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 Ben Schatzel | Jul 21, 2025 | History, Myths, Research on Neurodivergence
Neurodivergence isn’t new – despite the news. Autism isn’t a modern ‘epidemic’—it’s an enduring thread in human history, from prehistoric artisans to today’s tech innovators. To suggest that Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a recent phenomenon is to neglect the very...
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 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...