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How Do We Teach Children About the 'Ability' in 'Disability?'

In order to embrace the ways in which others are different we have to realize the ways in which we are also the same.

When it comes to teaching our children about kids with disabilities, the notions of "connectedness" and "sameness" are essential and something we must foster as a society.

Through school, extra-curricular activities and online interaction, kids today are incredibly connected to one another. So improving the quality of life for child...

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Aging Successfully

Successful aging is an experience governed by gender, culture, personality, and health-related factors. For some, successful aging simply means freedom from disability, while for others it is a more comprehensive assessment of life satisfaction. With an aging population, our society needs to evaluate what it means to ‘age successfully’ and how we – as healthcare providers or as families, friends, and neighbors – can help the elderly among us achi...

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AHEAD Summer School for Health Professionals Working with Students with Disabilities

AHEAD in collaboration with University College Dublin Nursing School are organising a Summer School running from 27th – 29th August 2013 for Professionals working in the Health Sciences sector who have responsibility for including students with disabilities in the Health Professions, including clinical placements.

The Summer School aims to open a dialogue about the inclusion of a diverse range of students in Health Sciences, especially students wi...

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‘Wellness Bus’ in drive to boost mental health

In the first of its type in the country, a mobile unit is on the roads of West Cork helping to promote good mental health.

The Cumasú, or the “Wellness Bus” as it is known, was launched yesterday by Kathleen Lynch, minister of state responsible for mental health.

Its first outings were to Kealkil village and Dunmanway, but it is envisaged the bus will visit many locations in the region in the coming weeks and months ahead.

Cumasú which means “to emp...

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Aggression A Struggle For 1 In 2 With Autism

More than half of kids and adolescents with autism are physically aggressive and new research suggests that sleep, sensory and other underlying issues may be responsible for the behaviors.

In a study of 1,584 children with autism ages 2 to 17, researchers report this month in the journal Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders that about 53 percent were aggressive.

The report is based on an assessment of children enrolled in the Autism Treatment Networ...

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