Category: Disability

A collage of pictures representing the theme of Wise choosing & collaborating to ensure health & longevity and all being in balance.

An “Ensurance Plan” for healthy aging, productivity, and vitality.

Written by Ron Parks, MD on February 22, 2024. Posted in Depression, Disability, Holistic Approaches to Prevention and Recovery, holistic mental healthcare, Holistic Views on Mental Health Issues, Integrative Therapies, Meditation/Mindfulness, Mental Health, Mood, Personal Growth, Spirituality & Health.

How can a practical and sensible plan be structured to maintain or enhance physical and mental health, longevity, and well-being?

There are reasonable choices for promoting health and longevity and preventing future disease and disability.

Four colorful pictures representing neurodiversity, creators, and innovative thinkers.

The Brainchild, Unique Talents, and Artificial Intelligence

Written by Ron Parks, MD on March 29, 2023. Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Aspie, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Creativity, Disability, Getting Things Done, Holistic Views on Mental Health Issues, Neurodiversity, neuroscience, Personal Growth, Unique Talent Attributes.

Taking longer to do things is not a crime, laziness, procrastination, or incompetence, but the basis of a brilliant mind and problem solver.

Four pictures depicting caregivers in their different roles and with their challenging significant other dependent.

The Challenges of mental illness caregiving

Written by Ron Parks, MD on December 17, 2022. Posted in Commentary on Health and Well-being, Disability, Grief and Loss, holistic mental healthcare, Public Health Issue, Relationships, Schizophrenia.

The realities of the care and responsibility when a family member is disabled with a schizophrenic illness

Parents or caregivers can find themselves in uncharted waters

Many get caught unprepared when a mental illness affects a loved one, spouse, child, or significant other. Though previously fully independent and entirely responsible, the person now disabled rapidly or slowly becomes dependent on a caregiver’s help, support, and management. The descent into illness and dysfunction caused by the mental disorder calls on the extreme resourcefulness of the one beset with an unimaginable level of additional responsibility.

Four pictures depicting elements related to schizophrenia, the disability and challenges, and the reality of the illness with different faces of some representation of schizophrenia or distress and one picture of a brain surrounded by medication.

Schizophrenia, the Stigma, Reality, and Hope

Written by Ron Parks, MD on December 17, 2022. Posted in Disability, holistic mental healthcare, Public Health Issue, Schizophrenia.

Being Partially informed or influenced by misinformation creates significant problems for those affected with disabilities and the community at large.

The hidden, marginalized, and ignored

My wife and I headed downtown to grab a bite in the festive downtown atmosphere of Asheville. Things have changed in the past couple of years with the economic downturn and COVID-19, with more people having difficulty making ends meet to survive these difficult times. As we got out of our car and parked in an area downtown under the highway bridge, there appeared to be more homeless people gathering, especially as they would have a soup kitchen there later in the day.