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06 Sep

Children’s Autism is a very complex disorder involving a series of neurodevelopmental disorders characterised by repetitive behaviours, social withdrawal and communication deficits. These children have significant impairments in social interaction, social skills and communication.  There are two subtypes of autism:  (a)  Regressive autism; this is where a child develops normally but between the ages of 12 months to 3 years old 30 starts to loose speech and social skills.  (b)  Infantile autism; where a child doesn’t reach their developmental milestones. Signs & symptoms of Childhood Autism include: ✅ Appears not to hear when spoken to✅ Has trouble expressing feelings✅ Doesn’t know how to...

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06 Sep

Children’s Asperger Disorder is generally considered to be on the ‘high functioning’ end of the spectrum.  These children have difficulty with social interactions and exhibit a restricted range of interests and/or repetitive behaviours.  They may also have delayed motor development causing clumsiness or uncoordinated motor movements. Compared with other forms of children’s ASD, kids with childhood Asperger’s syndrome don’t have significant delays or difficulties with language or cognitive development. Signs & Symptoms of Children’s Asperger’s Disorder include: ✅ Challenges with non-verbal communication e.g. facial expression and gestures✅ Talks about themselves rather than others✅ Inability to understand social and emotional issues✅ Lack of...

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06 Sep

Asthmatic children have sensitive airways in their lungs which react to triggers causing a ‘flare-up’ where the muscles around the airways squeeze tight.  This causes the airways to swell and become narrow making it harder to breathe.  A children’s asthmatic flare-up can happen slowly, over weeks or very quickly, within minutes.  The sudden or severe asthma flare-up is called a children’s asthma attack. Childhood asthma can cause taxing daily symptoms that interfere with sports, play, school and sleep.  Triggers can include children’s food allergies, inhaling airborne pollen, catching a cold and childhood respiratory infections.  Signs & Symptoms of Children’s Asthma include: ✅ Shortness...

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06 Sep

Children can suffer from childhood anxiety when they worry excessively about a variety of things such as their grades at school, problems within the family, relationships with peers or how they perform at sports.  These children can be hard on themselves and often strive for perfection.  Childhood anxiety can exist on its own or is associated with a medical illness or other illness such as depression. Signs & Symptoms of Children’s Anxiety include: ✅ Sweating ✅ Trembling ✅ Children’s fatigue ✅ Children’s impaired concentration ✅ Irritability ✅ Excessive worry ✅ Sense of impending doom ✅ Children’s sleep disturbances Naturopathy Can Help With the Following Childhood Conditions Fiona provides tailored health plans based...

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04 Sep

  Children’s Diarrhoea is often a symptom of an underlying condition, for example, it could be related to children’s food intolerances or a childhood infection in the digestive tract.  Children’s diarrhoea is marked by the frequent passage of loose, watery stools.  Persistent childhood diarrhoea becomes a problem because nutrients aren’t being absorbed from food which can lead to conditions such as malnutrition if not treated.  There is also a risk of dehydration which is a particular concern with infants and requires immediate medical attention if it persists for more than a few days. Causes of Childhood Diarrhoea include: ✅ Bacterial infection ✅ Recent antibiotic...

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04 Sep

Children’s Dermatitis, also known as ‘atopic dermatitis’ is an inflammatory skin condition characterised by an itchy, scaly red rash.  In some children the itchiness is so severe it can interrupt their sleep and scratching their skin can lead to infection.  Symptoms can be painful, cause blisters and changes to the colour of their skin.  Rashes appear on the legs, arms, face and hands. Children with a family history of allergic conditions such as asthma or hay fever have an increased risk for developing eczema.  Children’s dermatitis is often associated with childhood food allergies but flare-ups can also be caused by soap,...

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04 Sep

Children’s constipation is a common problem, your child should have one or two bowel movements each day.  If your child suffers from bad moods, children’s anxiety, childhood depression or poor immunity, constipation could be an underlying cause. When your has children’s constipation, food is not being eliminated from their gut and consequently their body has to compact the waste into their large intestine by drawing the water content from the food.  This makes the stool hard, dry and painful to pass creating a fearful situation where they hold on for as long as possible making the next bowel movement another terrifying...

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04 Sep

Children’s chest infection, also called children’s bronchitis or children’s pneumonia is an infection to the airways or lungs and is common, especially after a cold or flu’.  Children’s bronchitis is mostly caused by a virus, whereas pneumonia is caused by bacteria.   Infants and young children, especially if they have developmental problems are at higher risk of developing childhood bronchitis. Children’s chest infections are highly contagious and spread when an infected child coughs or sneezes and the droplets are launched into the atmosphere.  These droplets can also land on surfaces and objects such as toys and the children’s infection can spread when these...

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04 Sep

Children’s eczema is chronic, superficial inflammation of the skin that is often seen in children with a family history of children’s allergic rhinitis (hayfever), children’s asthma or children’s dermatitis.  Seventy percent of children’s eczema starts under 5 years of age and approximately 50% of infants who suffer from children’s eczema will continue to have one or more symptoms into adulthood.  Children’s eczema can be very stressful where significant lifestyle changes are required, such as missing out on fun activities like going for a swim or playing sports. Signs & Symptoms of Children’s Eczema include: ✅ Itching and/or oozing and crusting of lesions. ✅...

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04 Sep

Children’s ear infections are inflammation of the middle ear that also commonly involves inflammation of the eardrum and a build-up of fluid in the middle ear. Acute children’s ear infections are due to either a bacterial or viral infection, usually secondary to a children’s upper respiratory tract infection (cold’s, ‘flu or children’s whooping cough).  It’s a common complaint in young children from 3 months to 3 years of age.  The first symptom is usually a persistent severe children’s earache as the drum inflames and pressure builds up behind it.  Hearing loss may occur along with fever, nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea.  Babies may...

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