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Dennis Dicker - Optonome
Lifestyle
I considered 'rehoming' my child with autism like a famous YouTube family did, but could never go through with it
Insider - Jamie Davis Smith
When Myka Stauffer told her more than 700,000 fans that she and her husband had "rehomed" their adopted son, Huxley, who has autism, those who had …
2 días hace
Dennis Dicker - Optonome
Disability
Coronavirus: Pandemic sees spike in learning disabled deaths
BBC News - BBC World
Deaths of people with learning disabilities in England have increased by 134% during the coronavirus pandemic, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has said. Between 10 April and 15 May there were 386 deaths,
1 día hace
Dennis Dicker - Optonome
Autism
Why it is critical to assess quality of life in people with autism
spectrumnews.org - Laura Graham Holmes
Who decides what it means to live ‘the good life’? According to the World Health Organization, we get to decide for ourselves. It defines ‘quality of …
1 día hace
Dennis Dicker - Optonome
Autism
'He's Incredibly Confused': Parenting A Child With Autism During The Pandemic
tpr.org - Courtney Dorning & Mary Louise Kelly
Living with the pandemic has been difficult for everyone: the isolation, the need to wear protective gear like masks and gloves, the adjustment to …
Mayo 22
Dennis Dicker - Optonome
Rossland
Masks problematic for asthmatic, hearing-impaired people and people with autism - Rossland News
rosslandnews.com - The Canadian Press
Face masks are dangerous to the health of some Canadians and problematic for some others. In recommending people wear masks in public to prevent the …
Mayo 21