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Highlighting Cosmo Industries during Disability Service Professionals Week

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://globalnews.ca/news/11853763/disability-service-professionals-week-cosmo/

Texas Carries Out 600th Execution as Legal Battles Over Intellectual Disability Claims Unfold

Edward Busby was executed in Texas, the state's 600th execution. This follows court battles over claims of intellectual disability before his death.

#TexasExecution, #DeathPenalty, #EdwardBusby, #IntellectualDisability, #LauraCrane

https://newsletter.tf/texas-600th-execution-busby-disability-claims/

Texas has now carried out 600 executions since 1982. This latest execution happened after a legal fight over the prisoner's mental state.

#TexasExecution, #DeathPenalty, #EdwardBusby, #IntellectualDisability, #LauraCrane
https://newsletter.tf/texas-600th-execution-busby-disability-claims/

Taking paracetamol during pregnancy not linked to autism or ADHD in children, Lancet study finds

There is no evidence using paracetamol during pregnancy increases the risk of autism in children and discouraging its…
#NewsBeep #News #Health #Acetaminophen #ADHD #AU #Australia #autism #DavidTrembath #donaldtrump #intellectualdisability #lancetjournal #paracetamol #pregnancy #tylenol
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/418259/

https://www.fogolf.com/1106177/world-first-tournament-hopes-to-break-down-barriers-between-the-golf-and-disability-communities/ World-first tournament hopes to ‘break down barriers’ between the golf and disability communities #Disability #Golf #GolfNews #IntellectualDisability #pga #SpecialOlympics #SunshineCoast

Poor cancer survival rates for those with learning disabilities
https://northwestbylines.co.uk/news/health/poor-cancer-survival-rates-for-those-with-learning-disabilities/
#IntellectualDisability #cancer

i have medium support needs or something. idk how to describe it.

i want to have my own place, but have ended up hospitalized both times i tried.

so supportive housing (not a group home tho) would be a good step i think. even if i have to prove i'm ready for it at a more supported level. as long as it isn't an institution.

but i need a #medicaid waiver. and they talk is all directed at parents. not directly to the client. i am doing this by myself.

#autism #IntellectualDisability

Every Saturday, Katherine and her mother, Frances, share a cherished routine: thrifting, browsing the hardware store and working side by side on their intricate miniature-house projects. From England to Hong Kong to Calgary, and finally to Whitehorse, Yukon, they’ve built a full and joyful life together defying the lifelong doubts others cast on what a child with an #IntellectualDisability can achieve.

Directed by Jessica Hall, Saturday is a tender tribute to the filmmaker’s sister and mother, blending present-day moments with intimate home movies that trace their #immigration journey and family history. With warmth, creativity and quiet resilience, the film celebrates Katherine’s independence and the powerful bond between mother and daughter. It offers a moving sense of hope—for every child whose unique qualities are seen, supported and nurtured.

https://www.nfb.ca/film/saturday/

#PeopleWithDisabilities #DisabledKids #FamilyBonds #Documentary #CanadianFilm #NFB #ParentingDisabledChildren

Every Saturday, Katherine and her mother, Frances, share a cherished routine: thrifting, browsing the hardware store and working side by side on their intricate miniature-house projects. From England to Hong Kong to Calgary, and finally to Whitehorse, Yukon, they’ve built a full and joyful life together defying the lifelong doubts others cast on what a child with an #IntellectualDisability can achieve.

Directed by Jessica Hall, Saturday is a tender tribute to the filmmaker’s sister and mother, blending present-day moments with intimate home movies that trace their #immigration journey and family history. With warmth, creativity and quiet resilience, the film celebrates Katherine’s independence and the powerful bond between mother and daughter. It offers a moving sense of hope—for every child whose unique qualities are seen, supported and nurtured.

https://www.nfb.ca/film/saturday/

#PeopleWithDisabilities #DisabledKids #FamilyBonds #Documentary #CanadianFilm #NFB #ParentingDisabledChildren

Every Saturday, Katherine and her mother, Frances, share a cherished routine: thrifting, browsing the hardware store and working side by side on their intricate miniature-house projects. From England to Hong Kong to Calgary, and finally to Whitehorse, Yukon, they’ve built a full and joyful life together defying the lifelong doubts others cast on what a child with an #IntellectualDisability can achieve.

