Expert Support For Neurodevelopmental Disabilities

Physical & Mobility Disabilities: Conditions affecting movement, strength, and endurance, impacting daily activities and mobility.

• Cerebral Palsy: Neurological disorder affecting movement and coordination
• Limited movement, endurance or strength: Reduced mobility or energy
• Mobility challenges: Difficulty with movement, balance, or coordination
• Muscular dystrophy: Genetic disorder causing progressive muscle weakness
• Musculoskeletal conditions: Disorders affecting muscles, bones, and joints
• Neuromuscular Disorders: Affects nerve-muscle communication
• Orthopedic Impairments: Affects musculoskeletal system
• Physical Disability Support: Assistance and resources for individuals with physical disabilities
• Spina Bifida: Birth defect affecting spinal cord development
• Spinal muscular atrophy: Genetic disorder affecting muscle movement and strength

Sensory Disabilities: Impairments affecting hearing, vision, or sensory processing.

• Blindness: Complete or near-complete vision loss
• Deaf-Blindness (Dual Sensory Impairment): Combined hearing and vision impairments
• Deafness: Complete or near-complete hearing loss
• Hearing Impairment: Reduced hearing or deafness
• Low vision: Difficulty seeing or reading
• Over-responsivity: Increased sensitivity to sensory stimuli
• Partial hearing loss: Difficulty hearing or understanding speech
• Sensory Processing Disorders (SPD): Difficulty processing sensory information
• Sensory-seeking behaviours: Actions to stimulate sensory experiences
• Under-responsivity: Decreased sensitivity to sensory stimuli
• Visual Impairment: Reduced vision or blindness

Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities: Conditions affecting cognitive development, learning, and behavior.

• Adaptive functioning challenges: Difficulty with daily living skills and independence
• ADHD: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, impacting focus and impulse control
• Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Neurological disorder affecting social interaction and communication
• Cognitive Impairment / Cognitive Disabilities: Significant cognitive impairments
• Delayed milestones: Late achievement of developmental milestones
• Developmental Delay (DD): Delays in cognitive, social, and physical development
• Down Syndrome: Genetic disorder affecting cognitive and physical development
• Dyscalculia: Learning disorder affecting math and numerical processing
• Dysgraphia: Learning disorder affecting writing and handwriting
• Dyslexia: Learning disorder affecting reading and processing written language
• Early Childhood Neurodevelopmental Challenges: Delays or difficulties in cognitive, social, and physical development
• Executive Function Impairments: Challenges with planning, organization, and self-regulation
• Fragile X Syndrome: Genetic disorder affecting cognitive and physical development
• Impulse control challenges: Difficulty regulating impulses and behaviors
• Memory and processing difficulties: Challenges with memory, attention, and processing information
• Planning, organisation, attention difficulties: Specific executive function impairments
• Social–communication delays: Challenges with social interaction and communication
• Specific Learning Disability (SLD): Difficulties with specific academic skills
• Speech/language delays: Difficulty developing communication skills

Neurological & Brain-Related Disabilities: Conditions resulting from brain injury, trauma, or neurological disorders.

• Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) / Post-injury Disabilities: Brain damage resulting from illness, injury, or other causes
• Epilepsy-Related Learning or Functional Disabilities: Seizure disorders impacting cognitive, emotional, or physical functioning
• Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): Brain damage resulting from injury or trauma

Communication & Speech-Related Disabilities: Impairments affecting speech, language, and communication.

• Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS): Neurological disorder affecting speech planning and coordination
• Expressive and receptive language difficulties: Challenges with communication, including speaking, listening, reading, and writing
• Speech or Language Impairment (SLI): Difficulty with verbal communication
• Speech sound disorders: Difficulty articulating sounds or speaking clearly
• Stuttering / Fluency Disorders: Difficulty with speech fluency, including stuttering or repetition

Multiple & Complex Disabilities: Combinations of cognitive, physical, or sensory impairments.

• Complex Needs / High Support Needs: Significant support requirements due to multiple or severe disabilities
• Multiple Disabilities: Combinations of cognitive, physical, or sensory impairments

Educational & Functional Support Disabilities: Challenges affecting learning, academic performance, and daily living skills.

• Academic & School-Based Functional Disabilities: Challenges affecting academic performance and daily school life
• Adaptive Skills & Daily Living Disabilities: Challenges with daily living skills, such as self-care and independence
• Attention & comprehension challenges: Difficulty focusing and understanding information
• Behavioural Disabilities (non-clinical): Challenges with behavior, not resulting from a clinical diagnosis
• Emotional disturbance (as per education frameworks): Emotional challenges impacting academic performance
• Functional independence support: Assistance with daily living activities
• Learning Disability Counselling: Support for individuals with learning disabilities
• Reading/writing difficulties: Struggling with literacy skills
• School behaviour challenges: Difficulty with behavior in educational settings
• Self-care difficulties: Struggling with personal care and hygiene