Neurocognitive Disorders Neurodegenerative Disorders What is Parkinson’s Disorder? Parkinson’s disorder is a neurodegenerative disorder that primarily affects movement. However, this neurodegenerative disorder is rare in…
Depression Tic Disorders Depression and Tourette’s Syndrome Depression is one of the most common mood disorders in the United States that affects all ages. There are several different kinds of depr…
Neurocognitive Disorders Neurodegenerative Disorders Lewy Body Dementia Lewy body dementia (LBD) is the second most common form of dementia after Alzheimer’s disease dementia (Lewy body dementia – Symptoms and…
Tic Disorders Tic Disorder in Media There are three main types of tic disorder which are Tourette’s syndrome (TS), persistent (chronic) motor or vocal tic disorder, and prov…
Neurocognitive Disorders Neurodegenerative Disorders Uncategorized What is Neuropathy? Neuropathy, or peripheral neuropathy, results from damaged or dysfunctioning nerves. It is also commonly known as peripheral neuropathy b…
Neurocognitive Disorders Neurodegenerative Disorders Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis When some people hear of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), they think of the unfortunate passing of theoretical physicist Stephen Hawk…
Neurodegenerative Disorders Sleep-Wake Disorders Sleep Disorders and Parkinson’s Disease Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that gradually affects the nervous system and an individual’s overall movement. The a…
Neurocognitive Disorders Neurodegenerative Disorders What is Spinal Muscular Atrophy? Approximately one in 10,000 live births have a case of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) (Lunn & Wang, 2020). Unfortunately, despite being th…
Autism Spectrum Disorder Neurocognitive Disorders Adjusting to Online Learning During the Pandemic for Students with Autism As of spring 2020, school closures due to the coronavirus pandemic have affected at least 55.1 million students in both public and privat…
Tic Disorders Fine Motor Control and Tic Disorder It is difficult enough for parents to receive phone calls from teachers that their child is “disruptive” or “disobedient” in class, but s…