Rare intellectual disability: Norwegian doctor discovers supplements that help Intellectual disabilities can be due to genetic defects that interfere with the absorption of nutrients. Two Norwegian brothers with this condition were saved by a dietary supplement with betaine, a substance found in beets.
Helping the helpers: supporting parents of children with disabilities When Erik Sand and his wife had their third child 16 years ago, their lives changed forever. Their son, Simen, was born with Down’s syndrome with serious complications. During his first year of life, Simen’s parents became so fluent in “doctor speak” at the hospital that people asked if they worked in health care.
Disabled persons dine their way to disease Overweightness and obesity are too common among people with disabilities – but in Norway nobody is taking responsibility for the problem.