Question

Which reflexes are most commonly retained in children with disabilities (different from the general population)?

Answer 1

The most frequently occurring reflex 66 percent of children, is the ATNR L, and the least frequently occurring is the STNR FLX - 34 percent of children.

STNR FLX does not show presence of the maximum intensity in any of children.

Children with disabilities:

-The rehabilitation of children with physical impairments in some ways resembles and in many ways diffes from established for adults.

- It is a challenging combination of normal child care and the best of rehabilitation interventions strategies.

-Successful rehabilitation interventions required the understanding that a child is not merely a miniature adult, and that specific physiological parameters exits that either complicate or allow unique interventions opportunities.

- Development disabilities in children exert a major impact not only on the child's ability to function in the family and in society.

- The impact is much greater in children with multiple disabilities or with either cerebral palsy, seizures, delays growth and development, or emotional and behavioral problems.

The disabilities are:.  

- specific learning disabilities

- speech or language impairments

- Mental retardation

- Serious emotional disturbance

- Multiple disabilities

- Hearing & Orthopaedic impairments

-Visual impairments

- Deaf blindness, Autism

- Tramatic brain injury.

Common concern in treating disabled children:-. Specific clinical conditions, well child care should not over looked, with careful attention paid to monitoring of growth, parameters , nutrition, especially immunizations.