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Preemie Books
The
Preemie Parents Companion: The Essential Guide to Caring for Your Premature Baby
in the Hospital, at Home, and Through the First Years by Susan L Madden M.S,
William Sears MD, Jane E Stewart MD
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Cerebral Palsy Dictionary
S Scoliosis: Curvature of the spine. Screening test: A test given to groups of children to sort out those who need further evaluation. SEA: The State Education Agency. Seizure: Involuntary movement or changes in consciousness or behavior brought on by abnormal bursts of electrical activity in the brain. Self-help: Relating to skill such as eating, dressing, bathing, and cleaning which enable a person to care for himself. Sensorineural hearing loss: Hearing loss resulting from damage to the inner ear, the auditory nerve, or both, which is present at birth or acquired later in childhood from meningitis, high fever, or medications. Sensory ability (integration): The ability of the central nervous system to process and learn from sensations such as touch, sound, light, smell, and movement. Sensory impairments: Problems handling information relayed to the brain from the senses. See Dysplasia; Tactile defensiveness. Sensory seizures: Seizures which produce dizziness or disturbances in vision, hearing, taste, smell, or other senses. S.I.: Sensory integration. Side Sitting: Sitting with both knees bent and to one side of the body. Scissoring: Crossing legs together when standing or being held upright. SMO (Supramalleolar orthosis) Foot brace that is smaller than an AFO. Social ability: The ability to function in groups and to interact with people. Soft tissue releases: Operations on the muscles, tendons, or ligaments to correct deformities or improve movement. Spastic: Having increased muscle tone (stiff muscles) resulting in difficult movements. Special education: Specialized instruction based on educational disabilities determined by a team evaluation. It must be precisely matched to educational needs and adapted to the child's learning style. Special needs: Needs generated by a person's handicap. Speech/language pathologist (SLP): A therapist who works to improve speech and language skills, as well as to improve oral motor abilities. Splints: Devices made of molded, rigid plastic used to stretch the soft tissues or to hold a limb in a position that makes movement easier. SSA: Social Security Administration. S.S.D.I. (Social Security Disability Insurance): This money has been paid into the Social Security system through payroll deductions on earnings. Disabled workers are entitled to these benefits. People who become disabled before the age of twenty-two may collect S.S.D.I. under a parent's account, if the parent is retired, disabled, or deceased. S.S.I. (Supplemental Security Income): Available for low-income people who are disabled, blind, or aged. S.S.I. is based on need, not on past earnings. Sternum: The breast plate. STNR (symmetrical tonic neck reflex): Flexing of the head accompanied by reflex flexing of arms and extension of legs. Extending head is accompanied by extending arms and flexing hips. Interferes with movement. Stimulus: A physical object or environmental event that may have an effect upon the behavior of a person. Some stimuli are internal (earache pain), while others are external (a smile from a loved one). Strabismus: Lack of coordinated eye movement resulting in crossing and/or wandering eyes. Subluxation: Partial dislocation. Supine: Back-lying position. Support trust: A trust that requires that funds be expended to pay for the beneficiary's expenses of living, including housing, food and transportation. Sutures: Stitches used to close a wound. Symptomatic: Having a cause that is identified.
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