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Newsletter (January 17, 2026)
This week’s writing stayed with what happens when neurodivergent people are missed, not just once, but repeatedly and systemically, across childhood…
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Neurodivergent Justice Sensitivity and the Work of This Moment
Many autistic and AuDHD people live with an unusually sharp awareness of injustice.
Jan 16
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To My Neurodivergent Community in the US (Jan 16, 2026)
What is happening in the United States right now is frightening.
Jan 16
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Neurodiversity Is Not an Accommodation Model
In the United States, neurodivergence is most often encountered in higher education through a single door: accommodations.
Jan 15
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Why the United States Needs Degree Programs in Neurodiversity Studies
Neurodiversity is not a diagnosis, a clinical subfield, or a synonym for disability accommodation.
Jan 15
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When “Too Sensitive” Means Never Safe: How Families Gaslight Neurodivergent Children Into Silence
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Why Autistic People Notice What Everyone Else Misses, and Are Punished for Saying It
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The Harm Was Never the Autism: Bullying and Neurodivergence, And What We Should Do About It
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Why Co-Regulation Must Replace Compliance as a Social Standard
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What Aging Policy Gets Wrong About Neurodivergent Lives
Aging policy is often written as though neurodivergent people are an edge case.
Jan 14
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Why Neurodivergent Eldering Is a Civil Rights Issue
Neurodivergent eldering is usually discussed as a matter of health.
Jan 14
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Community Guide to Neurodivergent Eldering and Lifespan Justice
A community-directed guide to aging, care, autonomy, and interdependence across the lifespan from Bridgette Hamstead and Fish in a Tree: Center for…
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Why Inconsistency Is Not a Character Flaw
Inconsistency is one of the most common accusations leveled at autistic and ADHD women, and one of the most damaging.
Jan 13
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When Explanation Becomes Exhaustion: The Hidden Labor of Making Yourself Legible
For many autistic and ADHD women, explanation begins as a hope.
Jan 13
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The Cost of Being “Fine”: How High Functioning Becomes a Barrier to Support
Being fine is one of the most effective ways to disappear.
Jan 13
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Being Missed Is Not Neutral: How Misrecognition Shapes Identity
Being missed is often described as a gap.
Jan 13
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Chapter 1 (Draft): Being Missed
From The Trouble With Being Good, my in-progress book on the hidden lives of AuDHD women
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Imagining an AuDHD Barbie and the House She Lives In
When the new autistic Barbie was released, I found myself doing what I often do when something culturally interesting appears.
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