Directed by Jessica Hall, Saturday is a tender tribute to the filmmaker’s sister and mother, blending present-day moments with intimate home movies that trace their #immigration journey and family history. With warmth, creativity and quiet resilience, the film celebrates Katherine’s independence and the powerful bond between mother and daughter. It offers a moving sense of hope—for every child whose unique qualities are seen, supported and nurtured.

https://www.nfb.ca/film/saturday/

#PeopleWithDisabilities #DisabledKids #FamilyBonds #Documentary #CanadianFilm #NFB #ParentingDisabledChildren

Every Saturday, Katherine and her mother, Frances, share a cherished routine: thrifting, browsing the hardware store and working side by side on their intricate miniature-house projects. From England to Hong Kong to Calgary, and finally to Whitehorse, Yukon, they’ve built a full and joyful life together defying the lifelong doubts others cast on what a child with an #IntellectualDisability can achieve.

Directed by Jessica Hall, Saturday is a tender tribute to the filmmaker’s sister and mother, blending present-day moments with intimate home movies that trace their #immigration journey and family history. With warmth, creativity and quiet resilience, the film celebrates Katherine’s independence and the powerful bond between mother and daughter. It offers a moving sense of hope—for every child whose unique qualities are seen, supported and nurtured.

https://www.nfb.ca/film/saturday/

#PeopleWithDisabilities #DisabledKids #FamilyBonds #Documentary #CanadianFilm #NFB #ParentingDisabledChildren

Every Saturday, Katherine and her mother, Frances, share a cherished routine: thrifting, browsing the hardware store and working side by side on their intricate miniature-house projects. From England to Hong Kong to Calgary, and finally to Whitehorse, Yukon, they’ve built a full and joyful life together defying the lifelong doubts others cast on what a child with an #IntellectualDisability can achieve.

Directed by Jessica Hall, Saturday is a tender tribute to the filmmaker’s sister and mother, blending present-day moments with intimate home movies that trace their #immigration journey and family history. With warmth, creativity and quiet resilience, the film celebrates Katherine’s independence and the powerful bond between mother and daughter. It offers a moving sense of hope—for every child whose unique qualities are seen, supported and nurtured.

https://www.nfb.ca/film/saturday/

#PeopleWithDisabilities #DisabledKids #FamilyBonds #Documentary #CanadianFilm #NFB #ParentingDisabledChildren

#Dementia #Alzheimer’s #intellectualdisability #disability #disabilityawareness #DisabilitySky #health #mentalhealth

From: Inclusion Australia

We've written a song to help you remember to book a yearly health check with your GP. It's Doctor Time! Listen to our song and visit http://inclusionaustralia.org.au/health-checks to find out why yearly health checks are so important.
#ItsDoctorTime #IntellectualDisability

Somehow I missed this, but a study of over 2.4 million Swedes found no link between using acetaminophen (key ingredient in Tylenol) during pregnancy and risk of autism, ADHD, or other intellectual disabilities.

https://neurosciencenews.com/acetaminophen-pregnancy-asd-25883/

#ADHD #Autism #IntellectualDisability

People With IDD Wrongly Forced Into #NursingHomes, Scathing U.S. Report Says:

“At least 2,000 people with #developmentaldisabilities in New Jersey are housed in nursing homes “contrary to their wishes” and in violation of their constitutional rights because the state does not properly evaluate their needs or give them the option of living more independently in a group home, a new report has found.”

https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2023/10/10/people-idd-wrongly-forced-nursing-homes-scathing-report/30579/

#Intellectualdisability #humanrights

"How can #CAMHS claim to be inclusive when they won't work with #autistic kids?"

CAMHS exclusion criteria:
- high levels of #disorganisation
- #IntellectualDisability #ID
- #DevelopmentalDisorders like #dyslexia
- #educational needs
- #ChildProtection or #welfare issues
- #autistic children
- children who live in #UnsafeHousing.

"I’m left wondering who the hell do they actually see? Children who are doing reasonably well?"

https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/healthandwellbeing/arid-41238688.html

"How can #CAMHS claim to be inclusive when they won't work with #autistic kids?"

