Learning disabilities
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Kids' Health - Topics - Learning disabilities
Some kids try really hard to learn and they don't seem to make any progress
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Dyslexia - Brain Foundation
Dyslexia Description Dyslexia is a learning disability that affects approximately 10 per cent of the population
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Dyslexia in children and teenagers | Raising Children Network
Dyslexia is a learning disability. Children with dyslexia have trouble with reading and spelling. Support helps children with dyslexia achieve and succeed.
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Reversible Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor (RIMA) Antidepressants - BluePages
Find out about the types of RIMA antidepressants, how they work, side effects and common dosages.
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Intellectual disability | Sydney Children's Hospitals Network
What is intellectual disability? A child with an intellectual disability learns and develops more slowly than other children
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Disability rights
Disabled children have the same rights to education and other services as other kids. Learn more about disability rights and where to seek assistance.
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All About Sex | Family Planning NSW
All About Sex is a series of fact sheets for people with intellectual disability and the people who support them. The fact sheets are easy to read and include illustrations to help people with intellectual disability learn about sexuality and relationships.
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Anaesthesia and risk in infants | Sydney Children's Hospitals Network
Modern anaesthesia and surgery is very safe for children and infants
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Prescribing psychotropic drugs to adults with an intellectual disability | Issue 4 | Volume 39 | Australian Prescriber
Mental illness is common in people with intellectual disability. They may also have physical health problems which can affect their mental state.
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Stroke Care Management: Alien Hand Syndrome
A published Monash University study found that 70% of nurses surveyed reported being physically assaulted in the workplace. The challenge for nurses is that they are caring for patients who may be aggressive due to an acute or untreated medical condition such as dementia, delirium or brain injury.
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome & Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Drinking alcohol prior to conception and during pregnancy can have significant adverse outcomes for the fetus. Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and fetal alcohol syndrome disorder (FASD) are known to be associated with persistent physical and neurodevelopmental abnormalities (Vaux et al. 2016).
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome & Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Drinking alcohol prior to conception and during pregnancy can have significant adverse outcomes for the fetus. Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and fetal alcohol syndrome disorder (FASD) are known to be associated with persistent physical and neurodevelopmental abnormalities (Vaux et al. 2016).
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Arts and Health | Ausmed
One field that is gaining traction around the globe is the connection between the arts and health. The benefits and long-lasting outcomes of integrating the arts into healthcare are being researched and produced across not only the aged care sector but also dimensions of mental health care.
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Can You Speed Up Recovery From Colds and Flu?
The review by Allan & Arroll (2014) found that there is a need for more high-quality research on treatments for common colds. This is largely due to current evidence often being low-quality or unreliable.
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Four Bedside Tests and Measures to Determine Walking Safety
Bernard falls falls a lot. But, this last fall was different. Bernard is now slouching on the edge of a hospital bed, cloaked in the quintessential hospital gown, staring down at his fuzzy one-size-fits-all, anti-skid socks. Enter the physio, stage left. A formal assessment is in order.
Read more on Ausmed Education website
Can You Speed Up Recovery From Colds and Flu?
The review by Allan & Arroll (2014) found that there is a need for more high-quality research on treatments for common colds. This is largely due to current evidence often being low-quality or unreliable.
Read more on Ausmed Education website
Four Bedside Tests and Measures to Determine Walking Safety
Bernard falls falls a lot. But, this last fall was different. Bernard is now slouching on the edge of a hospital bed, cloaked in the quintessential hospital gown, staring down at his fuzzy one-size-fits-all, anti-skid socks. Enter the physio, stage left. A formal assessment is in order.
Read more on Ausmed Education website
