, language, and behavioral functioning. Together, these areas provide a structured basis for recognizing how development affects everyday life. The findings can guide diagnosis, individualized interventions, family education, and coordination with services.
Medical care must account for changing support needs across the lifespan while addressing effects on everyday independence and participation. Recognition can support earlier diagnosis, individualized interventions, family education, and coordinated services. These approaches help connect clinical care with the practical assistance needed in family, educational, healthcare, and community settings.
Research in medicine improves understanding of developmental pathways and can inform more accessible healthcare, education, and community inclusion. Clinical recognition also provides a foundation for identifying support needs and coordinating services. Together, these efforts extend beyond diagnosis by linking scientific knowledge with participation and access across major areas of life.