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World’s biggest ever cleft lip and palate research programme

Over 1200 babies a year are born with cleft lip and/or pallate, and it is one of the most common birth defects in the world, with little still known about the causes of cleft lip and palate Parents of children born with a cleft lip and/or palate are being invited to enrol in the world’s…

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Autism : real life story

Caroline Northeast says her son Julian’s autism is what makes him such a special person. Julian was diagnosed on the 7 June 2004 with mild-to-moderate autism. He has the triad of conditions associated with autism but the main component is his lack of understanding and inability to acquire English language. Initially, my husband and I weren’t worried…

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Raising a child with autism, asperger's syndrome and ADHD

Raising a child with autism, asperger’s syndrome and ADHD

Elaine Carey talks about autism and bringing up two boys who lie on the Autistic Spectrum which include Asperger’s syndrome and ADHD. Diagnosing autism for my boys I have three children, two boys and one girl. The two boys lie on the autistic spectrum, which consists of autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, high functioning autism, ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactive…

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