Neurodiverse-Friendly Workplaces in Your Community: A Symposium Report

Photo courtesy Max Sparrow[image: Symposium organizers and presenters stand in front of the Dirt Coffee Truck while the Dirt workers smile from the left window of the truck. From left to right, the people pictured are: Dr. Elaine Meyer, Bill Morris,...

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Rethinking Autism and "Picky Eating"

Photo © Melissa | Flickr / Creative Commons[image: Lunch box with each food type in a different compartment. Foodsinclude pretzels, jellybeans, raspberries, sliced cucumber, and whole wheat sandwich bread in a butterfly cutout.]  Seeking Saraseekingsara174.wordpress.comFor...

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On ABA: They hate you. Yes, you.

Amanda Forest Vivianadeepercountry.blogspot.comContent note: Includes discussion of discrimination and abuse by teachers and ABA practitioners, and a photo of a child in ABA therapy receiving an electric shock.----I always think about Danny, who was...

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Review of Killer Caregiver (Lifetime Movies)

[image: Promotional graphic for the movie Killer Caregiver, with a blackbackground, a woman's face with a malicious expression and a red filter,and bright orange block letters reading, "Killer Caregiver".]autisticaplanetthrough1filter.blogspot.comContent...

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What Is Light Sensitivity Like for One Autistic?

Photo © Jasper Nance | Flickr / Creative Commons[image: Photo of lightning exploding in a purple night sky above silhouetted conifer trees.]M. Keltertheinvisiblestrings.comI've had a life-long aversion to lights. I wanted to share what this means in...

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I Might Be You / Neurodiversity: A Review of Two Books

[image: Cover of the book "I Might Be You,"showing two seating white women facingand engaging with each other.]Maxfield Sparrowunstrangemind.comI Might Be You: An Exploration of Autism and Connection (2012) By Barb Rentenbach and Lois Prislovsky; Audio...

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Eating Probiotics Makes One More Likely to Vote for Trump. Really.

Let's face it, as a society we're suckers for every new fad to wander down the interweb.Take probiotics.  The miracle food‽No.  Quite the obverse.  This cute, cuddly little research project shows that eating probiotics tends to make one foggy, addle-patted and significantly confused.  And fatter."This is not good," as said the crazy...

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Off the Rails: A Documentary About Darius McCollum: A Review

Maxfield Sparrowunstrangemind.com“I have spent more than half my adult life in prison.” -Darius McCollum.Darius McCollum, a Black Autistic man now in his early fifties, was first arrested for “stealing” trains in 1980 when he was 15 years old. Documentarian Adam Irving discovered McCollum on Wikipedia, was fascinated, and tracked down McCollum while...

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Don't Bother Me With Truth, Facts or Evidence.

If you've yet to read "The True Believer" by Eric Hoffer, you'd best get on it.In a world ruled by True Believer ignorance and hutzpah, the more you know about this self-perpetuating phenomena, the better off you'll be.  Not happier or more content,...

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Does helping people affect your brain?

Source:  RavishlyYes, it does.For the better.Next question.*  *  *  *  *How does helping people affect your brain? Study shows neurobiological effects of giving social supportProviding "targeted" social support to other...

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Hoshi and the Red City Circuit: An Excellent Debut by a Neurodivergent Author About Neurodivergent Protagonists

[image: Illustrated cover of the book Hoshi and theRed City Circuit, by Dora M Raymaker, featuring a person in silhouette sittingon the ground fending off rays of power froma pitchfork-wielding person silhouetted in red.]Kelly Israel IntroductionHoshi...

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