Types of Testicular Cancer
When healthy cells in a testicle begin to change and grow in an abnormal, uncontrolled way, a mass or “tumour” forms and the patient is said to have testicular cancer. This condition is also known as testis cancer. If the…
How Do I Support an Autistic Transgender Student?
The number of children and young people with autism who identify as transgender or gender questioning is on the increase, according to recent research. These are complex emotions for anyone to understand and express, and could be exacerbated by communication…
Living with Breast Cancer
The treatment you’re receiving, the stage the cancer is at and any number of other factors can determine the effect it has on your daily life. If you need it, there are a number of different forms of help right…
Can People with Asthma Smoke?
Short answer: Yes. People with asthma are physically capable of smoking. Long answer: No. Smoking – or even just spending time with people while they smoke – can bring on asthma symptoms in the best cases and asthma attacks in…
Growing Up with Down’s Syndrome
Children with Down’s syndrome learn and grow in different ways and and at different speeds. They each have their own unique strengths, interests, talents and needs. In their first years of life, your child will develop through moving, having fun…
Things You Might Not Know About Asperger Syndrome
In the 1980s, British psychiatrist Lorna Wing developed and introduced the concept of Asperger syndrome. The condition is named after a problematic Austrian paediatrician named Hans Asperger, who studied something similar in 1944. The following are some interesting facts that…
How Does Pollen Affect People with Asthma?
A lot of us are tricked into thinking that hay fever is only an issue in the summer months, but if only that were the case! Some trees start releasing pollen as early in the year as January, while a…
The Asthmatic’s Hayfever Survival Guide
Around 80% of people who have asthma also suffer from a pollen allergy, meaning that pollen can trigger their asthma symptoms. If you’re a member of this vast group of people who have both asthma and hay fever, it’s super-important…
Is There a Link Between Gender and Autism?
At present, there are more boys and men diagnosed with autism than girls and women. Does that mean this is a boys’ condition? Not necessarily! Today we’re going to look at the autism gender ratio and the theories that attempt…
Is There More Than One Kind of Epileptic Seizure?
The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) is group consisting of some of the world’s leading experts in epilepsy. In March 2017, they introduced a new way to identify seizure types. Seizures would now be grouped according to the following factors...…