For decades, traditional education research studied autistic students from a distance. A comprehensive systematic review reveals how classrooms are finally shifting toward true collaboration with neurodivergent youth. Investigators systematically analyzed twenty-four international... Read more »
One of the most common emotions divorced parents experience, especially the spouse who was the lower- or non-earning spouse during the marriage, is tension around money. Whether there’s not enough of it... Read more »
In my way of defining emotional recovery, I emphasize three components: trusting yourself, believing in yourself, and wanting to be you. Of course, these three components can be broken down into many... Read more »
Autism is characterized by differences in social interactions, nonverbal communication, and relationship style, as well as at least two of the following traits: repetitive movements, strong interests, sensory sensitivities, and/or differences in... Read more »
Back in the 1990s, I sat with His Holiness the Dalai Lama; this meeting was highlighted by my studies on reincarnation in the parapsychology program at Duke University’s Rhine Research Institute. I... Read more »
I have a problem with resilience. Or rather, a problem with the [mostly] Gen X notion that Gen Z need more of it. Being an adolescent or young adult is tough, and... Read more »
When people ask what I study, I explain that my work sits at the intersection of sleep science and public policy. The typical response is, “Really? I never thought of sleep that... Read more »
Carl Jung gave us the shadow self and asked us to consider who we are within a system of classification. His ideas traveled far beyond the psychoanalysis room, cascading through the mythology... Read more »
I have a posse of—apparently—Ivy League-educated prosecutorial lawyers in my head sometimes. But I’ve noticed lately they don’t hold the same power they used to. I also have another voice that could... Read more »
The form at the doctor’s office asks for your emergency contact, and you sit there, pen hovering over the line, not sure whose name to write. It’s a small moment. But if... Read more »