Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
By: Camphill Village
This disorder was given a name only in 1973 by the University of Washington and is a mental condition that is 100% preventable and 100% incurable.It is an umbrella term...
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March is Intellectual Disability month!
By: Carine Human
March is internationally recognised as Intellectual Disability (aka Developmental Disabilities) month, and it appears that worldwide organizations are striving to create awareness in particular for our youth, targeting our next...
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Traumatic Brain Injury (Part 3)
By: Carine Human
In Part 1, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) was explored, along with the types of TBI and their symptoms. Traumatic Brain Injury Part 2 focused on the effects of TBI and...
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Traumatic Brain Injury (Part 2)
By: Carine Human
In Part 1, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) was explored, along with the types of TBI and their symptoms. Part 2 will focus on the effects of TBI and how TBI...
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Traumatic Brain Injury
By: Carine Human
The brain is composed of three parts: the brainstem, cerebellum, and cerebrum. The cerebrum is divided into four lobes: frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital. While an injury may occur in...
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What Exactly is Down Syndrome?
By: Carine Human
Every cell in the human body has a nucleus and this is where genetic material is stored in genes. The codes responsible for all our inherited traits, are called genes...
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What are the Differences between Intellectual Disability and Mental Illness?
By: James Sleigh
This is a question that frequently comes up in our experience. Here at Camphill Village West Coast, we provide a residential community for those with intellectual disabilities and special needs...
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