The genetic counselor may also help determine whether individuals carry the defective ALSM1 gene before the individuals conceive a child. Some of the tests the genetic counselors perform include chorionic villus sampling (CVS), preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) and amniocentesis. With PGD, the embryos are tested for the ALSM1 gene and only the embryos that are not affected may be chosen for implantation via in vitro fertilization. Treatment
There is no cure for Alström syndrome; however, there are treatment aims to reduce the symptoms and prevent further complications. Some of these treatment aims include:
Corrective lenses: tinted lenses that help with the sensitivity from bright lights. The patients may have to adapt to reading in Braille, use adaptive equipment, mobility aids and adaptive computing skills. Education: patients with Alström syndrome who have  intellectual disabilities must have access to education. They must be able to receive free and appropriate education. Some Alström syndrome patients are educated in normal classrooms. Other patients have to take special education classes or attend to specialized schools that are prepared to teach children with disabilities. Staff members from schools have to consult with patients parents or caregivers in order to design an education plan based on the childs needs. In addition, the school may document the progress of the child in order to confirm that the childs needs are being met. Hearing aids: the battery-operated devices are available in three styles: behind the ear, in the ear and inside the ear canal. Behind the ear aims for mild-to-profound hearing loss.
Disorder may refer to randomness, non-order, or no intelligible pattern. Disorder may also refer to:

Healthcare
Disorder (medicine), a functional abnormality or disturbance
Mental disorder or psychological disorder, a psychological pattern associated with distress or disability that occurs in an individual and is not a part of normal development or culture:Anxiety disorder, different forms of abnormal and pathological fear and anxiety
Conversion disorder, neurological symptoms such as numbness, blindness, paralysis, or fits, where no neurological explanation is possible
Obsessive–compulsive disorder, an anxiety disorder characterized by repetitive behaviors aimed at reducing anxiety
Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder, obsession with perfection, rules, and organization
Personality disorder, an enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the expectations of the culture of the individual who exhibits it

Law enforcement
Civil disorder, one or more forms of disturbance caused by a group of people
Lawlessness, a lack of laws or law enforcement

Science
Crystallographic disorder, disordered atom locations in crystals
Order and disorder

Arts, entertainment, and media
Films
Disorder (1962 film), a film by Franco Brusati
Disorder (2009 film), a Chinese documentary
Disorder (2015 film), a French film

Music
Disorder (band), a Bristol-based hardcore punk band
Disorder (album), an album by The Gazette
Disorder (EP), an EP by Front Line Assembly
"Disorder", a song by Joy Division from the 1979 album Unknown Pleasures

Other uses
Dis-order, the mail order service of Displeased Records

See also
Chaos
Order