Unicorn Roots
Holistic help for the disabled community
recent posts
- Sexuality, Gender Identity, and Disability, Part 2
- Sexuality, Gender Identity, and Disability, Part 1
- Silver Linings — Assistive Technology
- Silver Linings — Stress & Anxiety Aids
- Silver Linings – Sensory & Figet Toys for Neurodivergent Adults
- Silver Linings
- Assistive Technology, Part 2
- Assistive Technology, Part 1
- Service Animals, Part 3
- Service Animals, Part 2
- Service Animals, Part 1
- The 5 Senses, Part 4
- The 5 Senses, Part 3
- The 5 Senses, Part 2
- The 5 Senses, Part 1
- Mobility Disabilities: It’s a Bit Complicated
- Chronic Pain & Its Toll on Overall Health
- Chronic Stress & Anxiety
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Psychology & Healthcare According to the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), gender is “a set of cultural identities, expressions, and roles… assigned to people, based upon the interpretation of their bodies.” This means that while a person’s sex is male, female, or intersex, their gender can be male, female, neither, or both. Because…
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Education Society often assumes that having a disability automatically means an individual either can’t or doesn’t have sex. Because of this, disabled people are often given inadequate sexual health resources and education. Data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) shows that around 22% of American adults have some form of disability. CDC data from…
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FocusMate FocusMate is a virtual body doubling service, but let me back up. Body doubling is essentially parallel play for everyday tasks and chores. Many neurodiverse people, especially those with ADHD, have a hard time staying focused when alone, but work far more efficiently when someone else is there holding them accountable. Like most people,…
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The Woobles A few years ago, a therapist I was seeing suggested that I try to take up an offline hobby. Research has backed this up. Hobbies can help with the symptoms of stress, depression, and anxiety in several ways. Some can help us process emotions and ground us in the present. Others can create…
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As I briefly touched on in my first posts, sensory tools can make a big difference for those of us with chronic anxiety and other neurodivergent conditions. For many on the autism spectrum, such as myself, stimming is almost as essential as eating. Sure, we can delay, minimize, and modify our stims, but it’s best…
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I started my blog with research posts discussing specific issues that members of the disability community face regularly. I research each topic thoroughly and provide references at the end for anyone who wants to explore further. However, I felt there was more I could do for holistically-minded members of the disability community, like myself. So,…
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Access Assistive Technology (AT) can take many forms: high-tech, low-tech, products, systems, and services. In fact, most people who use ATs regularly use more than one type, which shows just how important integration and integrative services are. More than 2.5 billion people worldwide use AT, and that number is expected to reach 3.5 billion by…
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Definitions When I was younger, I used to wonder why none of the characters in fantasy stories and period dramas ever seemed to need glasses or wheelchairs. It seemed strange to me that disabled characters were virtually nonexistent. Of course, these stories were fiction, and I now know more about history and artistic licence. But…
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Part 3: Legallities In “Service Animals, Part 2,” I explained what a service animal was. Of course, legal definitions and legalities in general are often more complex than they appear. Generally, any establishment open to the public must allow service dogs to accompany their handlers, even where there’s a no pets policy. In the US,…
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Part 2: Job Titles Dogs have been working with people for a very long time, far longer than they’ve been our pets, and with good reason. They can sense things that we just can’t. In fact, dogs have around 300 million olfactory receptors in their noses, compared to humans, who have around six million. And…
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