CAMHS exclusion criteria:
- high levels of #disorganisation
- #IntellectualDisability #ID
- #DevelopmentalDisorders like #dyslexia
- #educational needs
- #ChildProtection or #welfare issues
- #autistic children
- children who live in #UnsafeHousing.

"I’m left wondering who the hell do they actually see? Children who are doing reasonably well?"

https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/healthandwellbeing/arid-41238688.html

"How can #CAMHS claim to be inclusive when they won't work with #autistic kids?"

CAMHS exclusion criteria:
- high levels of #disorganisation
- #IntellectualDisability #ID
- #DevelopmentalDisorders like #dyslexia
- #educational needs
- #ChildProtection or #welfare issues
- #autistic children
- children who live in #UnsafeHousing.

"I’m left wondering who the hell do they actually see? Children who are doing reasonably well?"

https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/healthandwellbeing/arid-41238688.html

The Atlantic: "I thought my mother was an only child. I was wrong." By Jennifer Senior

"He knows that I have an aunt whom no one speaks about and who herself barely speaks. She is, at the time of this tweet, 70 years old and living in a group home in upstate New York. I have met her just once. Before this very moment, in fact, I have forgotten she exists at all."
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/09/disabled-children-institutionalization-history/674763/ #intellectualdisability #disability #institutions

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hi everyone. i am a presenter at the #NCILconference #NCILconference2023

gonna be talking about why its important for #CentersForIndependentLiving
to be lead by #Disabled people. #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs. as well as the importance of leadership in #DisabilityRights spaces by people with #IntellectualDisability and #DevelopmentalDisability

if you'd like to chat hmu. i'd love to connect!

#DisabilityJustice
#IndependentLiving

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hi everyone. i am a presenter at the #NCILconference #NCILconference2023

gonna be talking about why its important for #CentersForIndependentLiving
to be lead by #Disabled people. #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs. as well as the importance of leadership in #DisabilityRights spaces by people with #IntellectualDisability and #DevelopmentalDisability

if you'd like to chat hmu. i'd love to connect!

#DisabilityJustice
#IndependentLiving

@[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected]

hi everyone. i am a presenter at the #NCILconference #NCILconference2023

gonna be talking about why its important for #CentersForIndependentLiving
to be lead by #Disabled people. #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs. as well as the importance of leadership in #DisabilityRights spaces by people with #IntellectualDisability and #DevelopmentalDisability

if you'd like to chat hmu. i'd love to connect!

#DisabilityJustice
#IndependentLiving

@[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected]

hi everyone. i am a presenter at the #NCILconference #NCILconference2023

gonna be talking about why its important for #CentersForIndependentLiving
to be lead by #Disabled people. #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs. as well as the importance of leadership in #DisabilityRights spaces by people with #IntellectualDisability and #DevelopmentalDisability

if you'd like to chat hmu. i'd love to connect!

#DisabilityJustice
#IndependentLiving

@[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected]

hi everyone. i am a presenter at the #NCILconference #NCILconference2023

gonna be talking about why its important for #CentersForIndependentLiving
to be lead by #Disabled people. #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs. as well as the importance of leadership in #DisabilityRights spaces by people with #IntellectualDisability and #DevelopmentalDisability

if you'd like to chat hmu. i'd love to connect!

#DisabilityJustice
#IndependentLiving

Anyone know of any good articles or books about the relationship between the colonialist desire to "civilize" indigenous peoples and the desire to "cure" or "fix" people with intellectual disabilities?

#FediAsk #Disability #IntellectualDisability #Anticolonialism :boost_requested:

Edit: also if there are better ways to hashtag this please let me know!

As I was editing this section of my thesis I realized how much my thoughts have changed. I don't think I feel this way about these things anymore, or if I do, I don't think I'd describe them in this way.

It's a good exercise to do this, I think, and that's why I wanted to share it. It forces me to go back and reread things I would otherwise forget.

https://nathanlovestreeswp.wordpress.com/2023/04/12/dao-praxis-or-how-to-transform-the-world/

#blog #writing #IntellectualDisability #change #dao #tao

Participating in the digital world: a consensus statement on digital social contact for people with disabilities living in sheltered care facility homes #intellectualdisability #inclusion https://doi.org/10.1080/20473869.2023.2190115

There's been a welcome focus this week on the UK govt's plans to overhaul human rights laws.

