We started off this month at Cedar Lake Enrichment Center with our new lesson in Daily Living, where we’re learning about germs and staying healthy. We discussed different kinds of germs and even made our own germs! What do you think?

#cedarlake #disabilityawareness #intellectualdisability

New Toronto harm reduction program supports people with intellectual disabilities | CBC News A Toronto nonprofit says it's launched the province's first harm reduction program for adults with intellectual disabilities. Safer Steps My Way aims to help people who struggle with substance use and...

Amazing and innovative www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #accessibility #disability #IntellectualDisability #IntellectualDisabilities #DrugAddiction

The number one mistake of the eugenics movement was its concentration on race. It should only have concentrated on the elimination of feeble-mindedness. #neurospicy #intellectualdisability #intellectuallydisabled #neurodovergence

The essence of one's humanity is not only deeply intertwined with their mind, it is contingent on it. If one's mind is so feeble that he may not engage in that which sets us apart from nonhumans, then they are not human. They merely inhabit a human shell. #intellectualdisability #neurodivergence

Hundreds and thousands of tons of biomass are trapped in the bodies of invalids. A pulverized cretin is more useful as 65kg of fertilizer than it is being kept alive in a facility as a continuing drain on resources #disability #neurodivergence #neurospicy #intellectualdisability

Check out the contents to see the full list of topics covered in #Autism in Complex Presentations

#ADHD #anxiety #SelectiveMutism #LanguageDisorder #IntellectualDisability #Deaf #VisionImpairment #CerebralPalsy #Epilepsy #TicDisorder #GenderDiversity

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Intellectual Disability (ID) | ACAMH Learn Identifying an (ID) Intellectual Disability is important to a young person, their family, carers and services e.g. education, health or social care. A variety of evidence should be considered when diagnosing or…

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#IntellectualDisability #EvidenceBased

This review outlines #CorticalDevelopment and genetic causes of malformations of cortical development, highlighting PI3K/PTEN/AKT/mTOR signaling, advances in diagnosis and models, and emerging targeted therapeutic strategies. #IntellectualDisability

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Are you in need of legal guidance, monitoring, or assistance navigating services? Visit www.dcqualitytrust.org and click “Our Work” for more information.

#Downsyndrome #developmentaldisability #intellectualdisability #IDD #DDAM #disabilityjustice #autism #disability #accessibility

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AFDO is looking for people with intellectual disability to help review our Easy Read documents. No special skills or experience are needed – find out more here: forms.office.com/r/m1zBYqkc5R

#DisabilityRights #IntellectualDisability #EasyRead #CoDesign #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs

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February 2026, UNMC #MMImonthly 📰
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This Munroe-Meyer Institute publication features #unmcMMI stories that may be of interest to people with #Disability and the wider #IDD community.

#IntellectualDisability #DevelopmentalDisability #PWD

A home is a human right Across Canada, housing has become one of the most urgent public policy issues of our time. Rising costs, limited supply and increasing...

"When the primary goal becomes building as many units as possible, as quickly as possible, the needs and rights of marginalized communities can be overlooked."

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#cdnpoli #disability #accessibility #segregation #intellectualdisability #housing

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January 2026, UNMC #MMImonthly 📰
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This Munroe-Meyer Institute publication features #unmcMMI stories that may be of interest to people with #Disability and the wider #IDD community. #IntellectualDisability #DevelopmentalDisability #PWD

This week's IL newsletter: Disability-inclusive research – Kingston University is recognised by the WHO for pioneering work co-producing studies with researchers with intellectual disabilities. #InclusiveResearch #IntellectualDisability #WHO #HealthEquity #DisabilityNews #ILnews
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Taking paracetamol (acetaminophen) during pregnancy does not increase risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disabilities – BioNews Central A systematic review and meta-analysis of 43 existing studies indicate that taking paracetamol (acetaminophen) during pregnancy does not increase the risk of autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), or intellectual disability in childr

A #SystematicReview and #MetaAnalysis of 43 existing studies indicate that taking #paracetamol (#acetaminophen) during #pregnancy does not increase the risk of #autism, #AttentionDeficitHyperactivityDisorder (#ADHD), or #IntellectualDisability in #children.
#DrugSafety #PrenatalExposure

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December 2025, UNMC #MMImonthly 📰
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This Munroe-Meyer Institute publication features #unmcMMI stories that may be of interest to people with #Disability and the wider #IDD community. #IntellectualDisability #DevelopmentalDisability #PWD

Children with #CerebralPalsy, #VisualImpairment & severe #IntellectualDisability show stronger gaze behavior with paired sensory input (visual-auditory/visual-tactile) than with isolated inputs. Multisensory learning is key
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Supreme Court To Hear Case On Intellectual Disability The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a case that advocates say could have major implications for how intellectual disability is defined.

