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2bMe Offers practical and emotional advice for teens living with cancer. Includes information on how to care for your skin, hair loss, diet, and coping socially. Search in Category: Health: Child Health: Conditions and Diseases: Cancer: Support Groups www.2bme.org - cached |
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Communicating With and About People with Disabilities Explains why using the right language is important, and gives a list of phrases to use, as well as terms which are not recommended. Search in Category: Regional: North America: United States: Government: Executive Branch: Department of Labor Search in Category: Society: Disabled: Employment Search in Category: Business: Human Resources: Government Agencies Search in Category: Regional: North America: United States: Government: Executive Branch: Department of Labor Search in Category: Society: Work www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/fact/comucate.htm - published: Aug 01 2002 - cached |
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Diabetes.org: Just for Teens Humorous article about how hormone changes, eating disorders, drugs, and alcohol affect blood sugar control. Search in Category: Health: Conditions and Diseases: Cardiovascular Disorders: Vascular Disorders: Wounds Search in Category: Health: Conditions and Diseases: Endocrine Disorders: Pancreas: Diabetes: Organizations Search in Category: Science: Institutions: Research Funding Organizations: Medical www.diabetes.org/uedocuments/JustforTeens.pdf |
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Diabetes.org: Your Parents and Your Diabetes Humorous article about why parents ask so many questions, how diabetes affects the whole family, and what to do to keep things smooth. Search in Category: Health: Conditions and Diseases: Cardiovascular Disorders: Vascular Disorders: Wounds Search in Category: Health: Conditions and Diseases: Endocrine Disorders: Pancreas: Diabetes: Organizations Search in Category: Science: Institutions: Research Funding Organizations: Medical www.diabetes.org/uedocuments/YourParentsYourDiabetes.pdf |
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Kids Quest on Disability and Health Explains what a disability is and answers common questions about living with one. Search in Category: Health: Medicine: Medical Specialties: Pediatrics: Academic Departments Search in Category: Regional: North America: United States: Government: Executive Branch: Department of Health and Human Services: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Centers and Institute: National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Search in Category: Health: Occupational Health and Safety: Government Agencies: North America Search in Category: Health: Public Health and Safety: Disease Control and Prevention Search in Category: Regional: North America: United States: Georgia: Localities: A: Atlanta: Health: Organizations Search in Category: Regional: North America: United States: Government: Executive Branch: Department of Health and Human Services: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Search in Category: Society: Issues: Health: Health Policy: United States Government www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/kids - cached |
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SparkTop.org Activity-based site for kids. Paint pictures, write stories and poems, and talk to other kids with difficulties. Search in Category: Kids and Teens: Health: Conditions and Diseases: Learning Disabilities www.sparktop.org - cached |
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Starbright World Offers chronically ill teens a place to blog, chat, find old friends, and meet new friends throughout the United States and Canada. www.starbrightworld.org - cached |
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Bandaides and Blackboards: Teens Share stories and poems, read teens tips to parents and teachers, and the good, the bad, and the ugly about having a chronic illness. Search in Category: Health: Conditions and Diseases: Chronic Illness: Pediatric Search in Category: Reference: Education: Colleges and Universities: North America: United States: New York: CUNY: Lehman College www.lehman.cuny.edu/faculty/jfleitas/bandaides/contteen.html - cached | |
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Can Do Kids Focus is on what kids can accomplish. Provides online games for geography, writing, an ability survey, dream sharing, and how to make the world a better place. www.ucando.org/kids.html - cached | |
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Child and Youth Health: ADHD - How It Can Affect Teenagers Tells how it affects school work, friendships, and relationships with siblings. Tips for managing this disorder, using medication, and feeling good. Search in Category: Regional: Oceania: Australia: South Australia: Health www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetails.aspx?p=243&np=293&id=2153 - published: Aug 19 2008 - cached | |
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Child and Youth Health: Cancer - Living With It Discusses different feelings that happen, talking about the disease, dealing with other people and how life changes. Search in Category: Regional: Oceania: Australia: South Australia: Health www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetails.aspx?p=243&np=292&id=2207 - published: Nov 12 2007 - cached | |
