Caregiver Resources

A-T signs and symptoms are distinctive yet vary widely in severity from person to person.

Rehabilitation has a great deal to offer persons with A-T and their families.

Physical therapists help with gross motor difficulties, including problems with walking, mobility and posture.

The role of occupational therapy is ongoing as new interests & needs arise and A-T brings new burdens of neurologic impairment.

Children with A-T, just as all children, have variability in their cognitive abilities.

Speech and language abilities vary from one person with A-T to another, and vary over time in individual patients.

A-T symptoms can create difficulty for completing reading and writing tasks.

Children and adults with A-T are at increased risk for respiratory problems.

The gene causing A-T (the ATM gene) was identified in 1995. This gene produces ATM protein.