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Autism is a surprisingly common disability: According to the CDC, 1 in 36 people are on the autism spectrum. Given how widespread it is,...

“Medical professionals concentrate on repair of health, not sustenance of soul:” a few simple words reframed my entire view of the...

It should come as no surprise that diet has a large impact on a person’s health and well-being. One of the largest and fastest-growing...

Last month, I had the honor of shadowing two pediatricians, Dr. Ashok Ghooi and Dr. Dinesh Giliyar, in Brentwood, a hamlet in the Town of...

We’ve all felt the calming effects of our favorite songs, or the emotional stability of sitting down to play an instrument.  For people...

As teachers and doctors witness the physical benefits of music therapy on people with disabilities, including improved fine-motor skills,...

A pianist’s strong fingers fly across the keys, their eyes quickly reading notes and translating the page into movement. Playing an...

Wherever you go, to a musician, a doctor, a teacher, or a parent, all of them say the same thing: playing music is a full brain workout....

Dyslexia is a learning disorder inhibiting one’s ability to read. Generally diagnosed in children, dyslexia is caused by a compromised...

The reading disability Dyslexia is relatively well-known, wherein someone confuses certain letters for others. For example, a “b” may...

Have you ever considered what a Day in school is like for a Special Needs child? What are their thoughts; how do they communicate; what...

It is all around us ADHD and now may be Chronic Fatigue. Some are getting diagnosed, some are misdiagnosed, and some are going...

https://fortune.com/2023/12/05/schools-bullying-kids-sent-emergency-room-psychiatric-anger-issues/amp/ For eight years, way more than 750...

While reading the book Demystifying Disability by Emily Ladau, I came across this statement from Jenny Lay-Flurrie, a chief accessibility...

Source: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/too-many-schools-are-misdiagnosing-dyslexia1/ For decades now, medical science has...

How to navigate a friendship after a disability diagnosis. My first know-how with disabilities was back in elementary school. I learned...