I’ll admit it. I’ve always been an introvert—a card-carrying, dyed-in-the-wool introvert. A “don’t mess with me, I need my alone time” introvert. Maybe some of you can relate. Lately, I’ve started noticing... Read more »
Exploring the hidden mental pathways that turn early family experiences into adult psychological challenges. Imagine a child growing up in a home where the rules change every hour or where a parent’s... Read more »
Do you remember The Six Million Dollar Man? It was a ’70s American science-fiction television series based on the novel Cyborg, about a former astronaut, Colonel Steve Austin. After being seriously injured... Read more »
Imagine walking into a room where you feel you must perform a script just to be accepted. For many, this is a social inconvenience. For Black Autistic girls in UK schools, it... Read more »
“Rewilding is largely a matter of humans getting out of the way and letting nature take charge.”—Graham Lawton“ It’s common knowledge that we are losing species and habitats at an unprecedented rate... Read more »
For many autistic individuals, injustice is not merely an intellectual disagreement. It is a visceral, physiological threat response. Current neurodivergent research identifies “justice sensitivity” as a core component of the autistic experience.... Read more »
When the scientific study of mind emerged in the 19th century, its founders faced a choice: what to call this new discipline? They chose psychology—from the Greek psyche. Not animology—from the Latin... Read more »
Most people feel if they do a good job, the work will be rewarded. Perhaps a promotion or salary bump. They’re wrong. The rules of career advancement have changed with the generations... Read more »
Co-authored by Asia Eaton, Ph.D. and Kate L. Long, ABD, OTR/L “We don’t have any people like that in the United States, do we?” This comment from someone I (Kate) truly respected... Read more »
While burnout and depression share symptoms like fatigue and cognitive impairment, they are conceptually distinct. Burnout is an occupational syndrome resulting from chronic workplace stress, whereas depression is a clinical mood disorder... Read more »