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People with Down syndrome more likely to receive COVID DNR status
Scientists found patients with Down syndrome were six times more likely to have DNR status ordered at admission for COVID pneumonia compared to those without.
A son's diagnosis prompts a mom to consider if she's autistic too
'My autism helps me relate to my son's experiences and I have been an exceptionally assertive and unforgiving champion for him.'
Thoughts of suicide common in parents of disabled children
'The fact that over 40 per cent of parent carers are thinking about suicide is a sign of really high levels of distress.'
Video about Colin Farrell's son and foundation is a must watch
The Colin Farrell Foundation will focus on housing, day programs, workforce support and advocacy for people with 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.'
Sensor headset allows teen to control devices with his thoughts
The brain-computer interface means 'Seth can do something all by himself, without help, just by thinking.'
'Mama Car' smashes disability stereotypes in a delightful way
In a new picture book, young children celebrate their mother's wheelchair as a place to cuddle and go on adventures.
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Will makes custom limbs that help kids do what they want to do
A toddler who came for his first prosthetic leg to Holland Bloorview now makes devices at the hospital.
London play explores how disability bias in hospital can be deadly
Laughing Boy is the story of a family's fight to get justice for the preventable death of their autistic son Connor in a National Health Service unit.
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