#SCOTUS will hear Hamm v. Smith, a case that may change how #intellectualdisability is defined in death penalty cases. Source: #DisabilityScoop

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#AccessPress #DisabilityRights

Supreme Court To Hear Case On Intellectual Disability The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a case that advocates say could have major implications for how intellectual disability is defined.

The U.S. #SupremeCourt is set to hear arguments in a case that advocates say could have major implications for how #IntellectualDisability is defined. #disabilities #SCOTUS

Today is the International day of Persons with Disabilities, and
EAMHID joins organisations across Europe and beyond in marking this important celebration, which reminds us that inclusion is a commitment to rights, dignity, and equal participation.

#IDPD2025 #mentalhealth #intellectualdisability

Poor cancer survival rates for those with learning disabilities Study exposes cancer care deficit for patients with a learning disabilities both due to late diagnosis and referral, and less treatments offered

Poor cancer survival rates for those with learning disabilities
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#IntellectualDisability #cancer

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November 2025, UNMC #MMImonthly 📰
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This Munroe-Meyer Institute publication features #unmcMMI stories that may be of interest to people with #Disability and the wider #IDD community. #IntellectualDisability #DevelopmentalDisability #PWD

S01E01: Η οικογένεια του Βαγγέλη Oι γονείς και η αδερφή του Βαγγέλη, παιδιού με αυτισμό και νοητική αναπηρία, μας ξεναγούν στην καθημερινότητά τους.

Το πρώτο επεισόδιο του πόντκαστ είναι στη διάθεσή σας! Οι γονείς και η αδερφή του Βαγγέλη μας ξεναγούν στην καθημερινότητά τους. Ακούστε το εδώ: texnikes-auto8ysias.com/s01e01-bagge... #αναπηρία #disability #αυτισμός #autism #νοητικήαναπηρία #intellectualdisability #podcast #inclusivity

De novo missense variants in BAIAP2 identified in six patients with severe DEEs, featuring refractory epilepsy, developmental delays, and intellectual disability.
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#epilepsy #ILAE #epilepsia #BAIAP2 #IRSp53 #DEE #intellectualdisability #wholeexomesequencing

Two exciting PhD opportunities available to start in April 2026!

Mixed-methods explorations of #sleep and #co-sleeping amongst children with #IntellectualDisability #SYNGAP1 and their #caregivers

Apply now: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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October 2025, UNMC #MMImonthly 📰
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This Munroe-Meyer Institute publication features #unmcMMI stories that may be of interest to people with #Disability and the wider #IDD community. #IntellectualDisability #DevelopmentalDisability #PWD

AMP just published!
"A Complex Case of Koolen-De Vries Syndrome Associated with Hypopituitarism and Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus"

Full paper here:
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#chromosomes #diabetesmellitus #hypopituitarism #intellectualdisability #genetics #actamedicaportuguesa

Here are a few samples of the images that we’ve been working on #EasyRead #LearningDisabilities #LearningDisabilityAwareness #IntellectualDisability #IntellectualDisabilities #InclusiveDesign #AccessibleInformationStandard

The Boundaries of Belonging Notes on eugenics, disabling language, and being in solidarity with folks with low IQs

I’m getting started on a series that will explore #intellectualdisability & personhood through works of fiction that I’ve been thinking about lately—but first I wanted to lay a bit of groundwork re: how some language holds up the eugenicist logic that dehumanizes people with low IQs. #idd

Excitatory cortical neurons from CDKL5 deficiency disorder patient-derived organoids show early hyperexcitability not identified in neurogenin2 induced neurons CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD) is a rare developmental and epileptic encephalopathy resulting from variants in cyclin-dependent kinase-like 5 (CDKL5)…

Thrilled to share our latest #research efforts on #CDKL5 deficiency and #stemcell #diseasemodeling. This critical work took a tremendous team effort! #autism #epilepsy #intellectualdisability #raredisorders

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