Social worker perception of grandparent involvement where a parent has an intellectual disabilityGrandparentsFamily supportIntellectual and developmental disabilitiesIsraelParents with intellectual disabilitiesSocial workersBackgroundFamily members of parents with intellectual disabilities (ID) are viewed as their ...
It was just somewhat satisfying to think that many misunderstandings in the past may have stemmed from clashes with neurotypicals, who viewed life through a hypersocial lens, believing that one can negotiate a shared reality through enforced social consensus. I likened the neurotypicals to Ayn Rand...
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Usually work indoors, but may go outside when visiting patients. Work near others, usually within a few feet. Are counselors hard to find? There are many good therapists, but theyare often hard to find. The field of counseling and psychotherapy is filled with many different types of professio...
“…it’s easier to undertake a journey when the entrance is clearly marked.” When I first set out to seek out new avenues and new sources for self-improvement, I made a trip to my local book store expecting to find exactly what I was looking for. I didn’t. I stood there facing...
a collection of writers, thinkers, journalists and academics to declare the death of “the old consensus” and reset the goals and trajectory of the American conservative movement. Trump, for them, heralded the end of the postwar “fusionist” compromise—the strategic alliance of social ...
I am where I am in part because I knew when to wrench myself out of the disappointing past and dream of a future worth fighting for. I’ve seen too much unnecessary and unjust suffering to believe the disability prosperity gospel, a bootstraps doctrine that refuses to hold systems to ...
for our betterment. I find that I can argue myself out of chores or things that I really need to be doing. If I could debate so well in a public forum, I could run for office. However, that doesn’t mean it is a good trait. And it isn’t just me… I know this. I have ...
In some aspects this blog is repetitious to previous entries. 2016 was the year. I spent the following 2 years trying to re-establish care. Finally in 2018, I was able to have my records sent to a new physician. I have lifetime Worker’s Compensation for CRPS, right foot, and the sp...
says: “In Finland, we tend to be direct and honest and, in social situations, we respect each other’s personal space and privacy. While we might seem a bit reserved at first, once you get to know us, you’ll find warmth and openness.” ...