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What Are the First Signs of Cataracts?

Health & Wellness

7 Tips for Growing Your Personal Training Business on a Budget

Chronic Illness

The Ultimate Executive Dysfunction Self-Help Guide: Coping Skills to Help You Thrive

Coping & Thriving

How Applying the ABC Method Helps Us Release the Mess That Is Stress

Health & Wellness

Eyeglasses and Aging: Adapting to Changing Vision Needs

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My Pediatrician Started My Disordered Eating at Age 6. Now the American Academy of Pediatrics Wants to Make This Common Practice.

My Pediatrician Started My Disordered Eating at Age 6. Now the American Academy of Pediatrics Wants to Make This Common Practice.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recently released new clinical practice guidelines that doctors and parents need to target fat kids to prevent ...

Mental Health

Why Aren’t We Talking About the Disabled Actors in ‘Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’?

Why Aren’t We Talking About the Disabled Actors in ‘Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’?

Phone Anxiety: 6 Reasons ADHDers Hate Talking on the Phone

Phone Anxiety: 6 Reasons ADHDers Hate Talking on the Phone

Why the Autism Puzzle Piece Is Bad, and What to Use Instead

Sports for blind people: Woman swimming in a pool, wearing red swimsuit and goggles.

A Sports and Exercise Guide for People Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision

10 Things I Thought Were Social Anxiety but Turned Out to Be Autism

White canes for blindness -- Woman with low vision using a white cane for orientation and mobility outdoors on sidewalk.

White Canes for Blindness 101 – What to Know About Your First White Cane

Help Wanted. The labor shortage is creating a caregiver crisis for people with disabilities and the elderly.

The Labor Shortage Has Created a Caregiver Crisis for Seniors and People with Disabilities

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In Our Own Words

Inspiration porn and the objectification of disability: Stella Young at TEDxSydney 2014

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70th Annual Tony Awards 'Spring Awakening'

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Understanding Spoon Theory

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Things Not To Say To An Autistic Person

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An Award-winning Floor Plan, The Wheelchair Accessible Travel Trailer - Keystone Outback 342CG

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Gifts for kids with autism. Weighted blanket, sensory sack, fidget toys and more.

10 Sensory-Boosting Therapeutic Gifts for Kids with Autism

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Sensory-friendly design tips for your home

6 Sensory-Friendly Design Tips for a Calm and Comfortable Home Environment

Neurodiversity

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Traveling by train with sensory processing disorder.

How to Prepare for a Stress-Free Train Journey If You Have Sensory Issues

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Cozy disability accessibility bedroom with purple bedding.

Designing a Bedroom with Accessibility Features

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How to make your hair salon friendly to people on the autism spectrum.

How to Make Your Hair Salon Autism-Friendly

Neurodiversity

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Dating with a disability. Woman in wheelchair holding hands with a man kneeling beside her.

How to Navigate the Dating Scene with a Disability

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Woman on the autism spectrum wearing noise-canceling headphones in a coffee shop.

16 Comfortable Autism Noise Canceling Headphones and Earplugs

Shopping Guides

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Sensory swings for adults, teens, and children with autism or ADHD.

Sensory Swings for Kids and Adults with Autism or ADHD: A Guide

Neurodiversity

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