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Disorder: Down Syndrome

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Little boy with Down syndrome on his first birthday sitting outside on blanket eating a cake with orange frosting and smiley face (maybe a crab cake)

I 'Unsubscribed' From 'Typical Development' for My Son With Down Syndrome

Laura Noble

Prescription bottle with blank label for copy space and white pills or tablets on metal table for opioid epidemic illustration

Scientists Say They're a Step Closer to Creating a 'Non-Addictive' Opioid

Erin Migdol

Little girl with down syndrome sitting on small wooden bench with a bookshelf as background.

A Letter to My Daughter With Down Syndrome as We Begin 2018

Lee Ulinskas

Woman in hammock enjoying sunrise.

Finding What to Celebrate in the New Year, Even in Chronic Pain

Sarah Anne Shockley

My Son Is My Own 'Wonder' Boy

Charlie Beswick

25 Individuals With Down Syndrome Show Off Their Individuality

Mark Priceman

Two rubber stamps with the word denied and a stamp on white background.

When I Found Out Why My Disability Benefits Were Denied

Trena Seymour

Female student writing on paper

Dear Turner's Syndrome, This Is What You've Taught Me

Kirsten Soots

Beating My Daughter's Epilepsy With Avocados

Claire McDonnell

Sad young man looking through window.

My Invisible Struggle With Post-Concussion Syndrome

Michal Morrison

on the inside we are far more similar than not.

Why I Resolve to 'Get Naked' About My Disability in 2018

Jennifer Yashari, M.D.

Photo of butterfly and dandelion.

'Floating Like a Butterfly' for a Moment in My Life With Parkinson's

Jean Mellano

it's ok to be scared sometimes nobody is brave all the time written on paper on woman's legs

Admitting I’m Scared of My Future With Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

Lisa Blalock

Lonely thinking women with thoughtful expression lost in thoughts thinking and looking in opened window in vintage style with dramatic mood

Accepting the Days With Lupus When I Feel Caught in Limbo

Christie Smart

An Interracial couple holding hands backlit by the flaring sun

9 Ways to Keep a Relationship Going When Both Partners Are Ill

Lavi Picu

Young woman practice yoga. Digital watercolor painting

The Promises I Made That Will Help Me Put My Health First This Year

Desiree Roundtree

woman wearing hospital bracelet

Getting Through the Days With Chronic Illness When Life Just Sucks

Megan Fentress

When I Stopped Tailoring My Answers to 'How Are You Feeling?' to My Audience

Lavi Picu

A woman sitting on her bed in pain.

What I Wish Others Knew About Living With Chronic Pain

Kendra Karr

An artistic take of a woman taking of her mask, leaving her faceless.

The Unspoken Truths of People Living With Chronic Illness

Zoila Masiak

How I Know For Sure My Kids With Disabilities Will Have the Best Year

Sazini Nzula

My Daughter With Autism Has Her Own Way of Perceiving Things Around Her

Russell Simmons

illustration of woman wearing rain coat and holding an umbrella

Why I Don't Feel Grateful for Having One Good, Low-Pain Day

C. M.

A Poem to My Son With a Facial Difference

Charlie Beswick

Close up on the hands of a young woman as she is writing in a small notepad at a wooden table

To the 10-Year-Old Who Shares My Rare Diagnosis

Cami Smith

Silhouette of a happy mother and her baby daughter holding hands, and running and dancing outside at sunset.

What I've Realized About My Child After Her Health Declined

Julia Vitarello

candle burning

My One-Word Resolution for 2018 as Someone With a Chronic Illness

Kat Gensler-Nic

christmas lights on trees in the city

How My Invisible Illness Made Interactions Difficult Over the Holidays

Rachel Elizabeth

The silhouette of a young woman looking at sunset in the distance.

The Gift CRPS Has Given Me, Despite All It's Taken Away

Zara Renee

the silhouette of a man sitting on a chair with his down

How a Lack of Social Support Worsened My Rare Disorder

James Stevens

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