Stories teach us how to see each other. When we watch a character struggle, laugh, love, or succeed, we carry something of that character with us into the real world. For the roughly 1 in 36 children in the United States diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, and...
If you have an autistic teenager or young adult, you may have seen them struggle to find employment, even if they are college graduates. You would think these problems were a thing of the past, especially given DEI initiatives and the many tech company billionaires...
Where My Work Began My desire to help others did not come from having all the answers. It came from living through confusion, quiet suffering, and carrying more than I knew how to process. Losing a parent at a young age left a grief I did not fully understand or give...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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: 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...
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,...
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