May is National Mental Health Month 15 Mental Health Facts You Should Know May is Mental Health Awareness Month. In an effort to clear up common misconceptions and promote increased awareness, we present 15 important facts about mental health. Millions of Americans quietly battle mental health issues each year. Mental Health Awareness Month aims […]
By Guest Blogger on Mar 05, 2021 12:00 amDebunking Myths About Accommodating Employees with Disabilities My job involves talking to businesses and employers about hiring people with disabilities and retaining people with disabilities with accommodations. Sometimes when I bring up the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), the look of fear appears. Employers often get nervous
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Before I came to the DCIL I was lost and hopeless. My physical and mental health were at an all time low and I was frustrated, empty, and afraid. I felt like I had been abandoned by everyone, that I had nothing to look forward to, and I didn’t have any reason for living. That
Growing up, I was introduced to my aunt, who had down syndrome and a few other disabilities. As I got older, I learned that my grandmother did not want my aunt at functions and holidays. The older I got, then I realized it is important that she comes to the functions and the holidays. So
Hello, my name is Nathan Leier and I am from a small family farm in south central North Dakota. I graduated from Strasburg High School in 2009 and then went to college at Bismarck State College. Right out of college, I landed a job close to home, but I soon wanted to explore other
By: Jacey Enget, Board Member of Youth Empower Social Status YESS I am a twenty-nine year old woman who was born and raised under the great western skies of central North Dakota, where my parents instilled in me a very deep love for the outdoors. The love I have for the outdoors is a small,
With Autism awareness month is coming to a close, I wanted to reflect on my own Autistic diagnosis. As a guy on the spectrum, I haven’t always been very lucky when it came to fair life experiences. I’m one of those who had to branch out and create his own luck. The thing his even
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) refers to a group of conditions characterized by difficulty in social functioning and repetitive behaviors or stereotyped interests. The term “spectrum” connotes that, within this category, there is tremendous heterogeneity. In 2013, the American Psychiatric Association merged four distinct autism diagnoses into one umbrella diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. They included
