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Disability left out of most U.S. pediatric medical training
Twenty four of 36 children's specialties had no mention of disability in the competencies residents and fellows must show.
Children's rehab can trigger painful parent emotions
'We know about the stress, the frustration and the exhaustion of families. What we found in this study that was quite new was the trauma, upset and anger.'
Youth who face disability bias in medicine more likely to forgo care
'To our knowledge, this is the first study to examine exposure to disability-based discrimination in a large population of children with special health-care needs.'
Families struggle to afford medical care for a disabled child
Families with disabled children were almost two times as likely to have difficulty paying medical bills and to delay or forgo care for their child due to cost.
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Read our latest stories, with links to mainstream disability news and shout-outs to people making the world more inclusive.
Loneliness in autistic children can predict later depression
'Kids who are lonely at age 10 are three times more likely to have depressive symptoms when they're 14.'
A $30 million gift spurs Canadian collaboration in disability care
Eleven disability groups across Canada will work together to improve care and inclusion.
Cartoons show the trauma of sedation for autistic children
Nine comics tell the story of kids who are put under general anesthesia repeatedly because they can't tolerate medical exams. Most have autism and intellectual disability.
More therapy for autistic children isn't always better
'While some children and families may thrive with intensive intervention, other children may not.'
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