DPC Website Directory

Frequent Medical Complications Associated with Extreme Prematurity

• Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD)
• Motor Problems associated with BPD
• BPD and Growth Issues
• Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)
• Intraventricular Hemorrhage (IVH)
• Periventicular Leukomalacia (PVL)
• Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)
• Growth Issues and NEC

Other Neonatal Medical Complications Associated with Developmental Difficulties

• Asphyxia/Hypoxic Ischemic Episode (HIE)
• Congenital Infections

Developmental Milestones for Children Born Prematurely

• 2-5 months
• 6-9 months
• 10-12 months
• 13-18 months
• over 18 months

Issues Specific to Prematurity

• How to correct for prematurity
• Developmental Care in the NICU
• Why do we correct for prematurity when looking at development
• What does "High Risk" mean
• What is meant by "Developmental Difficulties?"
• Immunization Schedule for Prematurity
• Parents need support too

Sensory Integration Issues

• Increasing social tolerance in easily overwhelmed infants
• Tactile and sensory integration difficulties/dysfunction
• Ideas for working with children who have tactile issues
• Oral aversion
• Information on oral motor evaluations

Physical Therapy Issues

• Positioning to improve use of the motor system in infants
• Information to help children, who have motor issues, to be better able to play
• Motor problems resulting from BPD
• Use of Infant Walkers
• Shoulder retractions
• Hyperextension and stiffness of the lower extremities
• Weak tone
• Definition of CP
• How do "impairment," "disability" and "handicap" differ?

Cerebral Palsy (CP) and related issues

• Definition of CP
• Helping the child with CP play and communicate

Vision and Hearing

• Vision impairment
• Resources for families with children with vision problems
• Behaviors suggestive of possible hearing loss
• Article - Does my child have a hearing problem?
• Suggestions for improving behavior of children with language delays
• Ways to encourage children to communicate who have physical barriers to a conventional language system
• Suggestions for developing an alternative language system

Language Issues

• Ways to encourage children to communicate who have physical barriers to a conventional language system
• Building language skills in the pre-school age child
• Suggestions for developing an alternative language system
• Suggestions for improving behavior of children with language delays

Growth/Feeding Issues

• Growth of the prematurely born child
• Boosting calories for kids
• Feeding and growth articles on Community Website
• Psychological factors in feeding problems
• When do babies who were born early catch-up?
• Will a child born early always be small?
• Feeding and sensorimotor articles
• Oral aversion
• Information on oral motor evaluations

Neurological Issues

• Neurological impairment and growth
• How do "impairment," "disability" and "handicap" differ?
• Definition of CP
• What does "High Risk" mean
• What is meant by "Developmental Difficulties?"

Behavioral Issues

• Suggestions to help the frequently hospitalized child
• Attention and activity level
• Attention Worksheet - structured play
• Attention Worksheet - reading activities
• Alternatives to physical punishment
• Time-Out that works
• Suggestions for improving behavior of children with language delays

Learning Differences

• Information on developmental/IQ testing
• Preparing for the IEP
• Definitions for Mental Retardation and Learning Disabilities