http://www.disabled-world.com/ Disability Community News and Information Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:29:35 PST en-us http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cognitive/down-syndrome-tests.php Cognitive Disabilities We did not miss a single case of Down syndrome with our overall screening program, which included an option for invasive testing. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:25:26 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cognitive/down-syndrome-tests.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cognitive/health-education-id.php Cognitive Disabilities Health Education Designed For Adults With Intellectual Disabilities: An Opportunity For Healthier Lives. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:49:35 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cognitive/health-education-id.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cognitive/prenatal-testing-down-syndrome.php Cognitive Disabilities With new prenatal tests for Down syndrome on the horizon promising to be safer, more accurate, and available to women earlier in pregnancy, the medical community must come together and engage in dialogue about the impact of existing and expected tests, argues a new leading article published Online. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:32:24 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cognitive/prenatal-testing-down-syndrome.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cognitive/mental-disorders.php Cognitive Disabilities Mental disorders are a global problem and represent one of the biggest challenges for health care systems. In the world, there are some 500 million people suffering from mental disorders, and in the European Union, mental disorders range as one of the leading causes of disease burden. Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:11:18 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cognitive/mental-disorders.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cognitive/aaidd-mr-related-disabilities.php Cognitive Disabilities The AAIDD is a website and organization that publishes two highly-ranked journals: the American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AJIDD formerly AJMR), the premier journal in the field, and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD), an informative policy and practice journal. Sat, 29 Aug 2009 10:06:20 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cognitive/aaidd-mr-related-disabilities.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cognitive/dyslexia/dyslexia-learning-creativity.php Dyslexia Dyslexic thinkers are creative, imaginative thinkers who learn by exploring and by doing. Once out of school, they often excel in areas of life requiring lateral, visual-spatial ability such as architecture, engineering, practical professions and entrepreneurism. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:08:15 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cognitive/dyslexia/dyslexia-learning-creativity.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cognitive/dyslexia/dyslexics-classroom.php Dyslexia 55% of children failing their Standard Assessment tests (SATs) in the UK are dyslexic, according to a new study published by Hull University. Yet it doesn't have to be that way. Dyslexic thinkers are among the brightest in our schools; what's more, with the right approach, the dyslexic thinking style contains all the ingredients of academic success. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:01:02 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cognitive/dyslexia/dyslexics-classroom.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cognitive/dyslexia/dyslexia-workplace.php Dyslexia In the UK, dyslexia is covered by the provisions of the Disabilities Discrimination Act, and meaningful protection is afforded to dyslexic thinkers through this means. However, is the disability framework for understanding dyslexia actually harming dyslexic interests rather than furthering them? Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:38:32 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cognitive/dyslexia/dyslexia-workplace.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cognitive/fragile-x-syndrome.php Cognitive Disabilities Fragile X may be passed from a parent to a child. Parents may have children with the syndrome, even if the parents themselves do not have the syndrome. The changes in the gene associated with Fragile X might become more severe when passed from a parent to a child. Some persons can might have only a small change in the FMR1 gene, referred to as a, "Premutation," and might not present signs of Fragile X. Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:53:02 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cognitive/fragile-x-syndrome.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cognitive/severe-copd.php Cognitive Disabilities Researchers compared cognitive performance in over 4,150 adults with and without COPD and found that individuals with severe COPD had significantly lower cognitive function than those without, even after controlling for confounding factors such as comorbidities. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:36:37 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cognitive/severe-copd.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cognitive/measuring-intellectual-disability.php Cognitive Disabilities Researchers from the University of California, Davis have developed a specific and quantitative means of measuring levels of the fragile X mental retardation 1 (FMR1) protein (FMRP), which is mutated in fragile X syndrome. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:06:03 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cognitive/measuring-intellectual-disability.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cognitive/down-syndrome.php Cognitive Disabilities Down syndrome is the most common chromosomal disorder. An estimated 1 in 800 infants are born with Down syndrome. Down syndrome is also a common cause of miscarriage. Every year, as many as 5,000 babies are born with Down syndrome in the United States. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:18:05 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cognitive/down-syndrome.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cognitive/anesthesia-learning-disabilities.php Cognitive Disabilities Mayo Clinic researchers have found that children who require multiple surgeries under anesthesia during their first three years of life are at higher risk of developing learning disabilities later. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:08:57 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cognitive/anesthesia-learning-disabilities.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cognitive/dyslexia/dyslexic-children.php Dyslexia All the available research points to the fact that if childrens learning difficulties are diagnosed early and appropriate help is offered at an early stage, the child is given the best chance of success. So much of the suffering and lack of self-confidence of these children could be avoided by a nationwide screening programme of children entering school. Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:32:52 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cognitive/dyslexia/dyslexic-children.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cognitive/learning-disorder-drug.php Cognitive Disabilities Canadian scientists have connected a crucial brain protein with the power to learn, raising the possibility that learning disabilities could be corrected with a drug. A Toronto research team discovered that this single protein, which helps brain cells talk to one another, results in learning impairments when it is missing or malfunctions. And in a remarkable one-two punch, the scientists have also found that a medication, now being tested in Alzheimer's patients, may fix the problem. Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:10:31 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cognitive/learning-disorder-drug.php