The recent piece here is a reminder of why we need to reinforce, not weaken, the ability to use rights.

Often it's so disabled people and their families, allies or adovocates can fight for stuff that others get anyway.

#HumanRights #HumanRightsAct #BillofRights #disability #learningdisability #autism #inclusion #intellectualdisability

https://bylinetimes.com/2022/08/31/how-the-human-rights-act-helps-disabled-people-live-the-lives-they-want/

Autism research at the crossroads

https://www.spectrumnews.org/features/deep-dive/autism-research-at-the-crossroads/

#intellectualdisability #adultswithautism #aggression #community #DeepDive #language #learning #autism #ethics #ABA

Divisions over ABA

https://www.spectrumnews.org/features/divisions-over-aba/

#intellectualdisability #adultswithautism #aggression #community #Features #language #learning #autism #ethics #ABA

Missing mechanism helps solve fragile X protein mystery

https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/missing-mechanism-helps-solve-fragile-x-protein-mystery/

#intellectualdisability #repetitivebehaviors #socialdifficulties #fragileXsyndrome #neuralcircuits #connectivity #hippocampus #mousemodels #treatments #synapses #autism #News #FMR1 #FMRP

Upbeat new year read on inclusive fitness right here:

'My approach is to ask someone what they can do, not what they cannot' - trainer Jade Mottley from social enterprise Performance for All.

'For people with learning disabilities to get into sport and fitness, we need clubs and coaches to give us a chance' - athlete and coach Kiera Byland, who has a learning disability .

#NewYearNewYou #inclusion #fitness #learningdisability #intellectualdisability #neurodiversity

https://www.cl-initiatives.co.uk/how-to-open-up-fitness-to-everyone/

Such a stunning shot of Christian Raphael, a music fan from Cambridge.

I loved editing this issue and cover story about a day in Christian's life. He's a cool guy who loves music and bright clothes. He's also non-verbal, has complex learning disabilities and was in hospital with Covid last year.

There's not enough coverage of complex/profound disabilities, Christian helps us rectify that.

https://www.cl-initiatives.co.uk/a-day-in-the-life/

#pmld #learningdisability #intellectualdisability #epilepsy #complexneeds #carer

Such a stunning shot of Christian Raphael, a music fan from Cambridge.

I loved editing this issue and cover story about a day in Christian's life. He's a cool guy who loves music and bright clothes. He's also non-verbal, has complex learning disabilities and was in hospital with Covid last year.

There's not enough coverage of complex/profound disabilities, Christian helps us rectify that.

https://www.cl-initiatives.co.uk/a-day-in-the-life/

#pmld #learningdisability #intellectualdisability #epilepsy #complexneeds #carer

Such a stunning shot of Christian Raphael, a music fan from Cambridge.

I loved editing this issue and cover story about a day in Christian's life. He's a cool guy who loves music and bright clothes. He's also non-verbal, has complex learning disabilities and was in hospital with Covid last year.

There's not enough coverage of complex/profound disabilities, Christian helps us rectify that.

https://www.cl-initiatives.co.uk/a-day-in-the-life/

#pmld #learningdisability #intellectualdisability #epilepsy #complexneeds #carer

Such a stunning shot of Christian Raphael, a music fan from Cambridge.

I loved editing this issue and cover story about a day in Christian's life. He's a cool guy who loves music and bright clothes. He's also non-verbal, has complex learning disabilities and was in hospital with Covid last year.

There's not enough coverage of complex/profound disabilities, Christian helps us rectify that.

https://www.cl-initiatives.co.uk/a-day-in-the-life/

#pmld #learningdisability #intellectualdisability #epilepsy #complexneeds #carer

Autism and the cell’s antennae

https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/autism-and-the-cells-antennae/

#intellectualdisability #neurotransmitters #tuberoussclerosis #fragileXsyndrome #geneexpression #schizophrenia #mousemodels #stemcells #epilepsy #synapses #16p11.2 #autism #cortex #DYRK1A #axons #News

New paper showing that the #implementation of the new Care-and-Coercion act in the Netherlands coincided with a decreasing trend in registrations of #involuntary care for people with #intellectualdisability and #challengingbehavior . Encouraging findings from #timeseries analysis. Should remember this is 1 care organization (albeit a large one) that had been investing in reducing involuntary care #VIVEON
http://doi.org/10.1111/jir.12991

So that others can locate us based upon our common interests, our hashtags are: #DevBio #DevBiol #stemcells #Epigenetics #autism #neuroscience #braindevelopment #brain #Transcription #NeurodevelopmentalDisorders #Regenerative #Medicine #PrecisionMedicine #epilepsy #intellectualdisability #Pluripotency #Development #graduateeducation #rare #disorders #genomics #human #biology

Did you know that #OccupationalTherapists can work in all settings and across all ages?

