The promise of AI is everywhere, but that promise also portends peril. The problem with AI is that it doesn’t always give us what we want because of the way it’s applied.... Read more »
Autism Acceptance Month in April 2026 marks a critical shift from basic awareness toward the validation of autistic lived experiences. Genuine support requires non-autistic peers to move beyond seeing autism as a... Read more »
One in three children in the United States will be reported to child protective services (CPS) before they turn 18. For Black children, that number is nearly one in two. This is... Read more »
Current media portrayals of autism often rely on inaccurate or stereotypical representations that can be deeply harmful to how the world views the autistic community. While television and film representation is increasing,... Read more »
It was Veterans Day, and I was at a public park with both of my young children. My daughter—4 years old at the time—sat across from me on a seesaw. My infant... Read more »
Imagine walking into a high-stakes job interview where the silent rules are just as important as your resume. In South Korea, these unwritten rules can be exceptionally rigid. For autistic individuals, the... Read more »
The minute I woke up I knew it was going to be one of those days. The sun was streaming into my bedroom, and its brilliance hurt my eyes. I turned on... Read more »
If you grew up on a farm with animals, odds are that no one needed to teach you about procreation. With your own eyes, you observed the mechanics of reproduction. But I... Read more »
Co-authored by Robert Mueller, Ph.D., and Divya Bhupal. “There is a unique kind of pain in losing your mind, not just once, but over and over. Losing your perception of reality, of... Read more »
We do everything so incredibly fast these days. Eat fast, drink fast, and get our various meetings over as quickly as possible. But all this speed has a price. A friend of... Read more »