to improve positions, 96, 149, 164
when are they needed? 367
Eye problems
blue whites of eye (brittle bone disease), 125
causes of blindness, 15, 136, 244‑245
dry eyes (xerophthalmia), 244
eye poking in blind or disturbed child, 247, 364
eye to hand coordination, 40
injuries, 223, 245
iritis, 136, 219, 221, 246
night blindness, 244
puffy eyes (hypothyroidism), 282
slanting eyes (Down syndrome), 279, 282
strange movements of eyes or lids, 40, 53, 240‑241
with arthritis, 136, 245
with leprosy, 219, 222‑223
with Down syndrome, 245, 279
(Also see Blindness)
F
Face, puffy or round (See ‘Moon’ face)
Familial disabilities (problems sometimes inherited)
birth defects, 162, Chapter 12
brittle bone disease, 125
club feet, 114‑116
deafness, Chapter 31
Down syndrome, 281
dwarfism, 126
muscle weakness, 109‑111
muscular dystrophy, 109‑111
muscular atrophy, 111
seizures (epilepsy), Chapter 29
Family Planning (birth control), 494
Feeding, Chapter 36
best foods for baby and young child, 321
the biscuit trick, 328
correcting tongue thrusting, 324
development of early skills, 319
finger feeding, 325
for child with cerebral palsy, 92, 319, 322‑326, 329
good feeding positions, 322‑323, 325‑326
helping child learn to chew, 325
helping spastic mouth with jaw control, 323‑325
helping child to drink, 326
homemade eating aids, 323, 326, 327, 330‑332
importance of breast milk, 74, 321
mothers with HIV and breast feeding, 321
poor nutrition in disabled children, 320
self‑feeding, 326‑327
spoon feeding, 324
step‑by‑step development of skill, 297
Financing of rehabilitation center, 482‑484
Fingers, joined and deformed fingers, 120
Fits (See Seizures)
Fits of anger (tantrums), 241, 362‑363
Flat feet, Chapter 11
correction, 117‑118
insoles and foot supports, 118
with Down syndrome, 279, 281
Flexikins, for measuring contractures, 43‑48
Fluoride poisoning, 15
Foot lift, polio, 68
Foot wear
additions, lifts, or wedges on soles, 68, 70, 117, 163, 549
for artificial legs, 633, 634, 636
for disabled child with special needs, 336
for feet that do not feel, 224‑225
for flat feet, 118
for kidney‑shaped feet, 116
in leprosy, 224‑225
lifts on shoes for shorter legs, 549
with braces, 116, 540‑543, 544, 545, 548, 550
Frequency of disabilities, A‑5 to A‑8
in boys and girls, A‑12
index 649
G
Games, for learning about disabilities (See CHILD‑to‑child,
Chapter 47)
(Also see Toys; Playground equipment)
Gardens and farming, aids for, 507, 588
for blind, 507, 509
for wheelchair riders, 507, 517
German Measles in pregnancy, as a cause of different
disabilities, 91,119, 245, 258
Gonorrhea, in eyes, 245
in joints, 131
Gums (See Teeth and gum care)
Gurney (See Wheeled bed)
H
Hand use and control, development of, 297, 301
hand‑eye coordination, 40, 298
toys and games, 316‑318, 468‑469
Hansen’s Disease (See Leprosy)
Hare lip (See Cleft lip)
Headaches, in persons with spinal cord injuries (sign of
dysreflexia),187‑188
Head banging, 363
Head size, chart for recording, 41
big head (Hydrocephalus), 41, 167, 169
as cause of blindness, 167, 245
caused by tapeworm, 52
in spina bifida, 41, 52, 167, 278
surgery for shunts, 169
small head (microcephalus), 41, 278
Heart damage, in Rheumatic fever, 154
Heat treatments, 132 133
for painful joints, 132, 372
to reduce spasticity, 102
with hot wax (paraffin), 132
with hot water, 102, 132
Hemiplegic, what is it, 90
Hip problems, Chapter 18, 34
contractures (See Contractures, hip)
dislocated hips, 155‑156, 167 (Also see
Dislocations, hips)
exercises for, 373, 377, 380, 385
hip problem with arthrogryposis, 122
hip problem with dwarfism, 126
hip problem from birth, 155
hip tilt resulting from short leg, 34, 163
Legg‑Perthes disease, 158
painful hip, 130, 155‑158
spasticity causing hip problem, 156
telescope test, 156
tests of strength of hip muscles, 31
weakness, 59, 69, 71, 73
Hip band (pelvic band), 73, 539, 547
History taking (See Record keeping)
Honey and sugar, to treat burns and sores, 202, 231
Houses and community, adaptations for disabled persons,
485‑490
walkways and trails, 251, 489
Hydrocephalus (See Head size, big head)
Hyperactive (overly active) child, 365 366
Hypothyroidism (cretinism), 282
I
Ibuprofen, for joint pain, 134
Identifying Disabilities, charts for, 52‑58, 130‑131
Infantile paralysis (See Polio)
Inherited or familial disabilities (See Familial or inherited
disabilities)
Injections, overuse and misuse, 16,18‑20, 60, 192
disinfecting equipment for, 19
Insoles, for the correction of flat feet, 118
(Also see Arch supports)
Iritis, 136, 219, 221, 246
treatment, 137
disabled village children