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 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 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 Lee Kantz | Jun 2, 2025 | Entertainment, Family, Neurodivergent Voices
I was never a reality TV guy. I used to watch some of the singing and cooking competition shows, but even those have gotten boring for me. My wife, however, more than makes up for me. A few years ago, she started talking to me about “Love on the Spectrum,” way before...
by QRKIEZ | Apr 17, 2025 | Allies, Family, Neurodivergent Voices
I was driving through a nearby town yesterday when I saw a police cruiser with a puzzle-piece bumper sticker for Autism Awareness Month. It warmed my heart to see that the village recognized autism enough to put a drop of money into stickers for their police units. Of...