An Autistic and ADHD Journey: Re-writing a New Identity Post-Discovery
Book review of An Autistic-ADHD Journey: Building a True Identity Post-Discovery by Rachel Vivienne Winder, reviewed by Dr. Nicholas Chown.
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Trading Bars: Prisons as De Facto Mental Institutions
Individuals with severe mental illness (SMI) have been barred from “polite” society throughout history. Many will eventually find their way to prison, behind a different set of bars, where there is little incentive to treat. Have we simply traded one form of confinement for another, even more cruel one?
Dislocation and Distress through Dress
Nica Cornell describes her experience with Complex Post Traumatic Stress and how the accoutrements of dress can be comforting for mental illness and other disabilities.
Autism Was Never an Accident
Autism was never an accident of Tylenol or vaccines or industrial life. It is not a side effect to be managed, nor a pathology to be cured. Autism has been preserved through millennia of natural selection as our ongoing contribution to humanity’s survival.
Book Review for Elly Katz’s From Scientist to Stroke Survivor: Life Redacted by Arvilla Fee
This book “is one of the greatest testaments to human tenacity, courage, and strength that the publishing world has ever seen.” –Arvilla Fee
Autism and the Modern Eugenics Movement
Autism and neurodivergent rights seem to be making an impact on our daily lives, with more emphasis on inclusion and recognition of differences. On the ground, things look very different. Autistic author Jorik Mol shares his assessment of current issues for neurodivergent communities in the Anglosphere, placing autistic rights in the context of renewed enthusiasm for eugenics in the 21st century.
What If Love Isn’t Enough? Brighid O’Shaughnessy Interviewed About Adoptive Parenting
Lived Places Publishing author Brighid O’Shaughnessy was interviewed on the “Aging with Purpose and Passion” Podcast, talking about the unforeseen parenting journey of adopting a toddler from Haiti as a single woman. Her insights dismantle the fairy tale of adoption as a simple fix and reveal what true healing takes – for children, families, and systems.
Stephanie Levin Interviewed on the “Demand and Disrupt” Podcast
Lived Places Publishing author Stephanie Levin was interviewed about her book, Picking Up the Pieces on the “Demand and Disrupt” Podcast.
Breaking Free: Rewriting the Script of Disability in American Higher Education
In this conversation between Stephanie Levin and Dr. Janise Hurtig, they discuss ableism as a systemic issue that continues to plague American postsecondary education – and how educators can help break the cycle of ableism and further promote inclusiveness within their institutions.
The Forgotten in Care Homes: Older People with Dual Sensory Impairment
Older people who live with combined hearing and vision loss (also called dual sensory impairment) are not being recognised, diagnosed and supported due to low levels of awareness among community and staff. A donate-a-book program to a care home is one innovative way to get information into care facilities.