Disabilities
Column - Daniel VanceFetal Alcohol Syndrome Advocate
The U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)defines fetal alcohol syndrome disorder (FASD) as "an umbrella term describing the range of effects that can occur in an individual who was prenatally exposed to alcohol | Mental Illness Carries Stigma
If meeting 54-year-old Rita Dinquel in public, you likely would see her as confident, intelligent, and articulate. She would look "normal." Yet doctors over the years have diagnosed her with major depressive disorder and borderline personality disorder | Coping with Bipolar Disorder
On the outside, Hope Noble, a sophomore at Cedarville University in Ohio, seems like any other 18-year-old woman. Inside, and unseen, she has cyclothymia, a form of bipolar disorder | Managing Parkinson's Disease
Several weeks ago, I asked readers to share their personal stories. "Bill" of Dunedin, Florida, responded after reading my request in the Tampa (FL) Tribune. I won't use his real name here because he used to be a counter terrorism/counter intelligence team | Jana's Happiness Secret
Jana Jackson of Grass Valley, California, doesn't remember the morning of February 28, 1993, when she was driving on the Pacific Coast Highway toward church. Another driver, heading northbound, was driving wildly at 75 mph after having argued with a spouse | 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. |
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