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Cognitive disability and personhood by Louise Posted Mon 14 Nov 2011 12:35pm Author Donna Thomson ( The Four Walls of My Freedom ) directed me to a book called Cognitive Disability and its Challenge to Moral Philosophy . It's a collection of essays that address philosophical questions raised by people with cognitive disabilities, which the authors define as those with intellectual disability, autism and Alzheimer's Read on »

Cognitive disability disqualifies child from transplant by Louise Posted Sat 14 Jan 2012 6:16pm because she has 'mental retardation.' Amelia has Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome , a genetic condition associated with intellectual disability. The story was posted by her mother... considered for transplant solely on the basis of their cognitive status. I think the operative word here is 'solely.' The hospital has not said it doesn't consider intelligence in its Read on »

Snowdrop: Treatment for cerebral palsy and other developmental disabilities: - Neuro-cognitive therapy. by Rudy S. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 08 Sep 2008 5:10am This is a comprehensive article about neuro-cognitive therapy.In the treatment of cerebral palsy and other developmental disabilities Link: Snowdrop: Treatment for cerebral palsy and other developmental disabilities: - Neuro-cognitive therapy.. Read on »

Obama Disability Nominee Doesn't View Autism as a Real Disability, Marginalizes Role of Parents, Caregivers by Harold L D. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 04 Jan 2010 6:17am US President Barack Obama has nominated Ari Ne'eman, a University student with an apparently very mild form of Aspergers Disorder, to a national disability council. Since... as a disability. Mr. Ne'eman in fact only sees autism disorders as disabilities in the social model sense, in the sense that society fails to accommodate persons with autism, thereby Read on »

Autism Disorders and Intellectual Disability: Claim that 75-80% of Persons with Autistic Disorder are Intellectually Disabled i by Harold L D. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 03 May 2010 2:41am but is not comfortable with the fact that many persons with Autistic Disorder are Intellectually Disabled. Mr. Griswold and Astrid at at Astrid's Journal disagree with my numerical references and wrongly describe them as self constructed. My claim is not that 75-80% of all persons with an Autism Spectrum Disorder are also Intellectually Disabled as Astrid in particular Read on »

Disaboom | Disabled Politico | Man with Mental Disability Beaten and Tortured; Four Men Charged by Rudy S. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 15 Oct 2008 5:12pm Disaboom | Disabled Politico | Man with Mental Disability Beaten and Tortured; Four Men Charged this is horrible Read on »

Disability Nation, by and for people with disabilities by Ron Graham Patient Expert

Posted Fri 12 Sep 2008 11:29am I’d like to share another resource for discussion and commentary on current issues in the world of disabilities. Disability Nation is an audio magazine by and for people with disabilities. Some of the most recent topics include The Ashley Treatment, discussing the parents who had surgical interventions taken to assist them in caring for their severely Read on »

Disability Nation, an audio magazine by and for people with disabilities by Ron Graham Patient Expert

Posted Fri 12 Sep 2008 3:21am I have just returned from the web site for the Disability Nation podcast. If you are not familiar with Disability Nation (DN), then do check out their site. According to the home page, DN is “an audio magazine by and for people with disabilities” and covers a broad array of topics related to different disabilities. As an added perk the site does Read on »

Disabilities: Need Help Filing For Social Security Benefits from Disability? by Nicole M. Physical Therapist

Posted Sat 27 Sep 2008 8:19am I was doing some clinical research and I found a resource to help you fill out, properly and effectively, the Social Security forms to file for Disability. Did you know that the backlog of Americans waiting for Disability benefits is now nearly 750,000!!! The Average wait for a disability hearing is 17 months!The backlog of Americans who are waiting Read on »

Bioethics and Disability: Toward a Disability-Conscious Bioethics by Thaddeus Pope Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Wed 24 Nov 2010 9:17am and Disability: Toward a Disability-Conscious Bioethics (Cambridge University Press 2011) ((ISBN-13: 9780521110303). Here is the table of contents: 1. The struggle: disability.... Toward a disability-conscious bioethics Read on »