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Our Special Needs Database

This special needs database is meant to be an educational tool. So often we talk or hear about children with special placement needs, but what does this really mean?

This database is designed to touch on some basic information concerning a variety of special needs so as to build the foundation of acceptance and understanding that children with special placement needs require.

This resource is by no means intended as a substitute for a doctor's advice or diagnosis. Any concerns you may have with regard to your child's health and development should be discussed with a professional in an appropriate field.

Click on the letters below to link to alphabetical sections of special needs terms. Each term will then link to descriptions, causes, characteristics, treatments, complications, and lists of resources.



 A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z 

  A

   Abuse

   Allergies

   Asperger Syndrome

   Asthma

   Attachment Disorder

   Attention Deficit Disorder

   Autism

  C

   Cerebral Palsy

  D

   DiGeorges Syndrome

   Down Syndrome

  E

   Eczema

   Epilepsy

  F

   Facial Irregularity (Cleft Lip and Palate)

   Failure to Thrive

   Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)

  H

   Helicobacter Pylori

   Hepatitis B Virus

   Hepatitis C Virus

   HIV

   Hydrocephalus

  I

   Institutionalization

   Intestinal Parasites

  J

   Juvenile Diabetes

  L

   Learning Disability

   Lice

  M

   Mental Disability

  N

   Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)

  P

   Polydactylism

   Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

   Prenatal Exposure

   Prenatal Exposure to Maternal Smoking

  R

   Rickets

  S

   Scabies

   Schizophrenia

   Spina Bifida

   Stress in Early Life

   Syndactylism

   Syphilis

  T

   Tourette Syndrome

   Tuberculosis

  V

   Velocardio-Facial Syndrome (VCFS) or DiGeorge's Syndrome




 
     
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