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1-3. Guns are not used millions of times each year in self-defense We use epidemiological theory to explain why the “false positive” problem for rare events can lead to large overestimates of the i…

Michelle Owens, DO, says the term “resilience” “has been thrown around flippantly in relation to the physician community” during the COVID-19 pandemic. She believes the use of the term – and what it implies – is damaging to her profession.

“Practitioners use language as a way of creating distance. Occasionally this may arise from lack of confidence and institutional expectations. These causes of “othering” merit attention…

So much fun talking with Weirdschooling about books, libraries… and the beauty of weird! ☺️💚 ⬇️ weirdschooling.com/2230136/13886867-episode-10-libraries-and-books-are-for-everyone-and-so-is-mychal-threets #BookTok #LibraryTikTok #Storytime

A breakdown of research of attending "no excuses" charter schools. An education podcast from Human Restoration Project.

Charter schools are 30 years old as of 2021, and the contentious debate about their merits and place in American society continues.

We need federal commitment to increased, ongoing investment into long Covid. We need legislation that helps these families keep their houses, jobs and lives. We need public health campaigns focused on increasing awareness of this disease and its impacts.

NO! Against Adult Supremacy is a collection of Youth Liberation writing, originally published online by Stinney Distro. This anthology draws together all 20...

This chapter introduces autism beginning with its history as a diagnosis to its revolution as the central focus of the neurodiversity movement. The variety of aspects of human development that are explored in autism are unpacked and the tension between this clinical...

Both school exclusion and neurodisability are prospective markers for increased risk of subsequent contact with criminal justice system in general and…

Disabled Outrage and #PodSaveJon Alice Wong   This summer marks my tenth year on the hellsite known as Twitter. I honed my voice as a writer, found community, and carved out places by creating…

Personal Perspective: Communities with high autism rates are taking the lead.

"The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honours the servant and has forgotten the gi...

The Path to Purpose Handbook dictates the why, what, and how of “purpose-finding” in the classroom | A free resource hosted at Human Restoration Project on progressive education.

32 likes, 2 comments - spectrum0gaming on January 2, 2024: "FREE RESOURCE When we say we don't believe in rewards, punishments or behaviourism, people often..."

It’s legible to more people.

Comic Sans MS gets a bad rap. It’s not formal enough. Too ‘cartoony’. There have even been campaigns to ban it. Whether these criticisms are light-hearted or serious - and if they are serious, that says more about the critic than the typeface - doesn’t matter because, however you slice it, Comic Sans isn’t given the time of day.

Many web designers hate Comic Sans, but the font may improve experiences for some readers with dyslexia and other disabilities.

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Abstract. The international Hearing Voices Movement (HVM) is a prominent mental health service-user/survivor movement that promotes the needs and perspectives o

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 […]