Aging, Disability, and Health Blogs, Presentations, and Publications

Resources Used: National Institute on Aging. “Alzheimer’s Disease Fact Sheet” Retrieved from https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/alzheimers-disease-fact-sheet. Published on 22 Oct. 2019. “Alzheimer’s disease”. Mayo Clinic. Retrieved from https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/alzheimers-disease/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20350453. Published 2019. Howland, J., “New … Continue reading Blog # 22- A New Drug for Alzheimer’s? Current Insights on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Hope of a New Medication to Alleviate the Symptomatology of Alzheimer’s Disease In Older Adults

RESOURCES USED: “Older People Projected to Outnumber Children for First Time in U.S. History” United States Census. Retrieved from https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2018/cb18-41-population-projections.html. Published 13 Mar. 2018. Charlton, Rebecca A., “Autism features may … Continue reading Blog # 21: Autism Does Not Cease After Growing Up

Many of you may be wondering, “What is vocational rehabilitation?”.  Vocational rehabilitation involves people with disabilities receiving assistance with obtaining and/or maintaining a job. Forms of assistance that vocational rehabilitation … Continue reading Blog # 20- Vocational Rehabilitation As The Stepping Stone To Regaining Employment

Resources used in this blog: “Thyroid hormone: How it affects your heart” Harvard Medical School. Retrieved from https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/thyroid-hormone-how-it-affects-your-heart. Published Feb. 2015.          What we all need to realize is that … Continue reading Blog # 19- The Cardiovascular Endocrine Connection: The Correlation Between Thyroid Hormone and the Heart

Utilizing the research and data from both the U.S. Census Bureau and Autism Speaks, I calculated the data utilizing a percent change equation to estimate the prevalence of autism in … Continue reading Blog # 18- Autism and Aging Trends- Prevalence Estimates from 2004-2018- What Does the Future Indicate Going Forward?

In this blog, I would like to emphasize four principles that contribute to the formation of the identities of aging in people with disabilities and medical conditions. Understanding the identities … Continue reading Blog # 17- Conceptualizing The Essential Principles of Aging in the Context of People with Disabilities and Medical Conditions

Resources: Genetics Home Reference. (2019). “ADNP gene- activity dependent neuroprotector homeobox”. US National Library of Medicine. National Institute of Health. Retrieved 10 Jun. 2019 from https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/gene/ADNP RMIT University. (2019, May … Continue reading Blog # 16- Autism And That “Gut” Feeling

Resources used: “Arthritis” Mayo Clinic. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/arthritis/symptoms-causes/syc-20350772. Published 7 Mar 2018. Perera, S., Patel, K.V., Rosano, C., Rubin, S.M, Satterfield, S., Harris, T., Ensrud, K., Orwoll, E., Lee, C.G., Chandler, J.M., … Continue reading Blog # 15- Gait and Disability Risk in Older Adults

(NOTE: This case study is 100% fictitious, and is not on an actual person, but this case study I created is designed for educational and informative purposes as a possible … Continue reading Blog # 14- A Possible Real Life Application Case Study on a Person with Thyroid Disease

Reference links: Perucca, P., Sheffer, IE, Kiley, M (2018). “The management of epilepsy in children and adults”. U.S. National Library of Medicine. National Institutes of Health. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29540143. Published 19 Mar … Continue reading Blog # 13- Insight into the Medical Management of Children and Adults with Epilepsy