This is my 20th year teaching memoir writing at the Santa Barbara Writers Conference. I’m always in awe of the stories people yearn to tell. It’s this yearning, or burning need to... Read more »
A new study tracked 26,811 Chinese secondary school students over 30 months. The research measured how generative AI impacted their learning. The good news: Students using AI saw homework scores rise 18%... Read more »
Autistic individuals may find it harder to initiate and sustain romantic relationships compared to non-autistic individuals. Often, this disparity stems from difficulties in interpreting social cues, expressing emotions, and managing sensory sensitivities,... Read more »
As a professor of leadership, I work with postgraduate business students and executive clients to make real improvements in their influence, leadership, and communication skills. When I start discussing how workplace performance... Read more »
The neurodiversity paradigm fundamentally shifts how neurocognitive differences, such as autism and ADHD, are understood. Rather than viewing these conditions as inherent flaws, the paradigm frames them as natural, valuable variations in... Read more »
“It is still a metaphysical faith upon which our faith in science rests — that even we knowers of today, we godless anti-metaphysicians, still take our fire, too, from the flame lit by the... Read more »
This is part one of a two-part series. Parents and clinicians are hearing more about Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), also known as Extreme Demand Avoidance (EDA). The label is usually applied to... Read more »
There was a time when human survival depended on responding quickly to real danger. If a lion appeared, the body reacted instantly with a racing heart, tightening muscles, breathing quickly, and getting... Read more »
College is a huge investment on many levels, and it’s understandable that parents and students would approach college orientation programs this summer with mixed feelings and trepidation. There’s the excitement for sure,... Read more »
Ask a woman in her 60s or 70s what she’s not willing to do anymore, and you’ll usually get an answer pretty fast. She refuses to perform. She will not shrink. And... Read more »