Politics in Practice
Tag: Neurodiversity
Intensity, Emotional Intelligence, and the Both/And, a guest post by Kirstin Cronn-Mills
How do we make the world safe for all of us to express our emotions? To begin with, we need to stick together as we cry and laugh our way through the world.
Why Isabel Is Invisible, a guest post by Sally J. Pla
It is my mission to populate children’s literature with as many natural, relatable, neurodivergent characters as I can. No more invisibility! No stigma, no shame.
Book Review: Rules for Camouflage by Kirstin Cronn-Mills
Hand this to readers ready to get high school over with or those who just need a reminder that there are people in your corner (even if your corner is wedged in a storage room behind a locked door at school).
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Seeing Yourself in a Story, a guest post by Michelle Mohrweis
Stories let us see ourselves doing things and having adventures. They let us imagine ourselves in those places and know that we are valid.
Smart Characters and Emotional Intelligence, a guest post by Shawn Peters
Emotional intelligence is a superpower in its own way, opening the door to a lifetime of authentic relationships and valuable introspection, and unlike mutant eye beams or superstrength, it cannot appear at all at once. It’s a journey.
Book Review: Let the Monster Out by Chad Lucas
It might be the "creepy" factor that will interest kids in picking up this book, but it's the layers to the story and the complicated, authentic characters that will keep kids reading.
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The Author-Reader Relationship: Reaching Beyond Expectations, a guest post by Halli Gomez
Gomez talks about her #ownvoices novel about a teen living with Tourette syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
#SJYALit: The X-Men and the social justice of diverse brains (Or, Don’t let anyone tell you you’re not a hero), a guest post by Rachel Gold
When I was twelve and in my fifth year of getting bullied at school, I discovered a place where people could go to learn to use their powers for good, to band together against prejudice, and to save the world: Professor Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters. I had to spend part of my days in […]
#MHYALit: What is Neurodiversity and How Did It Save My Life? a guest post by Olivia James
When I was 18, I stopped eating. There are approximately a million different reasons that I made that choice, and there is no way to sum them all up, but at the heart of all the poor coping skills that came to a head at 18 was the simple reality that my brain is different […]
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