Kabuki Make-up syndrome (aka KMS and Niikawa-Kuroki syndrome) was first encountered in 1967 and then reported in 1981 by Dr. Niikawa and Dr. Kuroki who were working independently in Japan. It is so named because of strange facial features in patients that strongly resemble the famous Japanese art form of Kabuki. KMS is rare with ...
Twenty years ago, in the United States, the US government estimated that about 380,000 people living in the United States had autism. Today, it’s reported there are more than 500,000 US individuals, under the age of twenty-one, who have a form of autism, and that number is predicted to grow. Autism is a developmental disability ...
During his NFL career Dan Marino set countless NFL records: most yards passing, 61,361 (John Elway’s second place total of 51,475 is almost 10,000 yards less); most pass attempts, 8,358; most completions, 4,967; most touchdown passes, 420; highest passer rating for a rookie, 96.0; highest completion percentage for a rookie, 58.45; most passing yards in ...
Derek was a beautiful bouncing baby boy, the second child born to the family. As the months went by and even years, Derek seemed to develop differently then the other children his age. Derek would start out adapting and learning as any other child would, and then as soon as he would learn something, it ...
Students with autism are exceptional, so extra attention must be given to their special education. The causes are still under research. And the implications on these children’s education are substantial. Autism Spectrum Disorder is “a developmental disability significantly affecting verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction, generally evident before age 3, that adversely affects a ...
