Many autistic people with a serious or life-threatening condition do not seek medical care, according to a new study. The most common health-care barriers include difficulties in communicating with physicians or making appointments by telephone. “For me, as a physician, to realize that patients are sitting at home with medically serious conditions, unable to access […]
A new harmless virus can deliver genes to brain cells without infecting other tissues, according to early tests in mice and monkeys. The virus could minimize the risk of side effects from gene therapies under development for autism-related conditions, such as Angelman syndrome, Rett syndrome and fragile X syndrome. Gene therapy typically involves replacing a […]
Learn about the role social workers play in meeting the needs of students in the local school district. Joseph Cress The parents were looking for adequate childcare. A family needed help with the rental. A student sat in the dark with the electricity turned off. It’s been a very busy first semester for Angelina Romano, […]
Piper, a 17-year-old transgender girl, says she knows she is lucky. She lives just outside of Atlanta with a supportive family and two rescued leopard geckos, Saturn and Juno. Queer Med, a private gender clinic, is just a short drive away. Two years ago, after a five-month inquiry, she began therapy with gender-affirming hormones – […]
Der folgende Kommentar wurde von Amy-Leigh Payne & Charlene Kreuser vom Legal Resources Centre verfasst. Die Verfassung der Republik Südafrika, 1996 (Verfassung) bietet „jedermann“ das Recht auf Grundbildung.[1] „Jeder“ ist ein nicht einschränkender Begriff. Das bedeutet, dass ein Recht, das „jedermann“ zuerkannt wird, buchstäblich für alle gilt.[2] Im Kontext der Bildung betrachtet, schließt das Recht […]
