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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...

Our therapists provide unapologetically ABA-free therapy. We advocate radical changes in therapy practices to reflect presuming competence in the people we serve, championing human rights and dignity of the disabled, and respecting neurodivergent communication and sensory differences.

A patient-owned tool that empowers autistic people during healthcare consultations.

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

University Publications

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 blog about making culture. Since 1999.

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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Anthropomorphism—the attribution of human qualities to non-human objects—is believed to be a natural tendency which may serve several adaptive functions. One po...

In this article Kieran Rose discusses why language matters so much when it comes to conversations about Autism.

Many approaches claim to be “interest-led,” but true neuroaffirming practice goes deeper. Being monotropism-informed means honouring Autistic attention, aut ...

This paper explores teachers', parents' and pupils' perceptions and described experiences of school toilet policies, provisions and practices within state-funded primary (5–11 years) and secondary (1...

Research reveals that those diagnosed with autism early show distinct genetic and developmental profiles from those diagnosed later.

Discover what genuine neuro-affirming practice looks like — beyond tokenism and “neurodiversity-lite.” Explore how to protect the heart of the neurodiversit ...