By Annaham on 31 August, 2010
Pamela Paul for the New York Times: Can Preschoolers be Depressed? In the winter of 2009, when Kiran was 5, his parents were told that he had preschool depression, sometimes referred to as “early-onset depression.” He was entered into a research study at the Early Emotional Development Program at Washington University Medical School in St. [...]
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged children with disabilities, depression, disabled parents, gender, media and pop culture, medical care, medicine, mental health concerns, parents with disabilities, representations, sex, sexuality
By Chally on 20 August, 2010
Gentle reader, be cautioned: comments sections on mainstream media sites tend to not be safe and we here at FWD/Forward don’t necessarily endorse all the opinions in these pieces. Let’s jump right in, shall we? Wheelchair Dancer writes about Body Matters: It’s about how we imagine living in other people’s bodies and the value we [...]
Posted in politics, recommended reading | Tagged australia, children with disabilities, disabled children, Malaysia, sports
By s.e. smith on 19 August, 2010
There’s a sign on the wall of a local clinic which says, according to my paraphrasing memory: You have the right to decide if you want to have children or not, and to determine their number, timing, and spacing. The clinic provides reproductive health services to low income members of the community, and plays an [...]
Posted in autonomy, bodies, feminism, reproductive justice | Tagged children with disabilities, involuntary sterilisation, parents with disabilities, reproductive rights
By lauredhel on 31 May, 2010
MSNBC is carrying a Reuters article, Insult to injury: More kids hurt by own crutches, about injuries to young people “related to the use of crutches, wheelchairs and walkers”. Apparently, these injuries are “on the rise”, with significant numbers of USAn emergency room attendances related to injuries sustained while using a mobility aid. Note, firstly, [...]
Posted in accessibility, bad advice, medical practice, social attitudes | Tagged accessibility, children, children with disabilities, crutches, design, disabled children, emergency, er, falls, inaccessibility, injuries, injury, kids, medicine, mobility aid, mobility aids, pediatrics, science, stairs, universal design, walker, walkers, wheelchair, wheelchairs
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