by Michelle Waugh | Aug 18, 2025 | Children, Family, School
Special Needs Students Have Special Needs For many children, learning to read, write, and comprehend stories is a natural progression. But for children with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, anxiety, and other conditions, these milestones can feel like mountains. Sounding out...
by Archana Makineni | Aug 4, 2025 | Children, Family, Neurodivergent Voices
Our autism journey began quietly with just a growing sense in our hearts that something wasn’t quite right. My son was born here in the United States, and like most new parents, we were filled with dreams and plans. When he turned one, we moved back to India to be...
by Lee Kantz | Jun 23, 2025 | Children, Research on Neurodivergence
In today’s New York Times, Dr. Allen Frances suggests in a guest essay a reason why autism is on the rise. Dr. Frances is part of the task force overseeing the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) that defines mental disorders,...
by Sarah Juliana | Jun 16, 2025 | Children, Professional Voices, School, Work
We have all heard the saying, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” but how do we judge if something is actually broken? Of course, the term “broken” is quite derogatory to Neurodivergent (ND) people, and for a good reason. Still, there is a point to be made here: when...
by Margaret Burkes | Apr 7, 2025 | Children, Family, Professional Voices
As a parent, you want to do everything you can to help your child succeed. But it’s hard to be the best parent you can be when you’re taxed from managing your child’s ADHD. Whether you’re overwhelmed from researching treatment options, frazzled by school phone...
by QRKIEZ | Jan 6, 2025 | Children, Family, Mental Health, Professional Voices
Now here’s a mission that QRKIEZ can get behind: parents of neurodivergent kids helping parents of neurodivergent kids. So when we learned about what Glenda Carnate and team are building at autism health, Inc., we knew it was a story to share. autism health is...