Special Needs Woman Paying Dearly for Obesity Mom Caused
A special needs woman doesn’t get to 302 pounds by accident and not without being overfed when growing up. […]
GLP-1 for Morbidly Obese Special Needs Adult for Weight Loss?
Should a woman with an intellectual disability be put on GLP-1 therapy if she’s morbidly obese and has no chance of losing weight on her own? […]
Adults with Intellectual Disability Attending College?
More and more adults with intellectual disability such as with Down syndrome are attending mainstream colleges. […]
Parents Should Demand Fitness for Intellectually Disabled Kids
Why do so many parents let their intellectually disabled kids lead an excessively sedentary life, causing significantly poor fitness and mobility problems? […]
Writers Fuel Myth that Autism Equals Intellectual Disability
We can definitely blame writers, reporters and journalists for contributing to the myth that autism necessarily includes intellectual impairment. […]
Stop Saying “Learning Disability” when You Mean Low IQ
Why do journalists keep saying “learning disability” when the subject of the story has an intellectual disability? […]
Is Bodybuilding and Weightlifting Good for Down Syndrome?
People with Down syndrome can work out at a gym, lifting weights and building muscle. Jake is a man with Down syndrome who loves bodybuilding and weightlifting at a chain health club--pumping iron and feeling [...]
Why Your Child with Down Syndrome Should Exercise
Let’s assume that your child with Down syndrome has been given the okay by his or her physician to exercise. What’s the best exercise for a child with Down syndrome? This is open to debate, [...]
Do Children with Down Syndrome Suffer?
Almost every article I’ve ever read about Down syndrome has the word suffer. These days, though, journalists and bloggers are more aware of the descriptors they use when referring to someone with Down syndrome. But [...]
Why People with Intellectual Disability Should Lift Weights
An intellectual disability should be no barrier to lifting weights at a gym. When I say that people with a mental challenge should lift weights, I’m obviously referring to those who have no medical issues [...]