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Acceptance helped Alifa 'wake up to my child as he is right now'
A values-based therapy enabled this mom to let go of cultural expectations about who her autistic son should be.
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Check out our latest stories, with links to mainstream disability news and shout-outs to people making the world more inclusive.
No night nurse means no sleep for Ontario mom
Without a night nurse, Mary Rombos cares for her daughter Chrysoula and may get as little as one to two hours of sleep.
Meet Kami, 'a virtual girl with an extra chromosome'
A digital avatar with Down syndrome was created with input from 100 young women with the genetic condition in 16 different countries.
Childhood disability linked to slower earnings growth later in life
The Statistics Canada study found the largest differences in income growth between men with and without childhood-onset disability who had university degrees.
A physiotherapist studies how exercise can repair the brain
'To this day I'm still asking questions and there's no real set answers to a lot of the challenges we encounter.'
Taking a stand
'I'm sorry, but your son's surgery has been cancelled.' The words are so unbelievable that at first they hang in the air, like icicles.
Clinicians devalue and shun children with medical complexity, study finds
In a new Pediatrics study, American parents of children with disabilities said doctors discriminated against their children.
Death by loneliness: Study of assisted suicide in neurodiverse people
'What these individuals needed was a society where they felt they belonged.'
Hospital volunteer heads to medical school: 'I learned how to show I care'
'I think empathy is one of the most important qualities in a physician.'
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