I am dismayed (yet not surprised) to hear about yet another autism funding cut for children diagnosed with Autism and are over five years of age. Patrick Maloney of the London Free Press said that the cut will result in a “lost generation.” Changes to Intensive Behavioural Intervention Therapy has parents across Ontario outraged as […]

The spinal column is used for more than just keeping the body upright. All neurological activity from the brain to the body below the head is carried through the spinal cord within the spinal canal. Spinal stenosis is the narrowing of the spinal canal which results in a pinching of the spinal cord. Symptoms of […]

Rheumatoid Arthritis is a condition that may end up severely affecting one’s way of life, ability to perform daily tasks and maintain gainful employment, especially one that may be physically demanding. This post is designed to help explain how a Disability Tax Credit for Rheumatoid Arthritis can ease the cost of treatments. A few facts […]

The financial weight of dealing with Diabetes can be considerable and most people are simply not able to bear the burden alone. Some have the help of family and friends while others are aided in their efforts by the Disability Tax Credit. Yet there are other help and support mechanisms available to Canadian diabetics that […]

Chronic pain affects millions of Canadians and costs the national economy billions of dollars a year. Contrary to popular belief, chronic pain is not something you can simply ignore until it passes. Nor is it something that will be alleviated by “being a man” or “toughing it out.” It’s a debilitating condition where pain signals […]

About half of the people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are diagnosed before they reach 5 years old. Some 20% are diagnosed before they reach the age of 2. Of the remaining 50% most are diagnosed before they reach the age of 10. So it’s rare for an adult to receive a diagnosis of ASD. […]

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a devastating condition wherein a person’s immune system turns on them and begins attacking the protective coating around their nerves. This breakdown in the nerve’s protective system coupled with the subsequent development of scar tissue around the nerve leads to signals from the brain becoming compromised and misread by the victim’s […]

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a baffling developmental disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. If there can be such a thing as a “controversial” health condition, this is it, although the controversy comes almost exclusively from people who spend their time denying its existence without really knowing much, if anything, about it. Still […]

Autism and  ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) have long been considered separate conditions because the former primarily affects the way children develop socially while the latter primarily affects the way children develop mentally. Recent studies, however, have cast a cloud of doubt over the thesis that the conditions are unrelated because they seem to show […]

Schizophrenia is one of the most debilitating and misunderstood mental illnesses in the world today. It strikes people of all races and ethnic backgrounds and is characterized by alterations in a person’s thought processes and perceptions including hallucinations and delusions. Schizophrenics often hear voices and believe that outsiders are attempting to control their thoughts. Thinking […]

As if their plight were not already difficult enough many disabled women face the additional threat of physical, mental and even sexual abuse on an alarmingly regular basis according to a new article on cbc.com. This disturbing story relates the experiences of several disabled women who have experienced firsthand this incredibly dark side of human […]