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Cartoons show the trauma of sedation for autistic children
Nine comics tell the story of kids who are put under general anesthesia repeatedly because they can't tolerate medical exams. Most have autism and intellectual disability.
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Childhood disability linked to slower earnings growth later in life
The Statistics Canada study found the largest differences in income growth between men with and without childhood-onset disability who had university degrees.
A physiotherapist studies how exercise can repair the brain
'To this day I'm still asking questions and there's no real set answers to a lot of the challenges we encounter.'
Clinicians devalue and shun children with medical complexity, study finds
In a new Pediatrics study, American parents of children with disabilities said doctors discriminated against their children.
Death by loneliness: Study of assisted suicide in neurodiverse people
'What these individuals needed was a society where they felt they belonged.'
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Raising a disabled child erodes health in low-income mothers
'The health disparity between mothers of children with and without disabilities disappeared in families with higher incomes.'
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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.
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.'
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