01 Sep 😳 Have you been told that your child has a rare genetic condition?

🇦🇺In Australia, a disease is considered rare if it affects less than 5 in 10,000 people. There are more than 7,000 rare diseases that are life threatening or chronically debilitating. Around 8% of Australians (2 million people) live with a rare disease. About 80% of rare diseases are genetic. Diagnosis can often take time because these conditions are complex and doctors do not see them often.

😀The good news about genetic rare diseases in babies is Intensive Early Intervention can make a great impact on baby’s outcomes.

3 Key Principles Why Intensive Early Intervention helps babies achieve their best potential:
🧠1. Neuroplasticity refers to the brain’s ability to reorganise itself by forming new neural connections throughout life. This is most pronounced during between birth to 5 years old, so Intensive Early interventions during this period can stimulate the brain to develop alternative pathways and compensate for areas of deficiency.

👶🏻2. Certain skills and abilities have critical periods during which they are most easily acquired. For example, gross motor skills evolve first so baby needs to learn to roll to be able to interact with their environment. If baby is delayed in rolling, it would in turn impact their speech and language skills development. Intensive interventions during these critical periods can help capitalize on the brain’s heightened receptivity to learning specific skills.

🤓3.Holistic Intensive Early intervention with Physiotherapy, Speech Therapy and Occupational Therapy will address multiple aspects of a child’s development, including cognitive, social, emotional, and motor skills. This comprehensive approach can have a positive ripple effect on various areas of the child’s life.

If you have been told that your baby has a rare genetic condition, ring My Favourite Physio📱on (02) 9790 4233 or DM us @myfavouritephysio and speak to one of our Expert Paediatric Physiotherapists 🤓today!

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