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Background Challenges in adaptive or daily functioning are inherent to diagnostic criteria for neurodevelopmental conditions (NDCs). However, less is known regarding the influence of factors that ma...

This chapter discusses the benefits of embracing the theory of monotropism (Murray et al., 2005) and the associated phenomenon of flow for autistic and ADHD

The Affordable Care Act mandated data collection standards to identify people with disabilities in federal surveys to better understand and address health disparities within this population. Most federal surveys use six questions from the American Community Survey (ACS-6) to identify people with disabilities, whereas many international surveys use the six-item Washington Group Short Set (WG-SS). The National Survey on Health and Disability (NSHD), which focuses on working-age adults ages 18–64, uses both question sets and contains other disability questions. We compared ACS-6 and WG-SS responses with self-reported disability types. The ACS-6 and WG-SS failed to identify 20 percent and 43 percent, respectively, of respondents who reported disabilities in response to other NSHD questions (a broader WG-SS version missed 4.4 percent of respondents). The ACS-6 and the WG-SS performed especially poorly in capturing respondents with psychiatric disabilities or chronic health conditions. Researchers and policy makers must augment or strengthen federal disability questions to improve the accuracy of disability prevalence counts, understanding of health disparities, and planning of appropriate services for a diverse and growing population.

© Ombre Tarragnat 2024 Pathology lite complements the now well-known concept of neurodiversity lite. It highlights equally risky ways that scientific discourse and practice can subtly reinforce har…

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With fascism tightening its grip with each passing day here in the U.S. and SNAP benefits not being distributed come November, now more than ever do we need to make sure that we are coming together...

Scientific Reports - Situating emotion regulation in autism and ADHD through neurodivergent adolescents’ perspectives

New research finds that the language and imagery used by autism charities often reinforce stigma instead of challenging it.

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In ancient West African cultures, neurodivergent people—autistic, ADHD, and spiritually attuned—were not seen as disordered, but as essential: griots, seers, healers, and memory keepers. This essay restores ancestral frameworks erased by colonialism and reframes difference as design, not defect.

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For me, every educational question comes down to access and opportunity. Every decision made by those who lead education departments, districts (LEAs), schools, and classrooms reflects deeply …

While the neurodiversity movement has been able to finally get some traction in the mainstream media, it has yet to have a significant impact on how people with disabilities are treated. This is due in part to the fact that neurodiversity is still misunderstood by many, and also because of how deeply entrenched ableism against...

[Header Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash] After emailing me about new reading legislation being proposed in North Carolina—next door to my home state of South Carolina that also has jumped on the …

Not all people conform to socially constructed norms, nor should they have to. Neurodiversity, the natural variation in human brains and cognition, is fundamental to understanding human behavior, yet...

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This paper introduces us to an increasingly popular understanding of autism, but as understood and experienced by Autistic people: the descriptive theory of ...

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The president called the layoffs a part of cuts to “Democrat programs,” but children across the nation would be impacted.

We are excited to share a new service from Human Restoration Project that allows us to listen and learn from young people in ways not possible before. Published by Human Restoration Project, a 501(c)3 organization restoring humanity to education.

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A Critique of Sami Timimi’s Interview on SEND, Autism, and ADHD

Diagnostic labels are medicalising young people for behaviours once considered ordinary and are contributing to unsustainable workload in schools, argues psychiatrist Sami Timimi

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