Get Up, Stand Up: Releasing the Art of Self-Abandonment
Masking can be survival. It can also become so automatic that you stop noticing when adaptation has turned into self-erasure. A personal, research-grounded essay…
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Tag: autism
18 Months of Medical Cannabis in Autistic Adults: What a Registry Can—and Can’t—Tell Us
A 2026 UK registry study followed autistic adults prescribed cannabis-based medicinal products for up to 18 months. The outcomes are worth examining—but association is…
Read More →A New Autism Cannabis Trial Just Raised the Evidence Bar
A new randomized, double-blind autism trial found improvements with a specific low-THC medicinal cannabis extract. The findings are important—but they do not mean cannabis…
Read More →Parallel Play: Sometimes Being Together Doesn’t Require Doing the Same Thing
Parallel play is not just for children. Neurodivergent adults may also value connection without constant interaction. Neurodivergent News’ new free Parallel Play Portal translates…
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Tisha Campbell Just Revealed She’s AuDHD. And Somehow, It Makes Her Story Even Bigger.
Tisha Campbell has publicly shared that she was recently diagnosed with autism and ADHD. Her announcement adds a new layer to The A Word,…
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Why Tisha Campbell’s New Autism Memoir Matters to the Community Around It
Tisha Campbell’s new memoir, The A Word, arrives after nearly two decades of public conversations about autism, Black motherhood, advocacy and watching her son…
Read More →New Dx just Dropped
Black women are often required to become so skilled at compensating for distress that our compensation becomes the very evidence used to deny that…
Read More →Autism and ADHD Rarely Travel Alone: Common Co-Occurring Conditions and What the Research Shows
Autism and ADHD often occur alongside other neurodevelopmental, psychiatric, neurological, sleep, learning, and physical-health conditions. This Neuro News research resource explains the strongest documented…
Read More →Black Neurodivergence, Exceptionalism, and Suicide: What the Research Establishes—and What It Still Cannot Tell Us
Black suicide rates are rising, autistic people face substantially elevated suicidality, and research documents the psychological costs associated with racial vigilance, high-effort coping, and…
Read More →Jason Arday: What Is Known About His Resignation, Academic Scrutiny, and Death at 41
Jason Arday, the Black autistic sociologist who became Cambridge's youngest Black professor, died at 41 shortly after resigning amid academic scrutiny. Here is what…
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