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Special Needs > Asperger Syndrome
Disclosing Asperger Syndrome to Romantic Partners
When and how to tell a romantic partner you have Asperger syndrome: timing signals, real scripts, and how to read their response.
Parenting > Adulthood
Sexuality Education for Young Adults with Disabilities
...recognizing and communicating consent, identifying healthy versus unhealthy relationship dynamics, understanding personal boundaries with caregivers and romantic partners, and knowing how and where to report abuse. For a young adult moving toward more independence, it also covers practical safety: how to meet...
Lifestyle > Relationships
Healthy Relationship Dynamics for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
You have the same right to healthy, fulfilling relationships as anyone else. That includes romantic partnerships, friendships, and the connections you build with people who matter to you. Understanding what healthy relationships look like, and what...
Social Engagement > Dating and Relationships
Understanding the Dynamics of Special Needs Dating
...disabilities to neurodevelopmental disorders, every individual's experience is unique, underscoring the need for understanding and empathy when exploring romantic relationships. The Challenges. In exploring the special needs dating sphere, it's important to recognize the barriers that may emerge. Societal attitudes,...
Social Engagement > Dating and Relationships
Dating with Special Needs: A Communication-Focused Approach
Dating with Special Needs: A Communication-Focused Approach. Being involved in a romantic relationship is a universal human experience. Yet, for individuals with special needs, the path to dating and sustaining relationships can be fraught...
Therapies > Music
Music Appreciation for Every Need
...looking at the faces of the musicians themselves, the audience could feel that energy and passion for music. To see their dance-like sways during romantic bits change to tense stillness during slow movements and even to intense faces during musical frenzy probably had the rest of the audience shouting...
Health > Mental Health
New Mental Health Manual Could Be “Dangerous”
...categories in the book “silly” at best. At worst, they are “worrying and dangerous,” categorizing people who are grieving or who have unconventional romantic lives as having mental disorders. The DSM is published by the American Psychiatric Association and is considered the diagnostic “bible” for mental...
Lifestyle > Recreation
Book Review: Next Stop
...story about a single child. It is a story about an entire family," writes Glen Finland in her memoir Next Stop . It's a love story, and not just about romantic love, but the love of a family. When an editor asked Finland to write a story about teaching her adult son David (whom she calls "tall, dark, and...
Lifestyle > Relationships
Romantic Relationships Between People with Different Disabilities
Mixed-disability couples navigate differing access needs and medical demands with practical accommodation strategies.
News > Lifestyle
PBS Is Bringing Back 'Patience,' a Drama About an Autistic Detective. Here's When and Where to Watch.
...President Maria Bruno Ruiz. Season two follows Patience working with a new detective partner, searching for her biological mother, and navigating romantic relationships alongside new criminal cases. Why Authentic Casting Matters. Media portrayals of autism have long drawn criticism for relying on stereotypes...