These are just a few:

#MentalHealth
#PhysicalHealth
#Pregnant women
#Neurodivergent folk
Those with an #IntellectualDisability
Private sector
#Charities
#Employment
#Museums
#Hospitals
#Community
#PalliativeCare
#Rehabilitation
#LongCovid
#Advocacy
#Legal experts
#Schools
#Refugees
#AsylumSeekers
Those experiencing #Homelessness
#Newborns
#Children
#YoungAdults
#OlderAdults
__
#OccupationalTherapy
@fediot

Did you know that #OccupationalTherapists can work in all settings and across all ages?

These are just a few:

#MentalHealth
#PhysicalHealth
#Pregnant women
#Neurodivergent folk
Those with an #IntellectualDisability
Private sector
#Charities
#Employment
#Museums
#Hospitals
#Community
#PalliativeCare
#Rehabilitation
#LongCovid
#Advocacy
#Legal experts
#Schools
#Refugees
#AsylumSeekers
Those experiencing #Homelessness
#Newborns
#Children
#YoungAdults
#OlderAdults
__
#OccupationalTherapy
@fediot

RT @[email protected]

Dave Butler :
Clemency 4 #TracyBeatty
sentenced 2 death
despite #IntellectualDisability
#ProsecutorMisconduct
#InadequateCounsel
#Texas @[email protected] @[email protected]
@[email protected]:
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/america-observes.../

Heed @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected]

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/cnocbeag/status/1590306091422060545

Second, for cases with #intellectualdisability , lower odds that #pregnancy ends in live #birth and higher odds of #abortion referral (still very low %) or #miscarriage . While odds of complications do not seem affected, live births and miscarriages underline importance of awareness of medical and health needs in antenatal care for women with #intellectualdisability . Work based on data of #NIVEL and #statisticsnetherlands in collaboration between #VIVEON and #AWSterkerOpEigenBenen

Second, for cases with #intellectualdisability , lower odds that #pregnancy ends in live #birth and higher odds of #abortion referral (still very low %) or #miscarriage . While odds of complications do not seem affected, live births and miscarriages underline importance of awareness of medical and health needs in antenatal care for women with #intellectualdisability . Work based on data of #NIVEL and #statisticsnetherlands in collaboration between #VIVEON and #AWSterkerOpEigenBenen

The cloudy connection between fragile X and cancer

https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/the-cloudy-connection-between-fragile-x-and-cancer/

#intellectualdisability #tuberoussclerosis #fragileXsyndrome #autism #cancer #News #FMR1 #FMRP #PTEN #TSC1

New program offers $35K grants to study ‘profound autism’

https://www.spectrumnews.org/opinion/q-and-a/new-program-offers-35k-grants-to-study-profound-autism/

#intellectualdisability #adultswithautism #clinicaltrials #brainimaging #severeautism #aggression #autism #Q&A #IQ

New program offers $35K grants to study ‘profound autism’

https://www.spectrumnews.org/opinion/q-and-a/new-program-offers-35k-grants-to-study-profound-autism/

#intellectualdisability #adultswithautism #clinicaltrials #brainimaging #severeautism #aggression #autism #Q&A #IQ

Common inherited variants tied to autism show sex bias in families

https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/common-inherited-variants-tied-to-autism-show-sex-bias-in-families/

#SimonsSimplexCollection #intellectualdisability #denovomutations #commonvariants #autism #News #sex

Common inherited variants tied to autism show sex bias in families

https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/common-inherited-variants-tied-to-autism-show-sex-bias-in-families/

#SimonsSimplexCollection #intellectualdisability #denovomutations #commonvariants #autism #News #sex