“There should be a JSwipe for Passover Seders,” said Pamela Rae Schuller, referring to the popular Jewish dating app. “We will show you pictures of the food we cook, and you swipe if you are into it.” Every Passover Ms. Schuller, a New York City comedian and speaker who focuses on disability advocacy, has to […]
“My brain is an overstuffed garbage can,” my son once told me. “And the lid won’t stay on, so stuff is falling out all over the floor.” That’s how he describes what it is like to have ADHD. I thought I understood ADHD when he was diagnosed. By that point, I was a published academic […]
Feeling lost, frustrated and at your wits’ end regarding parenting issues? Or are you anticipating a season of challenges and wondering how you can better prepare yourself There are various parenting workshops, courses, programs – virtual and face-to-face ones parents can look to for some guidance. Different organizations and coaches offer programs for various life […]
I am alone. Short stories on mental health. Is a story about a lady in her 50s who lost her husband to covid. Savitha and her husband Rajesh were a happy couple with children and grandchildren. They have been married for 37 years and they were the perfect example of a husband-wife relationship. Always there […]
The election will be partisan for the first time, after Tennessee lawmakers passed a special session bill allowing candidates to run with political parties. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — After Tennessee lawmakers passed a bill during a special session of Congress that allows for partisan elections for Board of Education positions, candidates met with the community in […]
Bill Hamlen was born in Schenectady, NY and raised in Bernardsville, NJ where he attended Bernards High School. After graduating from Dartmouth College in 1984, Bill joined Drexel Burnham’s commodity division. While at Drexel, Bill worked in various areas including the international order desk as well as many different “pits” including all of the metals, […]
We’re honoring Autism Acceptance by publishing April Accommodations—meaning adjustments that other people can do for the autistic people in their lives. (For the flipside, as in things that make life harder for autistics, please see our Autism Checklist of Doom.) Today, we’re hearing from Ava Gurba, who wants other people to please just answer her […]
grade: There is a common misconception that ADD and ADHD are different, but ADD is actually one sub-type of ADHD. The differences (and other ADHD myths!) will be come clearer after you read the article below. It’s hard to manage a child’s medical condition when you’re constantly getting the message that it’s not real, or […]
When you have a baby, people tell you to ignore the advice and trust your gut. That didn’t work for me at all. When my first son was about a month old, I was at a social gathering and a friend offered to hold him while I ate. Since trying to eat while holding a […]
I can’t pinpoint the exact moment I decided to stop taking ADHD medication or when I took my last dose. By the time I graduated college, I was convinced that I had outgrown ADD and no longer needed to take any pill, and I believed it for many years. I had a successful career and […]
TOKYO — Three-year-old Yuka steps off the curb into a crosswalk that bisects a four-lane street. “Even though the light’s green,” a narrator says in a voice-over, “she still looks out for cars!” So begins a typical scene in “Old Enough!,” a Japanese reality show that began streaming on Netflix in late March. It is […]
Note: The mask mandates have been particularly difficult, and even discriminatory, for people with sensory issues and autism. Some good news from Health Freedom Defense Fund. While airline travel may be seen as a luxury, public transportation is not. Health Freedom Defense Fund (HFDF) wins federal lawsuit challenging the Biden Administration’s Travel Mask Mandate. Judge […]
