LD 50. A professor of education from Landmark College ruminates about the learning disabilities movement, founded 50 years ago in Chicago, noting some parallels with the Civil Rights movement. Twenty-three years later, Landmark College, the first college in the U.S. for kids with... Read more

A new study shows that changes in only two genes may account for most psychiatric illnesses. PSYCHIATRIC ILLNESSES MAY INVOLVE CHANGES IN ONLY TWO GENES As most regular readers of Weekly Health Update know, I rarely discuss psychiatric research studies here, as most behavioral st... Read more

LOTS OF ITEMS TODAY...ASPIE FEAR. Perceived connection between Asperger's and violent acts arose again this past week, and at least four articles we read addressed the issue. Two were in The New York Times, the first titled "Don't Blame Autism for Newton" and the second... Read more

A new study suggests that a variant of a recently discovered gene may double the risk of lifelong depression after childhood abuse. CHRONIC DEPRESSION AFTER CHILDHOOD ABUSE MAY BE LINKED TO A NEW GENE The age-old debate about nature versus nurture has become increasingly complica... Read more

I wanted to do something a little different, so once a month Im hoping to have a guest post from one of my friends who have different disabilities. The purpose of this series is to show that we have lives like everyone else and to get people who dont have disabilities to maybe th... Read more