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Sensory Overload: What It Is, Why It Happens, and How to Manage It
If you’re neurodivergent, there’s a good chance you already know what sensory overload feels like, even if you’ve never called it that. It’s that moment when everything gets too loud, too bright, too busy, or just too much all at once. Sensory overload occurs when the...
ADHD? There’s an App for That
If you or your child live with ADHD, you know the hardest part isn’t “knowing what to do”—it’s getting started, staying with it, and recovering quickly when your attention slips. The right mobile app won’t “fix” ADHD, but it can act like a set of training wheels for...
The Correct Diagnosis is Everything
When I was first diagnosed with depression, I felt relieved. Not because I felt understood, but because someone finally put a name to the heaviness I’d been carrying for years. I thought, okay, this is it. This is why everything feels so hard. Now that I know what it...
Were These Famous People Autistic?
When people say a famous person or historical figure was “probably autistic,” they usually mean the person’s surviving letters, biographies, and reported habits sound consistent with common autism traits, such as differences in social communication and interaction,...
Aidan Delbis, Autistic Movie Star
Aiden Delbis in Bugonia. Photo © Focus Features/Everett Collection.When a young actor steps into the spotlight and conveys authentic neurodivergent representation, it can feel like more than just a “breakout role.” It can feel like a door opening. That’s one reason...
Screen Addiction and Neurodivergence
If you’re raising an autistic child, teen, or young adult, you’ve probably seen how screens can be both a lifeline and a lightning rod. Tablets and games can soothe, teach skills, provide community, and offer a predictable and “safe” world. But for some neurodivergent...
Encouragement for Parents: Quarterly Research Roundup on Autism
Autism is a subject that is lately fraught with politics, and it's often difficult to tell fact from propaganda. That's why we at Qrkiez like to update our readers with important developments that have brought fresh attention and hope to families raising children with...
Empathy, Patience, and Human Connection
Empathy, Patience, and Human Connection: Tutoring Special Needs Kids Michelle Waugh left academia to devote herself to special needs kids as a personal tutor. You can read about Michelle's approach to tutoring here. In a recent interview on Mookie Spitz's Bald...
Community and Connection Help Autism Families Thrive
Raising a child on the autism spectrum can be both deeply rewarding and profoundly challenging, and in that tension lies a truth that so many parents discover: you simply cannot raise this child in a vacuum. The rhythms of daily life—for therapy appointments,...
College Was Not Made for Me
After spending 7.5 years in college, I can look back and say, “college is simply not made for people like me.” My college experience was beset by problems, but miracles happened along the way: I found that I was completely unprepared for college during my first...