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Welcome to Information Connections!!!

Information Connections, a website for parents of children with developmental disabilities and chronic diseases was developed by the Marianjoy Medical Library staff with a special focus on Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Down Syndrome, and Traumatic Brain Injury, among others.We are hoping that easy access to information will simplify and enhance parent’s abilities to gather accurate information about developmental problems.More>>>

KIDS CORNER Welcome to your very own go-to-place on our Web site...where there's is plenty of fun and interesting stuff to learn! More>>>

Moms Often Blind to Toddler's Weight

Chubby cheeks and pudgy bodies get approval from most moms as normal for toddlers rather than as signs of overweight, researchers affirmed. The mothers of overweight tots ages 12- to 32-months accurately perceived body size 87% less often than mothers of healthy-weight toddlers, Erin R. Hager, PhD, of the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, and colleagues found in a low-income cohort study. More>>>I

Emotional Eating American Academy of PediatricsSociety The Children (as well as adults) use food for reasons other than to satisfy their hunger and nutritional needs. In fact, obese youngsters often eat in response to their emotions and feelings. More>>>

MMR vaccine controversy and Autism

• How the case against the MMR vaccine was fixed
  BMJ 2011; 342:c5347 doi: 10.1136/bmj.c5347 (Published 5 Jan. 2011)
• Vaccine Education Center
  The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• MMR vaccine controversy

What are developmental disabilities?

• Nervous system disabilities
• Sensory-related disabilities
• Metabolic disorders

To find detailed information about developmental disabilities, please go to the following Web sites:

• National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• National Library of Medicine
• Healthy Children: American Academy of Pediatrics