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Articles by Raphaela Itzikowitz
Preparing Neurodivergent Siblings for a New Baby Made Easier
Sharing the news of a new sibling can be an exciting family moment, but for many neurodivergent children, it’s also a moment filled with uncertainty. Change often brings a surge of sensory, emotional and cognitive demands and the idea of a new baby can feel abstract, unpredictable or even threatening.
The Myth of the ‘Easy Child’ That Every Parent Believes
Somewhere in every parenting circle, there is a whispered legend about the elusive “easy child” – the baby who sleeps through at three months, the toddler who never throws tantrums, the preschooler who eats anything green without bribery. Parents speak of these unicorn children with awe, envy or a slightly smug smile. But here is the truth that every clinician, researcher and seasoned parent knows: development is not linear and no child stays “easy” forever. And that is not a failure.
Womb to World Transitions: Newborn Baby’s First 72 Hours Explained for New Parents
If newborns came with an instruction manual, the first chapter would read something like this: “Congratulations. Your baby has just completed the greatest relocation in human biology. Please expect turbulence. All systems are recalibrating.” The journey from womb to world is the most remarkable physiological transition a human ever experiences. And you, their parent, are the stabilising force guiding their brand-new body through this shift.
How Everyday Baby Care Like Nappy Changes Builds Brilliant Brains
When most new parents think about supporting their baby’s brain development, they picture toys, sensory classes, books, or carefully curated routines. Here is the quiet truth that neuroscience keeps emphasising: the most powerful moments for wiring a baby’s brain are not the big ones. They are the repetitive, ordinary, almost invisible interactions that happen dozens of times a day.
Neurodiversity at Home: 5 Small Changes That Make a Big Difference
Neurodiversity is a word we are hearing more often, and for good reason. It describes the beautiful variation in the way human brains work and process the world. Some children are neurotypical, while others experience the world through lenses shaped by autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia, or other neurodevelopmental differences. These are not “disorders” to be fixed, but ways of being that require understanding, support, and celebration.
Making Play Meaningful: Simple Ways to Connect and Support Your Baby’s Development Through Everyday Moments
Picture this: the kettle is boiling, your baby is wriggling on the mat, and you start humming a tune without thinking. They look up, catch your eye, and smile. In that tiny moment, something extraordinary is happening inside their brain. What’s happening in that shared glance is pure brain magic. When your baby locks eyes with you and responds to your tune, their brain is busy wiring up networks for language, emotional regulation, and social connection.
Pathogenic de novo variants in PPP2R5C cause a neurodevelopmental disorder within the Houge-Janssens syndrome spectrum
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1Laboratory of Protein Phosphorylation and Proteomics, KU Leuven Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium 2KU Leuven Institute for Rare Diseases (Leuven.IRD), Leuven, Belgium 3Department of Medical Genetics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway 4Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway 5Institute for Genomic Statistics and Bioinformatics, University Hospital Bonn, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn,...
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