BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
Food, film and adventure are on Julian's to-do list
Julian relies on two “support friends” to hang out at restaurants, go to events, and volunteer.
Poor health care a factor in early deaths
A 2013 inquiry into the deaths of 247 adults and children with intellectual disability in England and Wales found women with intellectual...
Animator finds beauty in what we try to hide
Rachel Johnson is a Hollywood animator producing stop-motion films that fall decidedly outside the celebrity culture of her town.Her late...
We call this 'zoo camp'
When we walked in to Nova's Ark camp this morning there was a large black pig sleeping on the lawn beside a pen with dozens of guinea pig...
A different story
The last year has been tough for Ben. He often acted out at school where the demands seemed too much. Outside of school his world seemed ...
Does being smart make you a 'better' person?
When I was at university (yes, decades ago!) I think I felt that I was somehow "responsible" for my intelligence. That I'd made a choice ...
Love: It defies measure
Imagine my surprise and delight when I received this story by Eric Fischer, dad to Segev, 15, in Israel. Many of you know Eric as the aut...
He ain't heavy, he's my brother
Pamela Merritt, 40, talked about being co-guardian with her sister of her 42-year-old brother, who has profound autism, at the Healthmind...
Pagination
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