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Read our latest stories, with links to mainstream disability news and shout-outs to people making the world more inclusive.
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Read our latest stories, with links to mainstream disability news and shout-outs to people making the world more inclusive.
In U.S. counties with more Black doctors, Black patients live longer
Longer survival was found in counties with only one Black primary-care doctor.
Pretending to be someone you're not takes a toll on autistic girls
A graphic novel for kids and a memoir detail the isolation of growing up as a girl with autism.
'Trauma doesn't go away, but we learn to grow around it'
'My therapist reminded me that this isn't something that's going to disappear because I'm doing all the right things.'
A formula shortage threatened my tube-fed son
Can you imagine a family member living with severe diarrhea for three months because their prescription food is out of stock?
Disabled youth see themselves in new book about sexuality
'Navigating adolescence while having disabilities is difficult as it is. On top of that, I was questioning my sexuality...'
Kids with similar brain function don't share the same clinical diagnoses
'Neurodevelopmental conditions like autism or ADHD may not have a unique brain signature. This is important because a lot of our treatments, services and supports are based on diagnostic labels.'
Link to autistic community helps this family thrive
'Most health professionals don't have close relationships with autistic people. This needs to be part of their training and work environment.'
What I wish I knew about disability
'Acceptance of, and pride in, being different needs to be a stronger theme in children's rehabilitation.'
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