Why Good Intentions Fail Autistic Students
Schools often create structural obstacles that prevent autistic students from asking for the help they need.
Why Do Autistic Students Struggle At School? + What Needs To Change
Autistic students often experience significant psychological and systemic barriers in mainstream education that often lead to long-term trauma. These barriers result in disproportionately high rates of school exclusion, chronic absenteeism, and school refusal. Students frequently face victimization, bullying, and social isolation within the school environment.
Redefining the Restless ADHD Mind
The standard ADHD diagnosis is often too broad to be clinically useful for long term prediction or specific treatment. While many see ADHD as a simple disorder of focus, a decade of research now reveals it is a complex developmental precursor to a wide range of mental health complications.
ADHD May Actually Be a Brain Energy Crisis
For years, we have treated ADHD as a structural “deficit” in the brain’s machinery. However, new research introduces a framework called Energy Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (EDHD), which argues that the struggle to focus is actually an energy logistics problem.
Why Your ADHD Inner Critic Is So Mean
If you have ADHD, you likely know the “inner emotional tornado” all too well. It’s that loud, relentless voice that labels every forgotten chore a moral failure and every workplace mistake a sign that you’re a total fraud. This isn’t just “being hard on yourself” – it is a neurological phenomenon that leads to chronic stress and self-induced burnout.
Ratman (Ernst Lanzer, 1909)
The ‘Rat Man’ is the famous pseudonym for Ernst Lanzer, a patient of Sigmund Freud whose case became the foundational study of obsessional neurosis (what … Read more
Making Autism Research More Inclusive for Everyone
When it comes to autism research, we often only hear from those who can most easily navigate the academic world. This leaves those with the highest support needs on the outside looking in.
Issues With Autistic Camouflaging Research
A massive new critical review has taken a deep dive into over 300 studies to see if we truly understand the phenomenon of autistic camouflaging (or “masking”). The authors found that while the stories of autistic people are clear, the scientific data is currently confusing and messy.
“Nothing About Us Without Us”: Why Autistic Voices Are Necessary In Research
For decades, autistic individuals have been left out of contributing to research that ultimately impacts them. If you are autistic or love someone who is, you may have felt a deep disconnect between what scientists study in a lab and what actually matters in your daily life.
Could Daydreaming Be Hiding Your ADHD?
Exploring how intense inner fantasies might mask neurodivergence until adulthood