CONTENTS

ANNUAL HEALTHCARE ISSUE

COVER STORY

• 14 ENGAGED & EMPOWERED: SUPPORTING PEOPLE TO TAKE CHARGE OF THEIR HEALTH Submitted by The Arc Lexington
• 18 WAYS TO REDUCE ANXIETY ABOUT GOING TO THE DOCTOR By Jenn Adams
• 21 FEELING ALONE WITH YOUR UNDIAGNOSED SYMPTOMS? By Ellen Lenox Smith
• 24 THE POWER OF FRIENDSHIP By Laura Griffin
• 26 DENTISTRY AND THE ELDERLY By Scott Ruvo, DDS
• 29 NEW REPORTS TO HELP YOU ADVOCATE FOR HEALTH EQUITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES By Craig Escude, MD, FAAFP, FAADM
• 31 RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE CENTER ON DIGNITY IN HEALTHCARE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES By Lauren Agoratus, M.A.
• 32 YOUR DYSLEXIC CHILD: THE IMPACT OF NUTRITION, EXERCISE, AND OTHER HEALTH MEASURES ON READING SUCCESS By Georgie Normand, M.A.
• 37 LET’S GET HEALTHY TOGETHER By RJ Nealon
• 40 EIGHT COOKING SKILLS AND ACTIVITIES FOR ANY AGE By Stephanie DeLussey

FEATURES

• 43 TIPS FOR POLICE, PARAMEDICS AND EMTS WHO RESPOND TO INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS By Nancy Musarra Ph.D.
• 46 THE IMPACT OF ADOPTION ON EDUCATION By Denise Gackenheimer Verzella, Esq.

ON OUR COVER

Callyn Groff, a member of The Arc of Lexingon, takes charge of his health with the Empowered and Engaged program. His story and much more in EP's Annual Healthcare UIsue Coverage begins on page 14.