Good Hope’s Hunter Burns and Destiny Jones. (Courtesy of Destiny Jones) GOOD HOPE, Ala. — There are a lot of inspirational stories you can find in high school sports, from special needs kids playing in sporting events, to people helping out others who are dealing with a lot in their lives right now. Imagine, though, […]
The actor was candid about her struggles with low milk supply, revealing what finally worked and reassuring moms that babies eat in all different ways. Whether you’re a new mom or you feel like you could write your own parenting book, each baby is its own puzzle to figure out, especially when it comes to […]
More than 30 years ago I worked for a wise woman who taught me many skills that have been useful in my daily life and especially as an autism mom. The most important piece of advice was: “Don’t punish progress”. I thought about it recently when one of my girls started using half a roll […]
“Don’t worry” syndrome If I was paid a dollar for every time I heard the phrase “I got it!” from my ADHD teenage years… Of course, sometimes it means just that: your child is confident and competent. But sometimes it’s just a way to distract the situation to yank you out of their hair. So, […]
Early history: Most people diagnosed with autism as adults did not receive a psychiatric diagnosis as children. Most people diagnosed with autism in adulthood were not diagnosed with any psychiatric illness in childhood, according to a new study. The finding suggests that childhood misdiagnosis cannot explain why some people with autism are only identified later […]
Growing up, I dreamed of becoming a lawyer. What I missed in my courtroom-filled dreams was the impact a legal profession would have on my personal life. I wasn’t prepared for the long hours that flowed into the nights and weekends, the stress of managing multiple case deadlines, or its impact on how (and how […]
The third season of Netflix’s “Sex Education” starts off as you’d expect from the title: Lots of people have sex. This more graphic opener sets the tone for a season about sex positivity with a characteristically slippery humor that leaves the audience pleasantly surprised by the tumultuous season ahead. While Sex Education lives up to […]
Illustration by Laurène Boglio Hello and welcome to this week’s community newsletter! I am your host, Chelsey B. Coombs, the engagement editor of Spectrum. You don’t often see a researcher promoting results that go back to their original research. But Victoria Southgate, a psychology professor at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, did just that […]
CBC editorial team: Friday, August 13, 2021; Editorial # 8693The following is the opinion of the Capitol Broadcasting Company. It is more a question of when, not if, the North Carolina General Assembly will open the entire state to legalized sports betting beyond Native American casinos. We get along well with it. The legislation in […]
As a child, I split my time between mom and dad – a typical arrangement for children of divorced parents in the 80s and 90s. I assumed that my parents’ divorce was due to a classic case of cultural overlap. How would they know that marriage expectations imprinted on their psyche from very different cultures […]
Source BuzzFeed News Set your Jabberwocky meter to stun. Remember, kids, when celebrities share their personal experiences of vaccine violations and vaccine choices, they’re stupid sluts (if female) and stupid fools (if male). Newsweek, December 2020: The list includes Jenny, Jim, Jessica, Kat, Rob, Toni, Kristin, Alicia, and more, but is BARELY an “every” celebrity […]
The person-first language (e.g. “person with autism” instead of “autistic person”) has always had good intentions and was a kind of revolution in its heyday. It was a way to recognize that our linguistic choices play a role in our thinking and our view of the world, and it was theorized that we could change […]
