Last week, my youngest suggested we see a high school play, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, because a friend of hers was in it. I had read the 2003 book when it came out, and I had forgotten most of the story. I remember it started with a bit of a...
Adhara Pérez Sánchez. Photo © 2024 Nuestro Stories..She was told she'd never fit in. Now she's aiming for Mars. The Latin phrase "ad astra per aspera" means "to the stars through struggle." It means that building resilience and overcoming challenges are necessary for...
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’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 I was first diagnosed with depression, I felt relieved. Not because I felt understood, but because someone finally put a name to the heaviness I’d been carrying for years. I thought, okay, this is it. This is why everything feels so hard. Now that I know what it...
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...
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...
After spending 7.5 years in college, I can look back and say, “college is simply not made for people like me.” My college experience was beset by problems, but miracles happened along the way: I found that I was completely unprepared for college during my first...
From time to time, Qrkiez likes to showcase online resources that can benefit the neurodivergent community. Once such resource is Autism Experts (formerly Asperger Experts), built by and for neurodiverse people and their families. Founding and Mission Autism Experts...
Transitioning back to school can be a very challenging and stressful time for many neurodivergent students. This includes K-12 and college students as well as Neurodivergent educators. Autistic students are the most impacted by this stressor, but it can affect other...
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