Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a chronic condition characterised by the symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. While these symptoms are normal characteristics experienced by all people at one time or another, among individuals who are diagnosed with ADHD, there is an overabundance of these characteristics. Their levels of overactivity, inattention and/or impulsivity are [...]read moreAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

On World Autism Awareness Day, we recognize and celebrate the rights of persons with autism. This year’s observance takes place in the midst of a public health crisis unlike any other in our lifetimes — a crisis that places persons with autism at disproportionate risk as a result of the coronavirus and its impact on [...]read moreWorld Autism Awareness Day 2020

How civil protests in the Middle East sparked a movement among disabled Arab women like me The status of women varies from one society to another, but disability poses additional challenges for women anywhere – and if you happen to live in the Middle East and North Africa, those obstacles double. Having lived the first [...]read moreIndependent: Rasha Ernest as a model for Arab woman who are challenging and changing the status of disabled women in the Middle East

The status of women varies from one society to another, but disability poses additional challenges for women anywhere – and if you happen to live in the Middle East and North Africa, those obstacles double. Having lived the first decade of my life in Iraq, I know first hand that to have a disabled child [...]read moreHow civil protests in the Middle East sparked a movement among disabled Arab women like me