Ask The Expert
For parents, caregivers, health care providers, and teachers, concerns and questions often arise regarding the care and well-being of individuals with CdLS.
Our Ask the Expert service allows users to email their questions for response from members of our Clinical Advisory Board or Professional Development Committee. Whether seeking reassurance about development, having concerns about medical issues, or questioning best practices for communication, no question is too big or too small.
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- Babbling
- Barium-Swallow
- Barrett's-Esophagus
- Behavior (and diet)
- Behavior-(aggression)
- Behavior-(compulsive)
- Behavior-(cyclical-patterns-in)
- Behavior-(destruction-of-toys)
- Behavior-(pacing)
- Behavior-Medications
- Behavior-Medications-2
- Behavior-OCD-withdrawal-anger-sleeping
- Behavior-Plan-Considerations
- Bile-(coming up)
- Birth-Control-(female)
- Birth-Control-Depo-Provera-vs-Patch
- Birth-Control-Weight-Gain
- Biting-Prevention-(self-injury)
- Bladder-Control
- Blepharitis
- Blood-Replenishment
- Blue-Extremities
- Body-Odor-Blood-in-Diaper
- Bone-Age
- Bone-Pain
- Botox-Injections
- Bowel-Movement-(painful)
- Brittle-Bones
- Brittle-Bones-2
C
- C.-Difficile
- C.-Difficile-Treatment
- C.-Difficile-Treatment-2
- Caloric-Intake
- Canker-Sore
- Car-Seat
- Cause-of-death
- CdLS-Syndrome-Disease-or-Disorder?
- Central-Apnea
- Chiari-Malformation
- Chicken-Pox-Vaccine
- Cleft-Lip
- Cleft-Palate-(prevalance-in-CdLS)
- Cleft-Palate-(surgery)
- Coarctation-of-the-Aorta
- Cognitive-Testing
- Colic-vs.-Gastrointestinal-Issues
- Communication-Devices
- Constipation
- Constipation-2
- Constipation-3
- Constipation-4
- Cord-Blood
- Cornea-(cloudiness-of)
- Cortical-Vision-Impairment
- COVID-19
- Craniosynostosis-(premature-fusion-of-the-fontanel)
D
- Dehydration
- Dental-Grinding-and-Sliming
- Dental-Health:-gingivitis-oral-ulcers-bleeding-gums
- Dental-Implant-2
- Dental-Implants
- Dental-Pain-(and-self-injury)
- Dental-Teeth-Discoloration
- Dental-Work-(anxiety-and-sedation)
- Detached-Retina
- Development-Issues
- Diaphragmatic-Hernia
- Diarrhea: BRAT-(Bananas-Rice-Applesauce-Toast)-Diet
- Discrete-Trial-Learning
- DSM-IV-AXIS-Diagnostic-Code-for-CdLS
- Duplication-3q-Syndrome-(and-similarities-to-CdLS)
- Dysgraphia
E
F
- Failure-to-Thrive
- Feeding-(and-difficulty-swallowing)
- Feeding-(breathing-sucking-swallowing-difficulty)
- Feeding-(difficulty-with-solids)
- Feeding-(introducing-solid-foods)
- Feeding-Tube-(after-fundoplication)
- Flatulance
- Flatulance-(and-reflux)
- Flu-Shot
- Foreskin-(retraction)
- Fractures
- Frenectomy
- Fundoplication-(alternative-to)
- Fundoplication-(coming-undone)
- Fundoplication-(risks)
- Fundoplication-(timing-of)
G
- G-tube-(falling-out/breaking)
- G-tube-and-Vomiting
- G-tube-Inflamation
- G-tube-Removal
- Gastroesophageal-Reflux-(and-diet)
- Gastroesophageal-Reflux-(and-diet)-2
- Gastrointestinal-Pain-(chronic)
- Genitourinary-Issues
- Glasses-(breaking)
- Glasses-(keeping-on)
- Growth-Hormones
- Growth-Hormones-(side-effects)
- Growth-Hormones-2
- Growth-Hormones-3
H
I
M
- Malrotation
- Malrotation-(recurrence)
- Malrotation-Surgery
- Massage-Therapy
- Medical-Needs-at-School
- Medication-Potency
- Medication-Reaction
- Melatonin
- Melatonin-2
- Melatonin-3
- Menstruation-(irregular)
- Menstruation-(irregular)-2
- Menstruation-1
- Mic-key-Button-(pulling-out)
- Mic-key-Site-Irritation
- Microcephaly
- Microcephaly-in-Prenatal-Ultrasound
- Migraines
- Miralax
- Miscarriage
- Missing-Teeth
- Mood-Swings
- Mouth-Odor
- Mouthing
N
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P
- Pain (possible sources of)
- Pain Medication (post-operative)
- Pancreatitis
- Penis Size
- Perseverative Behavior
- Pica
- Prilosec (and thinning hair)
- Prilosec (side-effects)
- Progressive Condition
- Prosthesis
- Proton Pump Inhibitors (GI medications)
- Ptosis
- Ptosis Surgery
- Ptosis Surgery (redo)
- Ptosis Surgery 2
- Puberty (female)
- Puberty (precocious)
- Pulmonary Stenosis
R
- Raynaud's Rhenomenon
- Raynaud's-Acrocyanosis
- Reading Programs
- Receding Gums
- Recurrence
- Recurrence (genetic mutation)
- Recurrence (Germline Mosaicism)
- Recurrence (in people with CdLS)
- Recurrence Risk (with different partner)
- Reflux (testing)
- Reflux and Allergies
- Reglan
- Respiratory Arrest
- Rice Cereal Allergy
- Risperdal
S
- Scoliosis
- Secretin
- Seizure Medication (2)
- Seizures
- Seizures - Medication
- Seizures (age of onset)
- Seizures (and aging)
- Seizures (auras)
- Seizures (duration of)
- Selective Mutism
- Sensory Integration and Feeding
- Sexuality
- Sinus Infections and Nasal Polyps (recurrence)
- Skin Conditions
- Sleep (too much)
- Sleep Difficulties
- Sleep Difficulties (medication for)
- Sleep Difficulties 2
- Small Jaw (treatment options for)
- Smallpox Vaccine
- Speech
- Speech (and communication device)
- Speech 2
- Sperm Production
- Staring (and mouthing)
- Strabismus Surgery
- Submucous Cleft Palate Surgery
T
- Teeth (extracting)
- Teeth Exfoliation
- Teeth Grinding
- Teeth Grinding 2
- Teething
- Teething 2
- Tegretol (effect on gums)
- Teratogens
- Testicle (retracted)
- Testosterone Injections
- Tethered Spinal Cord
- Tethered Spinal Cord 2
- Thalassemia
- Toe Walking
- Toilet Training
- Toilet Training (and loose bowels)
- Tooth Decay (and extraction)
- Tracheomalacia
- Trazodone (side effects)
- Tube Feeding (and nutrition)
- Tube Feeding (caloric intake)
- Tympanomastoidectomy
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