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...
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...
by Cara Broel | Dec 23, 2024 | Children, Family, Media
For neurodivergent people and caregivers raising neurodivergent children, watching the first few episodes of the new PBS Kids television show Carl the Collector may feel revelatory. The series, created by popular children’s author and illustrator Zachariah OHora,...
by Noel Dargan | Nov 18, 2024 | Family, School
My 8-year-old son Joshua has level two autism spectrum disorder, suffers from anxiety and ADHD, and is a Gestalt language processor. All this means is that the level of support and accommodation he needs in a school setting may be more than most kids need. We...
