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Listening to behaviors

Peer Review Status: Internally Peer Reviewed
First Published: 2003
Last Revised: March 2012

Because of developmental problems, age, or acquired physical problems, some individuals are not able to communicate that they are having discomfort or pain. That's an opportunity for family members and care givers to listen to what behaviors may be telling them about medical conditions

Medical Services

  • Center for Disabilities and Development
  • Multidisciplinary Pediatric Headache Clinic
  • A checklist of what behaviors tell us
  • Abuse
  • Constipation
  • Dental health
  • Diabetes
  • Headaches
  • Hearing disorders
  • Heart and blood vessel conditions
  • Hyperthyroidism
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Menstrual disorders
  • Orthopedic conditions
  • Seizures
  • Skin and scalp conditions
  • Sleep apnea
  • Swallowing and digestion disorders
  • Urinary tract infection
  • Vision disorders
A checklist of what behaviors tell us ›

Listening to behaviors

  • A checklist of what behaviors tell us
  • Abuse
  • Constipation
  • Dental health
  • Diabetes
  • Headaches
  • Hearing disorders
  • Heart and blood vessel conditions
  • Hyperthyroidism
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Menstrual disorders
  • Orthopedic conditions
  • Seizures
  • Skin and scalp conditions
  • Sleep apnea
  • Swallowing and digestion disorders
  • Urinary tract infection
  • Vision disorders

Contact Information

University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital
200 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City, IA 52242

Phone: 1-888-573-5437
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