Syndromes & Medical Terms

• CP
• CF
• Down's
• Spina Bifida

• at birth
• shortly thereafter

• ADD/ADHD
• SLD
• MR

syndrome/disease that affects the rate of growth and development

• AIDS
• MS
• TBI
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Alzheimer's disease

• can occur at any time in life
• not connected to gender or ethnicity

• partial or complete loss of ability to speak or understand spoken language
• results from an injury

• problems with coordination
• parts of the nervous system control movement and balance are affected.
• affect the fingers, hands, arms, legs, body, speech, and eye movements.

The word ataxia is often used to describe a symptom of incoordination which can be associated with infections, injuries, other diseases, or degenerative changes in the central nervous system.

withdrawing material from the body by suctioning

movement of limbs from the midline of the body

at birth