A brief discussion of Down Syndrome and the stages of development from childhood to adulthood put together from cited research.

Before 1999 when tragedy struck a family through accident or sickness, the only places to which families had to turn for long term care of the stricken family member, was nursing homes. In 1999 all that changed when two unknown mentally ill women won the right to live where they wanted to.

To remove sexual desire, then in Japan there are services for people with disabilities.

I had to apply for Social Security when I was about 22 years old. I thought it would be easy to get help, as a child, my parents had gotten secondary medical insurance from the state due to the overwhelming medical bills that came from my numerous medical problems. I also figured with so many "disabilities", the powers that be in the government would see I still needed help; especially with the fact I couldn’t work and go to college. However, I ran into many problems and since then, I have found many people who actually need financial help, run into similar problems. I am hoping that the things I have learned in the last couple years will help at least a few people.

Life offers many opportunities for us to be happy. We can find them at every age, in health, education, recreation, and in our faith traditions.

This is the story of our induction into the world of Autism and the reasons we have chosen to home school our son in the midst of it.

This article reveals why positive discrimination, promoted by the prior Labour government, is really a different kind of backwards evil.

When we start thinking positively, the likelihood of succeeding in our endeavors somehow becomes realistically advanced toward our objectives.

An example of a dissertation on social exclusion written for a BA (Hons) in Childhood and Youth Studies.

As the parent of a special needs child and social worker I see the reaction that special needs children often receive. This is a quick write about a conversation I had with my daughter recently on the topic.