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Fantastic short article about Prader-Wil

5 Facts About The Disorder That Makes Kids Want Food 24/7

Prader-Willi syndrome is a spectrum disorder that requires more than a locked fridge

by: Lindsay Kavet

Fantastic short article about Prader-Willi Syndrome. #pws #prader_willi #praderwilli http://ow.ly/ZE6DO

Hiring program opens more doors to peopl

 

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Unique Microsoft hiring program opens more doors to people with autism

Kyle Schwaneke’s bank account was approaching empty.

He’d been unemployed for a year and a half, since the indie game studio he’d been working for shut its doors. His parents, looking for ways to help while he job hunted, had paid the remainder of his apartment lease, but he’d reached the end of that, too.

Hiring program opens more doors to people with autism http://ow.ly/YtWgF

I remember the visit I had from the midwife

I remember the visit I had from the midwife the day after we brought our son Alexis home from the hospital as clearly as anything. He was 4 days old and our first child. We had known for most of the pregnancy that he had a 50 percent chance of having Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), but we decided to continue without invasive genetic testing, knowing how desperately we wanted our baby boy regardless. He was born prematurely at 35 weeks, a tiny 4 pounds, 9 ounces, but perfect nonetheless. http://ow.ly/Y4W8Z