This is the story of how Google Search died, and the people responsible for killing it.
The story begins on February 5th 2019, when Ben Gomes, Google’s head of search, had a problem. Jerry Dischler, then the VP and General Manager of Ads at Google, and Shiv Venkataraman, then
Initial results from a survey on psychological safety and mental wellbeing indicate that the biggest fears of Neurodivergent, LGBTQIA+, and Disabled children – and especially those who also belong …
Autistic parents, and custody, and the dangers of mixing “emotional support” and politics.
I just stumbled across the ASpar site again, and found the following in an explanation of the demographics of the ASpar organization: We have had some people who said they were happy with their AS …
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Websites includes community websites made by and for autistic people, personal blogs
Who coined the term ‘neurodiversity?’ It wasn’t Judy Singer, some autistic academics say
Spurred by new archival research and public comments by Singer about trans people, a group of autistic academics and advocates argue that “neurodiversity” should be credited to the early online autistic community instead.
Walker said the real story of the term “neurodiversity,” wherein a community coined the word, is “inspiring” and one that people should know.
I’ve had a couple of conversations this week to spark this blog, and it’s about where Gloriously Ordinary Lives starts and grows from, where it takes it roots. It’s musings on inclusion, on the concept of specialism and on the power of ‘what would it take’.
Alfie Kohn on X: "1/7 Time for my periodic reminder about one of the most important educational research findings of the 20th century: the Eight-Year Study. Back in the 1930s, 30 high schools around the U.S. turned traditional practice on its head, especially for college-bound students..." / X
1/7 Time for my periodic reminder about one of the most important educational research findings of the 20th century: the Eight-Year Study.Back in the 1930s, 30 high schools around the U.S. turned traditional practice on its head, especially for college-bound students...— Alfie Kohn (@alfiekohn) April 17, 2024
Haim Ginott: The Most Influential Child Psychologist You've Never Heard Of
Taking a break from dunking on Silicon Valley to rediscover the charismatic Dr. Haim Ginott, an influential educator & child psychologist whose ideas about p...
“A perfect storm”: Autistic experiences of menopause and midlife - Miranda J Brady, Christine A Jenkins, Julie M Gamble-Turner, Rachel L Moseley, Margaret Janse van Rensburg, Rose J Matthews, 2024
Previous research indicates that menopause can be an extremely difficult transition for some autistic people. This study asks how autistic people experience men...
The importance of Autistic-led training and research
The struggle for Autistic trainers is common as non-Autistic individuals often take precedence. Organizations claim to support #AutismAwareness but refuse to pay Autistic individuals for their expe…
The Belonging of People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities in Research
Research informs policy and practice. Those with a voice in research get to influence provision. Research has been viewed as a set of proceedures, those seek...
