I always look forward to my yearly Developmental Disabilities Nurses Association (DDNA) Conference. This year was no exception. The sessions and speakers were excellent, and I enjoyed meeting fellow nurses who support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and autism. DDNA regularly asks attendees what they would like to see for the following year’s conference. My answer is usually self-advocates...

The use of any medication always has the potential to cause side effects. As the old saying goes “any medication that can affect has a side effect”.  That’s true with anyone who is taking antipsychotics.  Although antipsychotics can have a host of side effects, this article delves into the use of antipsychotics and the association between type 2 diabetes and...

The person in front of you has not had a bad day. They have had a brain that works differently every single day and most of the systems designed to support them were not built with that in mind. Navigating the world as an adult with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and Intellectual Disabilities (ID) often feels like trying to...