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Health > Diagnosis
Know the Signs. Fight for Victory!
...daughter is fifteen and has Marfan syndrome (a connective tissue disorder) and has struggled with an enlarged...fifteen and has Marfan syndrome (a connective tissue disorder) and has struggled with an enlarged aorta,...fifteen and has Marfan syndrome (a connective tissue disorder) and has struggled with an enlarged aorta, severe...
News > Lifestyle
Announcing: Shannon Rose and Triumph Over Adversity
...Rose has a life-threatening disorder called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome....Syndrome, or EDS, an incurable disorder that affects the body's connective...disorder that affects the body's connective tissue. EDS is characterized...affects the body's connective tissue. EDS is characterized by fragile...the body. EDS is a rare disorder, and the general public (and...
Education > Early Intervention
Finding Your State's Early Intervention Program: A Self-Referral Guide for Parents
...Each state runs its own early intervention system under a different name (some call it Birth to Three, some Early Steps, some Infant and Toddler Connection),...
Special Needs > Asperger Syndrome
Masking Behavior in Girls with Asperger Syndrome
...school, copying a friend's tone of voice or exact phrases rather than generating original ones, forcing eye contact that feels like static instead of connection, and holding in a stim, hand-flapping, rocking, chewing on a sleeve, until she's alone in her room or a bathroom stall. None of this is visible to...
Lifestyle > Self-Care
20-Minute Daily Connection Rituals for Couples Raising Special Needs Children
Brief daily check-ins strengthen marriages more than occasional date nights. Here are practical rituals that take 20 minutes or less.
Lifestyle > Self-Care
When Caregiver Guilt Requires Professional Help
...move forward. It doesn't settle in and take up residence. Clinical guilt is persistent and disproportionate. It doesn't respond to reassurance or corrective action. You can attend every appointment, follow every recommendation, and advocate relentlessly, and still feel like you're failing. The guilt becomes...
Lifestyle > Relationships
Online Gaming Communities as Social Connection for Autism
Multiplayer games offer structured, interest-based friendships without face-to-face pressure for autistic players.
Lifestyle > Relationships
Video Chat Friendships for Children with Limited Mobility
...because of transportation challenges, health considerations, or mobility barriers, video chat becomes more than convenience. It's access to the peer connection every child needs. These aren't substitute friendships waiting for something better. They're real relationships that happen to take place on a screen,...
Lifestyle > Relationships
Loneliness in Adults with Disabilities: Causes and Solutions
You can want connection and still spend most evenings alone. That gap...all contribute. The solution isn't just wanting connection more. It's knowing where to find it and how to...people's discomfort or correcting their assumptions, connection feels like work. Peer communities aren't always...
Lifestyle > Relationships
Social Skills Groups for Elementary-Age Children with ADHD
...kids, say something funny, and then keep going, past the laughter, past the opening. He didn't stay long enough to see the invitation form. He wanted connection. He just couldn't slow down enough to step into it. This is what makes social skills work with ADHD children feel different from other kinds of support....
Lifestyle > Relationships
Friendship Circles and Peer Buddy Programs for Autism
...opaque. Structured peer programs offer something different: intentional connection with the support to make it work. Programs like Friendship Circle and...not a tutor or a teacher. They are a companion, trained to facilitate connection through shared activities rather than forced conversation. Friendship...
Lifestyle > Relationships
Sibshops: Support Programs for Siblings of Children with Disabilities
...Project, a program of the Arc of the United States. The model centers on peer connection in a recreational setting. Sessions typically run 2-3 hours monthly or...groups. There's no formal counseling or clinical intervention. The goal is connection and validation through shared experience, delivered in...