Disabilities Column - Daniel Vance

• Dyslexia didn't stop psychologist
  The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke website defines dyslexia as a "brain-based type of learning disability specifically impairing a person's ability to read."


• Trauma grounded Air Force Vet
  Last week, a woman who developed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after being abused as a child was featured here


• Trying to overcome PTSD
  In all the media attention focusing on former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky and his alleged sexual abuse of children, not much has been written about the lifelong psychological harm abuse of this type can have on a person.


• Asperger's Syndrome being redefined
  Dr. Diane Twachtman-Cullen, editor-in-chief of Autism Spectrum Quarterly, began working with children with autism 25 years ago, "back when autism was a rare disorder,"


• A personal experience with PTSD
  Since 1966, I have lived with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). And, after all these years, I now have learned firsthand the difficult decision many people with mental illness face


• Spina Bifida - Abigail Vance
  My 12-year-old daughter, who was born with a permanent disability, is one reason I write this column. For this week only, I've decided to let her take over my job of writing. So here is what she has to say in my place.