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Since the mid to late 2010's, the hashtag #ItsOkayToNotBeOkay has been circulating the Internet a lot. With it came the normalisation of talking about our mental health concerns and the entry of things like depression and anxiety into the everyday lexicon. The issue, however, is that as a campaign it didn't go far enough. While

“Chosen family”—families formed outside of biological or legal (bio-legal) bonds—is a signature of the queer experience. Therefore, we address the stakes of “chosen family” for queer and transgender (Q/T) ...

Dinah KC Murray, BA AM PhDLondon,UK. The primary theme of this short piece is that an immediate aim of much or most therapy in autism is the softening or relaxation of the super-aroused attention-tunnels which are central to the condition. Why is that a good idea? does it do more than alleviate the immediate symptoms […]

I'm Sonny and I'm multiply neurodivergent which means I diverge in many, many ways. It isn't just my Autism and ADHD that diverges from neuronormativity but my plurality, my eating differences, my learning differences, my mania, my perception of time, my sleep, my empathy and my trauma adaptations.

Republican attacks on "critical race theory" are part of a larger right-wing strategy. Resistance is crucial

In recent years, a wave of science of reading (SOR) reforms have swept across the nation. Although advocates argue that these are based on science-based research, SOR remains a contested and ambiguous notion. In this essay, Elena Aydarova uses an anthropology of policy approach to analyze advocacy efforts that promoted SOR reforms and legislative deliberations in Tennessee. Drawing on Barthes’s theory of mythology, this analysis sheds light on the semiotic chains that link SOR with tradition, knowledge-build ingcurricula, and the scaling down of social safety nets. This deciphering of SOR mythologies under scores how the focus on “science” distorts the intentions of these myths to naturalize socioeconomic inequality and depoliticize social conditions of precarity. This study problematizes the claims made by SOR advocates and sheds light on the ways these reforms are likely to reproduce, rather than disrupt, inequities and injustices.

Project-based learning is generally considered an alternative to traditional, teacher-led instruction. However, there is a noticeable lack of meta-ana…

Key takeaway: 'Project-based learning has a medium to large positive effect on students' academic achievement compared to traditional instruction, with subject area, school location, hours of instruction, and information technology support as key moderators.'

An accessible family cookbook that offers solutions rather than tricks to empower the food-averse, autistic, and picky eater, with 46 recipes. This much-needed cookbook combines tips and techniques...

How the ancient, antisemitic nocturnal ritual fantasy expresses itself through the ages—and explains the right’s fascination with fringe conspiracy theories

The House hearing with college presidents from Harvard, MIT and Penn about campus antisemitism, particularly an exchange over genocide and academic freedom, has roused public outcry, doing exactly the thing that I feared, writes historian David M. Perry.

Ordinary adolescent-onset gender dysphoria has completely eclipsed a previous theory of gender dysphoria that emerged rapidly due to social factors among proponents of the ROGD idea.

PDF | We are now at a transition point in autism conceptualisation, science, and clinical practise, where phenomenology could play a key role. This... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate

five months ago I decided to reframe the criteria for ADHD because the DSM criteria ignores our internal experiences of ADHD and it views our ADHD with a… | 31 comments on LinkedIn

Children with neurodevelopmental diagnoses often experience discrimination from their peers at school. This may result from a lack of understanding, and intoler...

A Vancouver-based research project gave homeless individuals cash and found that this helped these recipients in expected and unexpected ways

Studies show that just $3,000 over six months was enough to fundamentally reshape people’s lives. Important evidence proves UBI works.

Researchers tracking the impacts of the Denver Basic Income Project have looked at all the indicators of life success one might expect in a study of providing no-strings-attached cash directly to h…

A study by USC and a San Francisco-based nonprofit has found that a $750 monthly stipend improves the lives of homeless people.

Consistent with a “double empathy” framework, autistic adults often experience better interaction with autistic compared with non-autistic partners. Here, we ex...

Adopting a new, “science-based” teaching methodology is not enough to address students’ difficulties with reading.

Unravel Error, Weave the Future

The varied and dynamic nature of learning environments necessitates a more flexible and holistic approach.  Published by Human Restoration Project, a 501(c)3 organization restoring humanity to education.

Despite claims of "exploding rates of being trans" and "rapid social contagion," a new Swedish study seems to hint that we have reached an equilibrium of gender transitions.

Autism is a profoundly contested idea. The focus of this book is not what autism is or what autistic people are, but rather, it grapples with the central

Originally published at Change.org on 2009-07-18 04:35:00 UTC As I end my week of guest blogging at change.org I realize that while I hav...

This book aims to define the process of autistic masking and the underlying reasons for its existence. It will consider the social context, including an individual’s response to stigma or trauma, that facilitates impression management.