(mentions CMT) Alphabet Kids - From ADD to Zellweger Syndrome

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(mentions Charcot Marie Tooth as " exotic " disorder)

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Alphabet Kids - From ADD to Zellweger Syndrome

By Robbie Woliver, editor of the Long Island Press

Jan 1, 2009 - 12:38:12 PM

Ever wonder if a child was just clumsy or something more? Could it be

Clumsy Child Syndrome? Did you know there was a Clumsy Child

Syndrome? ALPHABET KIDS – FROM ADD TO ZELLWEGER SYNDROME: A Guide to

Developmental, Neurobiological and Psychological Disorders for

Parents and Professionals (December 2008, Kingsley

Publishers, Hardcover, $29.95; ISBN: 978-1-84310-880-1; 416 pages) by

Robbie Woliver, editor of the Long Island Press, explains some of the

most common developmental, neurobiological and psychological

conditions.

" One in six, " writes Woliver, " That's how many children are estimated

to have special needs due to what I refer to as Alphabet Disorders:

those interconnected neurobiological, developmental, and genetic

illnesses that are rising in prevalence. According to studies, almost

every family is somehow impacted by a child with an Alphabet

Disorder. " Woliver covers over 70 childhood disorders from common

conditions like Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention-Deficit Disorder,

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Learning Disability and Dyslexia to

more exotic ones like Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disorder and

Syndrome. In reality, the rarer disorders may be more common than we

think because they are often misdiagnosed.

Woliver provides information on signs, symptoms, causes, cures,

treatments and prognoses. Alphabet Disorders are comorbid—existing

together simultaneously—and the mix makes for significant trouble. If

a doctor only diagnoses one condition, he or she may have missed

others. " Often parents' gut feelings are correct—they know something

is wrong—but they are intimidated into submission by medical

professionals until, unfortunately, the condition exacerbates into

something more serious, " writes Woliver. " That's bad news because,

for almost all ALPHABET KIDS, early intervention is the key to

success. "

True-life stories of a child with the particular disorder illustrate

each chapter—often heartbreaking, but always inspirational. ALPHABET

KIDS serves as a roadmap to guide a family's journey for correct

diagnoses, effective treatment and better understanding of children.

Robbie Woliver is an investigative reporter, who has thoroughly

researched this subject for 20 years. He is a New York Times

bestselling author and an award-winning journalist and editor. He was

a columnist for Newsday, senior editor at Village Voice's suburban

edition, and writer for The New York Times. He is currently the

editor-in-chief of the Long Island Press, where he also helms the

newspaper's award-winning series " Our Children's Brains. " He is also

the author of several books: Wyoming & Mark, Bringing It All Back

Home, Hoot! And If I Knew Then, which won the 2005 Independent

Publisher Book Awards for " Outstanding Book of the Year " and " Most

Inspirational to Youth. " He lives in New York with his wife, Marilyn,

son, Cory, and daughter, Emma.

More information can be found at www.jkp.com.