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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...
Kicking Down Barriers
Ethan Sebastian’s journey began quietly. Diagnosed with ADHD at age three, and later found to be on the autism spectrum, he faced early challenges that often made him feel out of step with peers. His family remembers how, in Pune, his first preschool “deemed him unfit...
Featured Resource: Autism Experts
From time to time, Qrkiez likes to showcase online resources that can benefit the neurodivergent community. Once such resource is Autism Experts (formerly Asperger Experts), built by and for neurodiverse people and their families. Founding and Mission Autism Experts...
Is Leucovorin Right for Autism? A Balanced Overview
Please note: Qrkiez does not advocate for any specific course of treatment or medication for neurodivergent people. This article is intended as a balanced view of one particular medication. Leucovorin, also known as folinic acid, has been around for many years as a...
Autism in the Workplace: A Report Summary
In recent years, there have been increased efforts to improve employment opportunities for individuals on the spectrum. The Multiple Autism Employment Tech Report examines how autistic people interact with technology, employment, and the job market. The report is...
New Autism Research: Five Recent Findings
Autism research continues to evolve, and in the last three months, several important studies have offered new insights. Here are five recent discoveries, all peer-reviewed, that may help families, educators, and clinicians understand the science behind autism. 1....