Stereotypic movement disorder is a motor disorder that develops in childhood, typically before grade school, and involves repetitive, purposeless movement. Examples of stereotypic movements include ...

This post originally appeared on the blog Persephone Magazine. By Teri Floyd I tilt my head back gracefully, swan-like, and lift my arms high in the air. I bring one hand down and gently graze my arm ...

A rigorous analysis of numerous studies concludes that a part of the brain traditionally associated with movement is abnormal in children with developmental language impairments, according to ...

Bhooma Aravamuthan, MD, DPhil, a pediatric movement disorders specialist at WashU Medicine, sees a young patient with cerebral palsy at the St. Louis Children’s Specialty Care Center in West St. Louis ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) – When Ariya Stein was born, a doctor told her mom, Lilly, that she would likely never crawl or take steps. Ariya, who is three, has a diagnosis of spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy ...

Using a common attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication appears to help manage the symptoms of a rare and currently difficult to treat genetic movement disorder primarily found in ...

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A new pilot study suggests that play-based, whole-body movement activities may help children with autism spectrum disorder improve their self-control and reduce certain negative behaviors. The ...

Stereotypic movement disorder is a motor disorder that develops in childhood, typically before grade school, and involves repetitive, purposeless movement. Examples of stereotypic movements include ...