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Body Dysmorphic DisorderVideo post.10 minBody Dysmorphic Disorder: Mick's StoryBody Dysmorphic Disorder Mick's Story: Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) can happen when people become overly concerned or bothered by something about their physical appearance.February 1, 2022
BipolarVideo post.6 minBipolar: A Deaf Person, Rosa Ann's StoryBipolar disorder is one of the most misunderstood mental health conditions, especially in the Deaf community. Bipolar disorder is not about mood swings or moodiness.November 10, 2021
AdoptionVideo post.3 minDeaf Hispanic Adoptee: Treean's StoryDeaf Adoptee Discovered His Hispanic Identity Treean discusses the life-changing moment when he discovered his Hispanic cultural identity as a Deaf adoptee from Bogota, Colombia I owe a huge,…September 27, 2019
AdoptionVideo post.5 minDeaf Adoptee Shares Her ExperienceExperience of a Deaf Adoptee Cynthia opens up about being a Deaf adoptee, sharing some experiences she had that are common among adoptees.September 25, 2019
ASLVideo post.10 minAdoption Barriers Faced by Deaf LesbiansDeaf Lesbians' Systemic Barriers to Adoption Ella and Judy discuss the challenges they faced as first-generation lesbian mothers dealing with systemic barriers to adoption.September 20, 2019
ASL5 minDeaf Transracial and Trans-Country AdoptionDeaf Transracial and Trans-country Adoption Edna shares her family’s experience with Deaf transracial and trans-country adoption.September 20, 2019
ASL4 minDeaf Indian Adoption: Maureen's StoryAdvice for Prospective Adoptive Deaf Parents Maureen shares her Deaf Indian adoption experience and offers two important pieces of advice for prospective adoptive parents.September 19, 2019
ADHDVideo post.5 minAdoption: A Deaf Adoptive Parent, Kym's StoryAdoption and the Medical Community Hi, I’m Kym Symansky. I’m the mother of three children through international adoption.September 11, 2019
CounselingVideo post.1 minNeurodiversity: Nettie's Knitting StoryNeurodiversity: Nettie's Knitting Story Knitting as therapy Knitting offers many wonderful therapeutic benefits. Nettie has plenty to teach us.September 10, 2019
CounselingVideo post.1 minNeurodiversity: Ulualo's Home Depot Job StoryRight support and Environment lead to success A Deaf woman, Ulualo, of Home Depot takes pride in her job and demonstrates that everyone with neurodiversity can make a contribution, with the right…September 10, 2019
AutismVideo post.4 minAutism: Deaf Mother's Tie StoryImportant Autism Lesson Mother Learned Raising a son with autism: Tammy Jo, parent of a Deaf child with autism, shares a story about raising her son.September 6, 2019
AnxietyVideo post.1 minDeaf Counseling: Stress & Self-CareDeaf Counseling: Stress & Self-Care Transcript/Video Description: Title Slide (black with white text): Stress & Self-Care, Deaf Counseling Center, www.deafcounseling.com Sharon (Caucasian woman with…August 10, 2019