Conditions A–Z: Guides for Children and Adults

DrSensory has a guide for every condition and concern listed here, for children and for adults: sensory processing, autism, ADHD, speech and language, learning, behavior, neurological and orthopedic conditions, and adult rehabilitation from stroke to back pain. Each entry names the ages its guide covers and the therapy or care it discusses.

Conditions by area, for children and adults

Children and teens

Adults

All conditions and concerns, A to Z

A

ACL reconstruction and return to sportAdults · Physical therapy
ADDSee ADHD
ADHDChildren and adults · Medical and behavioral care
ADHD in adultsAdults · Medical and behavioral care
ADHD in childrenChildren, 4 to 12 · Medical and behavioral care
ADHD in teenagersTeens, 12 to 17 · Medical and behavioral care
ADHD treatment in childrenChildren, 4 to 18 · Medical and behavioral care
ADHD types: inattentive, hyperactive and combinedChildren and adults · Medical and behavioral care
ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)Adults · Speech therapy
Ankle sprain and chronic ankle instabilityAdults · Physical therapy
Anxiety in childrenSee Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in children
AphasiaAdults · Speech therapy
ASD (autism spectrum disorder)See Autism
Asperger's syndrome (retired term)Children and adults · Autism and neurodivergence
Ataxia in childrenChildren · Medical care
ATNR (fencing reflex)Babies and children · Sensory and motor development
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderSee ADHD
Atypical autism (retired term)Children and adults · Autism and neurodivergence
Auditory processing disorder (APD)Children · Hearing and listening care
AutismAutism and neurodivergence
Autistic burnoutChildren and adults · Autism and neurodivergence

B

Balance problemsSee Falls and balance in older adults
Benign paroxysmal vertigo of childhoodChildren · Medical care
Bipolar disorder in children and teensChildren · Behavior and mental health
BPPV in adultsSee Vestibular disorders and dizziness

C

Cerebral palsyChildren and adults · OT, PT and speech therapy
Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS)Children · Speech therapy
Childhood disintegrative disorder (retired term)Children · Autism and neurodivergence
Classic autism (retired term)Children and adults · Autism and neurodivergence
Cognitive-communication disordersAdults · Speech therapy
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)Adults · Physical and occupational therapy
Concussion in adultsAdults · OT, PT and speech therapy
Concussion in childrenChildren · Medical care and physical therapy
Conduct disorderChildren · Behavior and mental health
COPD and pulmonary rehabilitationAdults · Pulmonary rehabilitation
Crossing the midlineChildren · Occupational therapy
CVA (stroke)See Stroke rehabilitation

D

Delayed motor milestonesChildren · Physical and occupational therapy
DementiaOlder adults · Speech therapy
Depression in childrenChildren · Behavior and mental health
Developmental language disorder (DLD)Children · Speech therapy
Discolored teeth in childrenChildren · Dental and oral health
Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD)Children, 6 to 18 · Behavior and mental health
Dizziness and vertigoSee Vestibular disorders and dizziness
Down syndromeOT, PT and speech therapy
DysarthriaAdults · Speech therapy
DyscalculiaChildren · Learning and development
DysgraphiaChildren · Occupational therapy
DyslexiaChildren · Learning and development
Dysphagia (swallowing difficulty)Adults · Speech therapy
Dyspraxia and developmental coordination disorder (DCD)Children and adults · Occupational and physical therapy

E

Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS)Children · Physical and occupational therapy
Executive function difficultiesChildren · Learning and development

F

Falls and balance in older adultsOlder adults · Physical and occupational therapy
Feeding problems and picky eatingSpeech and occupational therapy
FibromyalgiaAdults · Physical therapy
Flat head syndrome (plagiocephaly)Children · Physical therapy
Fragile X syndromeChildren · OT, PT and speech therapy
Frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis)Adults · Physical therapy

G

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in childrenChildren · Behavior and mental health
Gestalt language processing (GLP)Children · Speech therapy
GiftednessChildren · Learning and development
Global developmental delayChildren, under 5 · OT, PT and speech therapy

H

Hand and wrist injuriesOccupational and physical therapy
High-functioning autism (retired term)Autism and neurodivergence
Hip osteoarthritisAdults · Physical therapy
Hitting: helping a child move to wordsChildren · Behavior and mental health
Hypotonia (low muscle tone)Children · OT, PT and speech therapy

I

Intellectual disabilityChildren and adults · OT, PT and speech therapy
InteroceptionOccupational therapy

J

Jaw clicking and TMJ in childrenChildren · Dental and oral health

K

Knee osteoarthritisAdults · Physical therapy

L

Language processing disorderChildren and adults · Speech therapy
Late talkersSee Speech delay in toddlers
Lip tie in babiesChildren · Dental and oral health
Lisps in childrenChildren · Speech therapy
Living with sensory processing differencesChildren and adults · Occupational therapy
Long COVID and rehabilitation after COVID-19Adults · Physical and occupational therapy
Low back painAdults · Physical therapy
Low-functioning autism (retired term)Autism and neurodivergence
LymphedemaAdults · Physical and occupational therapy

