By Louise Kinross
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Here are quotes to draw you into the content:
- From the author of a British study on suicidality in parents of children with disabilities: ‘The fact that over 40 per cent of parent carers are thinking about suicide is a sign of really high levels of distress. [This] is a clear indication that whatever we’re doing to support disabled children and their families isn’t working.’ (See Mental Health)
- From a Holland Bloorview parent whose son was hospitalized with seizures and severe brain inflammation, and then diagnosed with autism. ‘It’s been quite a journey along our unexpected path of disability. What I didn’t anticipate was that learning about his diagnosis would lead me to wonder about whether I was also neurodivergent.’ (See Parent Talk)
- In a new book, a Black policy maker recounts her work with American disability rights groups led by non-disabled, white people. ‘When you don’t have Black and brown families sitting at the table, issues of importance to them are not going to come up.’ (See Health Equity)
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