Governments have declared the practice a human rights violation. But they have made exceptions that are divisive among parents, doctors and social workers.
Tag: Intellectual Disabilities
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Ukraine’s Children With Special Needs Suffer the ‘Huge Pressure’ of War
Children with conditions like ADHD and autism have been particularly affected by the traumas and uncertainties of the war and the disruptions to daily life, families and experts say.
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Can’t Think, Can’t Remember: More Americans Say They’re in a Cognitive Fog
Adults in their 20s, 30s and 40s are driving the trend. Researchers point to long Covid as a major cause.
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How PS 15 in Brooklyn Could Serve as a Model for NYC Schools
At P.S. 15 in Red Hook, a unique program for students with intellectual disabilities could serve as a model for other New York City schools.
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Britney Spears Didn’t Feel Like She Could Live ‘a Full Life.’ There’s Another Way.
Experts call it a consequential change in the care of some older people and others with limits on their mental functioning.