The issue of resilience is critical when discussing the protective factors of family and community. Several research studies demonstrate that socio-economic status, family involvement and community ...
By Wilson Cherry Recently, there has been a growing concern about criminal activities pertaining to individuals with mental illness; as well as intellectual and developmental disabilities. Frequently ...
One in five people in the UK are disabled. Many face multiple unnecessary barriers every single day. The Unfair Index by UK charity Designability has a plan to change that. UK charity Designability ...
ADHD medications—especially stimulants—can raise your blood pressure and heart rate. Other factors that can increase your risk of cardiovascular disease, like sleep problems, substance use, and excess ...
When Dame Uta Frith began researching autism six decades ago, it was an extremely rare, little-understood condition which psychologists referred to as “childhood psychosis”.
Prader-Willi syndrome or PWS is a rare condition that can affect children from 0 to 6 years of age. It is a multisystem genetic disorder caused by the loss of paternally expressed genes on chromosome ...
For the first time in the 157-year history of Marion County Public Schools, three educators in the same school were recognized for three separate honors: Principal of the Year, Rookie Teacher of the ...
THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ and senators’ votes on roll calls from the week of Feb. 23-27. ENERGY (H 5151) House 128-27, approved and sent to the Senate ...
Teenagers and young adults with ADHD need to work on executive functioning to enhance social, emotional, cognitive and behavioral health. A collaborative plan with parents can help.
Nine inspiring Toowoomba women have opened up about the lessons that have shaped them and their advice for the next generation to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8.
What’s Going On is a listing of activities taking place throughout the Downriver community. To submit an event, send an email to [email protected]. List the time, date, location, cost ...
National charity Designability has launched a major survey calling on 10,000 disabled people across the UK to take part. The ...