Amy Martin stepped to the lectern earlier this month wearing a sweater that said “Mama Bear” and spoke directly to city officials sitting across from her in Bangor, Maine. She was there to speak for her 25-year-old son, C-Jay Martin, who has experienced profound anxiety and depression ever since the pandemic. The emotional support chickens […]
October 25, 2023 | Autism, Epilepsy, Human Interest Epilepsy, Seizures, Support
A YORK firm has been working with a renowned family in the disability and LGBTQIA+ community to help find them the perfect products for their autistic sons. The well-known Atwal-Brice family visited the Get Cycling showroom in York to trial some inclusive cycles ahead of their Superhero Series triathlon this summer. The family were amongst the […]
July 25, 2023 | Autism, Epilepsy, Epilepsy in children, Human Interest Epilepsy, Support
Alison Appleby, 17, of Sherman, Texas, said her seizure alert dog, Brady, is her ‘support through it all’ Teen Alison Appleby of Sherman, Texas, was crowned Miss Dallas Teen USA 2022 recently with her loyal service dog, Brady, right by her side. The 17-year-old teenager, who lives with autism and epilepsy, accomplished what she once considered the impossible […]
October 19, 2022 | Autism, Epilepsy, Human Interest Epilepsy, Service Dogs
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Independent Living is as American as Apple Pie and Parades on the Fourth of July. Two hundred and forty-six years ago, a document composed by a man with a learning disability changed our nation forever. Historians believe that Thomas Jefferson, the brilliant writer of the Declaration of Independence, had dyslexia. So did our first president, […]
July 15, 2022 | Autism, Depression, Epilepsy, Human Interest Epilepsy, News, Seizures
Angry families have slammed cuts to a “lifeline” summer service at a school for kids with additional needs. They hit out after East Renfrewshire Council cancelled two weeks of holiday activities at Isobel Mair School, in Newton Mearns, for more than 100 primary and secondary pupils. The cost-cutting move means the sessions will now only […]
June 02, 2022 | Autism, Epilepsy, Epilepsy in children, Featured Slider, Human Interest Epilepsy, News, Seizures, Support
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