by Belo Cipriani | Apr 8, 2021 | Disability Resources, Guest Post
If your child has speech disabilities, the most critical factor that your speech-language pathologist (SLP) will talk to you about is practice. Whether they are working on with understanding language nuances, stuttering and articulation, or pronunciation, the key to...
by Belo Cipriani | Dec 28, 2020 | Disability Awareness, Disability News, Guest Post
By Dr. Craig Escudé If someone you know with intellectual disabilities has behaviors, they’re normal. Everyone has behaviors. When I’m in pain, I might squint my eyes, grimace and curl up in a ball, or I might scream and yell out causing alarm and anxiety to those...
by Belo Cipriani | Nov 19, 2020 | Adaptive Technology, Guest Post, The Disability Tribune
By Aryan Magandia Parkinson’s disease (PD) is one of those conditions that affects a person’s quality of life in many ways. This year, 2020, researchers estimate almost 1 million people will be living with this disease according to the Parkinson’s Foundation. Although...
by Belo Cipriani | Sep 24, 2020 | Disability Awareness, Guest Post, The Disability Tribune
By Craig Escudé, MD, FAAFP, FAADM A storyline I’ve heard recounted many times in my work as a physician in this field is that doctors just don’t understand the healthcare needs of my loved one who has a disability. “They were rude.” “The doctor just wanted to start...
by Belo Cipriani | Aug 27, 2020 | Guest Post
By Anne Beall, PhD Trevor, an emergency and critical care veterinarian, was suffering from “compassion fatigue” — which is rampant in caregiving professions. In order to function despite the stress and anxiety of seeing innocent animals suffer and die each day, he had...
by Belo Cipriani | Jul 17, 2020 | Guest Post
By Craig Escude, MD, FAAFP, FAADM Many parents of children, with or without disabilities, are wondering about whether or not their kids should go back to group school settings in the fall. With the numbers of cases of COVID-19 on the rise, that’s a valid concern. One...
