learning disabilities

Melanie and Carter (Courtesy of Melanie Williams)

What the pandemic taught me about my son’s loneliness

Melanie Williams’s son was born with Down syndrome. Isolation and social distancing are experiences he faces in his everyday life.

How universities are helping students with ‘invisible’ disabilities

Schools are racing to figure out how to use accommodations to handle the wave of students who are grappling with invisible disabilities

Dyslexics of the world, untie

Order off the menu, don’t keep your condition a secret, and other tips from a veteran

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Dumbed down

The troubling science of how technology is rewiring kids’ brains