M

Migraines in childrenChildren · Medical care
MonotropismAutism and neurodivergence
Mood disorders in childrenChildren · Behavior and mental health
Moro reflex (startle reflex)Babies and children · Sensory and motor development
Multiple sclerosis (MS)Adults · OT, PT and speech therapy

N

Neck painAdults · Physical therapy
Nonspeaking (nonverbal) autismChildren · Speech therapy
Nonverbal learning disorder (NVLD)Children · Learning and development

O

OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) in childrenChildren · Behavior and mental health
Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD)Children · Behavior and mental health
Osteoporosis and bone healthOlder adults · Physical therapy

P

Pacing for chronic pain and fatigueAdults · Occupational and physical therapy
Palmar grasp reflexBabies and children · Sensory and motor development
Parkinson's diseaseAdults · OT, PT and speech therapy
Pathological demand avoidance (PDA)Autism and neurodivergence
PDD-NOS (retired term)Autism and neurodivergence
Pelvic floor dysfunctionAdults · Physical therapy
Peripheral neuropathyAdults · Physical therapy
Persistent depressive disorder in childrenChildren · Behavior and mental health
Plantar heel pain (plantar fasciitis)Adults · Physical therapy
Postural difficultiesChildren · Occupational and physical therapy

R

Recovery after back surgeryAdults · Physical therapy
Recovery after hip replacementAdults · Physical therapy
Recovery after knee replacementAdults · Physical therapy
Recovery after shoulder surgeryAdults · Physical therapy
Rett syndromeChildren · OT, PT and speech therapy
Rooting and sucking reflexesBabies and children · Sensory and motor development
Rotator cuff pain and tearsAdults · Physical therapy
Running injuriesAdults · Physical therapy

S

SciaticaAdults · Physical therapy
Scoliosis in children and teensChildren · Physical therapy
Seizures in childrenChildren · Medical care
Selective mutismChildren and adults · Speech therapy and mental health care
Sensory dietsOccupational therapy
Sensory discrimination difficultiesChildren and adults · Occupational therapy
Sensory integration therapyOccupational therapy
Sensory modulation difficultiesChildren and adults · Occupational therapy
Sensory over-responsivityChildren and adults · Occupational therapy
Sensory over-responsivity vs under-responsivityChildren · Occupational therapy
Sensory processing and autismChildren and adults · Occupational therapy
Sensory processing and learningChildren · Occupational therapy
Sensory processing differences in adultsAdults · Occupational therapy
Sensory processing disorder: causes and risk factorsChildren · Sensory and motor development
Sensory processing disorder in childrenChildren, birth to 12 · Occupational therapy
Sensory processing disorder in teensTeens, 13 to 17 · Occupational therapy
Sensory processing disorder (SPD)Children · Occupational therapy
Sensory processing disorder treatmentChildren and adults · Occupational therapy
Sensory seekingChildren · Occupational therapy
Sensory under-responsivityChildren · Occupational therapy
Sensory-based motor difficultiesChildren · Occupational and physical therapy
Shoulder pain in overhead sportsAdults · Physical therapy
Sleep disordersMedical care
Social anxiety in childrenChildren · Behavior and mental health
Speech delay in toddlersChildren · Speech therapy
Spina bifidaOT, PT and speech therapy
Spinal cord injuryAdults · Physical and occupational therapy
Spinal Galant reflexBabies and children · Sensory and motor development
Staying independent at homeOlder adults · Occupational and physical therapy
StimmingSensory and motor development
STNR (symmetric tonic neck reflex)Babies and children · Sensory and motor development
Stroke rehabilitationAdults · OT, PT and speech therapy
Stuttering and cluttering in adultsAdults · Speech therapy
Stuttering in childrenChildren · Speech therapy
Substance use in teenagersTeens · Behavior and mental health
Swallowing difficultySee Dysphagia (swallowing difficulty)

T

TBISee Traumatic brain injury in adults
Teeth grinding in childrenChildren · Dental and oral health
Tendinopathy (tendonitis)Adults · Physical therapy
Tic disordersChildren · Medical and behavioral care
TLR (tonic labyrinthine reflex)Babies and children · Sensory and motor development
Toe walkingChildren · Physical therapy
Tongue tieChildren · Dental and oral health
Tooth sensitivity in childrenChildren · Dental and oral health
Torticollis in babiesChildren · Physical therapy
Tourette syndromeChildren · Medical and behavioral care
Traumatic brain injury in adultsAdults · OT, PT and speech therapy
Twice-exceptional (2e) childrenChildren · Learning and development
Types of autismChildren and adults · Autism and neurodivergence
Types of sensory processing disorderChildren · Occupational therapy

U

Urinary incontinenceAdults · Physical therapy

V

Vestibular and proprioceptive processingOccupational therapy
Vestibular disorders and dizzinessChildren and adults · Physical therapy
Visual processing difficultiesChildren · Sensory and motor development
Voice disordersAdults · Speech therapy

W

Weight-bearing status after surgery (WBAT, NWB)Physical therapy
W-sittingChildren and adults · Physical therapy

Conditions and concerns A–Z

Conditions by area, for children and adults

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Adults

All conditions and concerns, A to Z

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