Alcoholism is associated with accelerated biological aging
Alcohol dependence accelerates biological aging, as measured by epigenetic clocks, but a three-week treatment program can significantly decelerate this process and improve biomarkers associated with aging.
Receiving an Autism Diagnosis Later In Life: a self-advocate perspective
Getting an autism test, and being diagnosed as autistic when you are an adult can be an intense experience. This toolkit was created to support those experiencing this exciting, but sometimes emotional, transition to self-acceptance. It provides some helpful information and lived experience with the hope that it will be useful to those beginning this journey. The primary author of this toolkit, Rebekah Kitzinger, was diagnosed as an adult. She created this toolkit to share her experiences and the lessons she has learned since receiving her diagnosis.
Browse our list of autism strengths and challenges, and you will realize that, although autism comes with its challenges, it also comes with some cool features!
Chilling out rather than blowing off steam is a better way to manage anger − new review of 154 studies reveals what works
Activities such as deep breathing, muscle relaxation, yoga and meditation help people manage their anger, according to a meta-analysis of studies involving more than 10,000 participants.
Identity-First Language - Autistic Self Advocacy Network
ASAN intern Lydia Brown originally published this article on their blog Autistic Hoya under the title The Significance of Semantics: Person-First Language: Why It Matters. At the Adult Services Subcommittee's final meeting last Wednesday, much to do was made about semantic disagreements -- "ASD individual" versus "individual with ASD," and…
Shared from Copilot: What happens when people with autism grow old?
Autism first began to be routinely diagnosed in children in the 70s. It is only now that we are beginning to understand how the condition changes with age.
Embrace Autism is THE place to find research & experience-based autism content for personal elucidation & empowerment. By autistic people, for autistic people.
Conservative Men are NOT OKAY (Sydney Sweeney ENDED Wokeness)
Conservative men have recently had an fascination with trad wives, women who fit into a certain traditional role which includes dressing more modestly. You m...
ADHD and Evolution: Did ADHD Help Keep Humans Alive?
New research shows tribesmen in Africa with ADHD traits were healthier. Did ADHD traits keep humans alive during the evolutionary hunter-gatherer period?
Renovictions: Can new bylaws help protect Canada’s renters? | Globalnews.ca
Hamilton, Ont. recently passed a bylaw that would require landlords to obtain a licence in order to proceed with repairs that require the ending of a tenancy to do so.
Linking immigration to the housing shortage may be missing the problem, experts say | CBC News
With rising rents and house prices making it increasingly harder to find a place to live, some are pointing the finger at Canada's record-level immigration rates.
Your Ontario landlord could have more of your money than they should | CBC News
Some Ontario landlords are sitting on thousands of dollars of interest accrued by rental deposits and in some cases, also asking renters to fork over cash as often as every year in a process some advocates are calling "double-dipping."
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A Good Place to Call Home
Housing co-ops are in every neighbourhood in the city. A co-op can be a medium size apartment building or townhouses. People who live in co-ops come from every walk of life.
They are people with different backgrounds, va
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