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Disorder: Down Syndrome

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Boy with Down syndrome speaking into microphone, four teenagers stand behind him, there is a table with trophies

This Is What Community Inclusion Looks Like for My Son With Down Syndrome

David Hutchins

16 Lessons I've Learned From My 16-Year-Old Daughter With Down Syndrome

Leilani Haywood

Drew with her friends.

Why I Wouldn’t Keep My ADHD a Secret Even If I Could

Drew Dakessian

Hand playing acoustic guitar.

When I Reached Out to a Friend as I Lay in the Hospital

Kat Magnoli

My Son on the Autism Spectrum Will Determine His Own Future

Ellie Fadden

7 Ways To Support Families Through a New Autism Diagnosis

Tracey Bloch

Black and white image of large family; family of 7, several kids with disabilities

Choosing to Do Foster Care for Medically Fragile Children

Shelly Roberts

Why I Can't Wait For My Daughter With ADHD to Be on Summer Break

Cristina Margolis

Image of boy with a disability at a park

When a Woman Asked How I Knew if My Son With a Disability Was Excited

Janet Farrell Leontiou

Mom, two children, then dad sitting on a couch close together and smiling at camera

Making the Choice to Stay Home After My Child's Diagnosis

Hally Goldstein

How I Helped My Child With Autism Handle Meltdowns

Crystal Sanford

Blake Pyron posing in front of his Snow Shack truck, making the"peace" sign

Meet Blake Pyron, an Entrepreneur With Down Syndrome Running a Snow-Cone Business

Mary Ann Blakely Pyron

Image of Julia with twin brother Michael who has Down syndrome.They are huggig and holding hands smiling at camera.

How to Approach My Brother With Down Syndrome

Julia Toronczak

My Son With Autism Does Not Feel Alone on Stage

Kathy Hooven

woman drinking coffee

What I Wish Others Would Understand About Me Being Autistic

Makayla S.

CBD oil and the marijuana plant

FDA Panel Advises FDA to Approve Epidiolex, a CBD-Based Drug For Epilepsy

Elizabeth Cassidy

This Is What You Should Know About Autism

Ellen Stumbo

Hans Asperger and Nazi document

Hans Asperger, Researcher Asperger Syndrome Is Named After, Had Ties to Nazi Party's Child Euthanasia Program

Elizabeth Cassidy

A woman looking up at a chalk board with question marks above her head.

If You Are Asking 'How Do You Do It?' When It Comes to My Lyme Disease

Marissa Cassella

watercolor illustration of a woman with short brown hair frowning

My Search for the 'One True Answer' to Chronic Pain

Sarah Anne Shockley

Pensive lonely young woman tourist sitting on beach hugging her knees and looking into the distance with hope

Why I've Accepted Being on 'Team No Hope' Because of My Pain

Abigail Stewardson

17 Lessons You Learn When Primary Immune Deficiency Is Part of Your Life

ADS

photo of the author standing by a window

What It Was Like to Be Undiagnosed for Most of My Life

Jennifer Pavlovic

the author in a full-length dress

The One Question I Don't Like Being Asked as Someone With a Sun Allergy

Grace R.

Why I Struggled With Vulnerability When I First Became Ill

Dani Fusaro

photo of the author smiling outside wearing a blue shirt

How Changing Your Mindset Can Open Up New Possibilities for Healing

Susan Gammon

A picture of the writer smiling.

6 Things My Chronic Illnesses Have Taught Me

Susan Gammon

Still from "Keep the Change"

'Keep the Change' Tells the Love Story of Two People on the Autism Spectrum

Elizabeth Cassidy

How Visualization and Language Help Me With Pain and Discomfort

Cheryl Lee

depressed woman sitting head in hands in the dark bedroom

When My Son Shared How He Feels at Recess, It Brought Me to Tears

Brooke Snoyl

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