Type 1 Diabetes in Children
By: Mel Hendrickson, BSN, RN, Director of Health Services, Penfield Children's Center Type 1 diabetes affects about 1.25 million Americans, including many children. This autoimmune disease has no cure, [...]
What is Sickle Cell Anemia?
By: Mel Hendrickson, BSN, RN, Director of Health Services, Penfield Children’s Center Children Sickle cell anemia is a condition that causes red blood cells to become shaped like crescent [...]
Understanding Disabilities
A disability affects a person's body or brain. Some people have disabilities that you can see and others have disabilities that you cannot see. No matter the person's abilities, [...]
Do You Know 3 Types and Signs of Childhood Cancer?
By: Donald J. Beno, MD Many of us know someone who has been diagnosed with cancer. In spite of advances made in treatment success, it’s still hard news to [...]
What is Apert Syndrome?
By: Stephanie Shabangu, Penfield Children’s Center Reviewed by: Shelli Samson, NI, Penfield Children's Center Apert syndrome affects the shape of a baby’s face and occurs when bones in the [...]
Stuttering
When a child stutters, parents often wonder if this will affect their child long-term. While some people stutter into adulthood, there are many ways to help children overcome this [...]
What is Childhood Apraxia of Speech?
Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) is a neurologically based motor-speech disorder and causes children to have difficulty making sounds, syllables, and words. The brain knows what it wants to [...]
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
What is Oppositional Defiant Disorder? Oppositional Defiant Disorder is characterized by a set of behaviors that are often negative, disrespectful, disobedient or hostile. These sets of behavior traits often [...]
Instilling Good Behavior for Children with Down Syndrome
Your child with special needs is 36 months old and you are preparing to transition from Birth-to-Three services into an early childhood program. When researching early childhood settings (home, [...]