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Child and Youth Health: Cancer - When Your Brother or Sister has Cancer Explains feelings that many teens may have, how to be supportive of a sick sibling and helpful things to do. Search in Category: Regional: Oceania: Australia: South Australia: Health www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetails.aspx?p=243&np=292&id=2208 - cached | |
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Child and Youth Health: Dyslexia - Coping With It Tips for teens include how to help yourself, why exercise is important, getting support for school projects, and building self-esteem. Search in Category: Regional: Oceania: Australia: South Australia: Health www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetails.aspx?p=243&np=293&id=2201 - published: Nov 13 2007 - cached | |
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Child and Youth Health: Living With a Disability Tells what it is, your rights, living with family and friends, and dealing with teasing and bullying. Section for brothers and sisters. Search in Category: Regional: Oceania: Australia: South Australia: Health www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetails.aspx?p=243&np=292&id=2336 - published: Nov 21 2008 - cached | |
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Disability Social History Project Presents short biographies of famous people who had a disabling mental or physical illness. Search in Category: Society: Disabled: Disability Studies www.disabilityhistory.org/people.html - published: Sep 23 2003 - cached | |
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Listen to Our Stories Offers a collection of stories, poems, pictures, and songs about and by young people with disabilities ages 5 to 25. Includes index of disabilities and additional resources. www.listentoourstories.com - cached | |
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National Association of Blind Students Offers information for blind high school and college students. Includes state divisions, national and state scholarships, newsletter, listserv message board, and links to resources. [Listserv requires free registration.] Search in Category: Health: Conditions and Diseases: Eye Disorders: Blindness: Organizations www.nfb.org/nfb/NABS.asp?SnID=2082611233 - cached | |
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Questions Kids Ask About Blindness Provides answers to the most common questions asked by both blind and sighted children about how affected people manage with daily life. Search in Category: Kids and Teens: Health: Conditions and Diseases: Blindness Search in Category: Health: Conditions and Diseases: Eye Disorders: Blindness: Organizations www.nfb.org/nfb/NOPBC_Questions_Kids_Ask.asp?SnID=53512754 - cached | |
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Seeing Disabilities from a Different Perspective Fourth and fifth graders provide information on autism, blindness, cerebral palsy, and deafness. Includes causes, effects, and famous people who have suffered from these conditions. library.thinkquest.org/5852 - cached | |
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Teens Living with Cancer: Brothers and Sisters Stories from other brothers and sisters describing their experiences with a sick brother or sister. Search in Category: Health: Child Health: Conditions and Diseases: Cancer: Support Groups Search in Category: Kids and Teens: Health: Conditions and Diseases: Cancer www.teenslivingwithcancer.org/familyfriends/brothersister - cached | |
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Teens with Chronic Diseases Support group for teens between the ages of 12-21. Open to anyone with any chronic disease including cancer. Search in Category: Computers: Internet: On the Web: Online Communities: Community Providers groups.msn.com/teenswithchronicdiseases - cached | |
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The Survival Guide for Kids with LD Lists ten ways that kids with learning disabilities can make life easier for themselves at school. Includes quotes from affected children. Search in Category: Health: Mental Health: Disorders: Child and Adolescent: Learning Disabilities Search in Category: Reference: Education: Early Childhood: Special Needs Search in Category: Reference: Education: Special Education: Learning Disabilities www.ldonline.org/article.php?id=354&loc=65 | |
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When Meeting Friends with Disabilities Information about what is okay to say or do when a friend has a disability. Search in Category: Society: Disabled: Organizations www.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=ntl_friends_hints - cached | |
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My Brother Has Asperger Syndrome Explains one boy's experiences growing up with a sibling with a disability. www.aspergersbook.blogspot.com - cached | |
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Supporting Siblings This booklet describes the common feelings experienced by young people when they have a brother or sister with a chronic illness or disability. Includes strategies that promote coping and resilience. Search in Category: Health: Child Health: Special Needs Search in Category: Regional: Oceania: Australia: Victoria: Society and Culture: Disability Resources www.acd.org.au/siblings/content/Supporting_Siblings.pdf | |
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The Invisible Ones A place of support and communication for kids who have siblings with chronic or life-threatening illness. theinvisibleones.homestead.com - published: Apr 06 2005 - cached | |
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