by QRKIEZ | Dec 1, 2025 | Children, Family, Neurodivergent Voices, School
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...
by QRKIEZ | Nov 17, 2025 | Children, Friendship
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,...
by QRKIEZ | Oct 13, 2025 | Children, Inspiration
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...
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,...