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More than half of older adults with intellectual disability take psychotropic medicines, shows study
Medical Xpress· 1 day agoThe Examining Quality, Use and Impact of Psychotropic (Use) in older adults with intellectual...
'I lived in hospital for 50 years but wasn’t ill'
BBC via AOL· 4 days agoCharles Esler lived behind locked doors in hospital for 50 years [BBC] Charles Esler spent more than 50 years living behind locked doors in hospital...
Ali Stroker on Learning to Love Her Disability
Good Housekeeping via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThat may be hard to imagine for somebody who does not have a disability. But for me, my disability is not “different”; it’s just a part of me. On
National Sports Center for the Disabled has new second home in the Front Range
Denver Post· 10 hours agoNSCD also runs rock climbing programs a mile up Clear Creek Canyon. “It’s a learning center, it’s a...
‘Please don’t’: Alpine special education students must switch schools this fall — and parents are...
The Salt Lake Tribune· 2 days agoJosh Smith’s voice trembled as he held his phone and read aloud a prewritten speech to Alpine school...
Neurodiversity Means More Than Just Autism
Forbes· 7 days agoNeurodiversity is the concept that individuals perceive and engage with the world in diverse ways, rejecting the notion of a singular, "correct" way of...
Special education students still struggling with pandemic's setbacks
Newsday· 13 hours ago"She was totally out of sync," said Clark, adding that even after Brianna returned to school in the...
Make parents pay for kids who miss school to curb chronic school absenteeism
New York Post· 7 hours agoThe COVID pandemic has ebbed, but one of its most damaging long-term effects has not. Chronic school...
2024 Hot Docs 'The Ride Ahead': Samuel Habib, 'badass disabled adults' make a roadmap for adulthood
Yahoo News Canada· 1 day ago"But now when it happens, which it does pretty often, I say, 'Talk to me like I'm an adult.'" "I am ...
Calls for charity walkers to sign up to fundraiser
BBC via AOL· 3 days agoIts hopes the event will raise £15,000 is calling on more people to register. ‘Treat yourself’ Matt Harmon has been supported by Jersey Mencap to help...