‘I had to tape my fingers together to stop me tearing the skin’: the reality of living with Tourette syndrome

The singer Billie Eilish has spoken about living with the condition that affects 300,000 people in the UK. For many, trying to suppress their tics is exhausting. But others have learned to control their symptoms and use the energy as a driving force

My brilliant brother has Down’s syndrome. Is it wrong to fear getting pregnant myself?

I’ve always wanted to start a family, but I’m paralysed by the idea of having a disabled child – and diagnostic tests feel like a betrayal

‘I don’t want to die’: the shielders who fear the end of Covid restrictions

Thousands of vulnerable people fear others’ freedoms will put them under permanent house arrest as Covid becomes endemic

‘I had this strong feeling that my face was disfigured’ – Kitty Wallace, the body dysmorphic sufferer turned campaigner

Her early life was blighted by the condition, until a TV documentary changed everything. Now, she works for the UK’s leading support group

I was fearful of my daughter’s Down syndrome diagnosis. I had much to learn and more to unlearn

As noninvasive prenatal screening becomes more common in Australia, Elizabeth Callinan wonders what it would have been like to get a high-chance result

‘I took my ventilator camping in the Sahara’: how to enjoy life with a long-term illness

Long Covid is thought to affect one in five people with the virus. What can others who have experienced chronic illness teach them about coping – and living well?

James Partridge obituary

International campaigner who helped transform attitudes to people with facial disfigurements

Zoom socials and specialist tech: starting uni online as a disabled student

The move to studying and carrying out social activities online will allow for more inclusivity at university, providing the correct support is in place

Chronic illness has made me a self isolation expert: here’s how to ease yourself out of lockdown

After months of staying inside it’s natural to feel nervous about leaving the safety of our homes - even if we desperately want to. One writer, who is no stranger to self-isolating, explains what to expect

Scars: how our wounds make us who we are – video

Scars are not just skin deep – emotional and psychological histories lie beneath the healed wounds

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