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US news
fromwww.npr.org
17 hours ago

For students labeled 'emotionally disturbed,' separation can lead to isolation

Walter's aggressive behavior led to his placement in a high-security school for students with emotional or behavioral disorders.
#autism
fromwww.cbc.ca
18 hours ago
NYC parents

After autistic child's wandering from school, experts say Ontario's special education needs more support | CBC News

NYC parents
fromwww.cbc.ca
18 hours ago

After autistic child's wandering from school, experts say Ontario's special education needs more support | CBC News

Inadequate support for students with disabilities can lead to dangerous situations, as seen in the case of a missing child with autism.
Parenting
fromScary Mommy
1 week ago

Reminder: That 'Bad Kid' You're Judging Could Very Well Be Autistic

Judgmental societal norms create pressure on autistic individuals and their caregivers, leading to feelings of inadequacy and misunderstanding.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

6 Ways Schools Undermine Autistic Students' Self-Advocacy

Autistic students face systemic barriers in self-advocacy at school, requiring structural solutions beyond individual efforts.
#dyslexia
Writing
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Dyslexic thinking made me the scientist I am today. If we could harness its power, imagine what could be possible | Maggie Aderin

Dyslexia shapes thinking and problem-solving, revealing strengths beyond difficulties in reading and writing.
Education
fromPsychology Today
4 weeks ago

What Reading Fluency Has to Do With Leadership: Nothing

Dyslexia does not equate to lower intelligence or leadership ability; many with dyslexia excel in critical thinking and decision-making.
Writing
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Dyslexic thinking made me the scientist I am today. If we could harness its power, imagine what could be possible | Maggie Aderin

Dyslexia shapes thinking and problem-solving, revealing strengths beyond difficulties in reading and writing.
Education
fromPsychology Today
4 weeks ago

What Reading Fluency Has to Do With Leadership: Nothing

Dyslexia does not equate to lower intelligence or leadership ability; many with dyslexia excel in critical thinking and decision-making.
#gene-therapy
Medicine
fromHarvard Gazette
4 days ago

Hearing breakthrough holds up - Harvard Gazette

Gene therapy for inherited deafness shows significant and lasting improvements in hearing and speech recognition, especially in younger patients.
Medicine
fromwww.nature.com
5 days ago

Multicentre gene therapy for OTOF-related deafness followed up to 2.5 years

Gene therapy using AAV1-hOTOF shows promise for treating autosomal recessive deafness without dose-limiting toxicities in a multicenter trial.
Medicine
fromHarvard Gazette
4 days ago

Hearing breakthrough holds up - Harvard Gazette

Gene therapy for inherited deafness shows significant and lasting improvements in hearing and speech recognition, especially in younger patients.
Medicine
fromwww.nature.com
5 days ago

Multicentre gene therapy for OTOF-related deafness followed up to 2.5 years

Gene therapy using AAV1-hOTOF shows promise for treating autosomal recessive deafness without dose-limiting toxicities in a multicenter trial.
fromApaonline
4 days ago

Writing Matters

GenAI offers visions of a hopeful future, as it is a powerful tool that enables us to more clearly articulate our thoughts to others. However, the necessity of putting thoughts down on paper remains a crucial skill that risks disappearing altogether.
Philosophy
Canada news
fromThe Walrus
4 days ago

The Walrus Talks AccessAbility | The Walrus

27% of Canadians over 15 live with a disability, highlighting a gap between policy and lived experiences.
#adhd
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago
Higher education

The Need for Better Accommodations for ADHD in Higher Ed

Insufficient, non-evidence-based college accommodations and excessive executive-functioning expectations cause low graduation rates among students with ADHD, harming individuals and society.
European startups
fromFast Company
1 week ago

AI isn't built for all languages and cultures. There's a push to fix that

Assem Sabry created Horus, an AI model focused on Egyptian culture, to address the lack of representation in the AI industry.
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

My Child Has Autism: How Do I Know the Program Is Working?

If the application of behavioral techniques does not produce large enough effects for practical value, then the application has failed. Practical value is whatever you define as meaningful for your child's life.
Mental health
SF parents
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 week ago

Pa. boy's singing voice flows perfectly despite living with a stutter

A Pennsylvania boy named Lando inspires many by showcasing his singing ability despite living with a stutter.
Healthcare
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

Is Your Audiologist Providing Person-Centered Care?

Person-centered care in hearing health prioritizes individual experiences and challenges, improving outcomes and communication.
#neurodiversity
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

Is Anyone 'Neurotypical'? There Is No Universal Neurotype

Neurodiversity encompasses a wide range of cognitive abilities, and no individual can be strictly classified as 'neurotypical.'
Careers
fromFast Company
1 month ago

How to help your neurodivergent employees thrive on the job

Engaging with neurodivergent employees requires curiosity, high standards, and high support to foster an effective work environment.
#accessibility
Higher education
fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

These blind students say their college blocked their education. A new rule could help

Blind students face significant challenges due to inaccessible learning materials in online education programs.
fromBoston.com
2 weeks ago
Fundraising

How a blind man from Mass. made it possible for others with low vision to build Lego sets

Higher education
fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

These blind students say their college blocked their education. A new rule could help

Blind students face significant challenges due to inaccessible learning materials in online education programs.
fromBoston.com
2 weeks ago
Fundraising

How a blind man from Mass. made it possible for others with low vision to build Lego sets

Social justice
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

Extending Awareness to Every Autistic Person

Autism awareness must encompass all autistic individuals, acknowledging their unseen struggles regardless of perceived high-functioning status.
Online learning
fromeLearning
1 month ago

Audio Descriptions & Closed Captions in Adobe Captivate: A Step-by-Step Accessibility Guide - eLearning

Accessibility features like closed captions and audio descriptions are essential for inclusive eLearning courses.
Medicine
fromWIRED
3 weeks ago

A New Implant Aims to Rewire Stroke Patients' Brains

Epia Neuro aims to help stroke patients regain hand function using a brain implant and motorized glove.
UX design
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Neuroinclusion Isn't Special Treatment

Workplace design often reflects unexamined assumptions about people, which can negatively impact neurodivergent employees and overall productivity.
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 month ago

Can you solve these language puzzles? Test your skills with these problems from North America's biggest linguistics competition

Computational linguistics is a two-way street: You're either using a computer to do things with human language or communicate or translate or teach a foreign language, or you're using computational techniques to learn something about human languages. Her work documenting and preserving endangered languages uses a little bit of both.
Education
Boston
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

Rhode Island stroke survivor relearns to speak practicing his Dunkin' order

A stroke survivor regained speech ability by practicing his daily Dunkin' coffee order with his wife, demonstrating how personalized, meaningful routines can facilitate language recovery.
Online learning
fromeLearning Industry
1 month ago

Barriers To Learning: Types, Causes And How To Overcome Them

Barriers to learning are internal or external factors preventing learners from engaging with, understanding, or applying knowledge, affecting learning outcomes across educational and workplace contexts.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

What Gossip and Small Talk Means for the Neurodiverse

Gossip historically served social cohesion purposes but now primarily makes people feel better about themselves, while neurodivergent individuals who avoid gossip face vulnerability to bullying and social alienation.
Medicine
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 month ago

Brain implant allows people who are paralyzed to type using their thoughts at speed of texting

Brain-computer interfaces now enable people with paralysis to type at 22 words per minute, approaching normal smartphone texting speeds.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

At 56, I woke to silence: the strange, sudden loss that changed everything

The term 'hard of hearing' is a neutral descriptor of auditory function, while 'hearing impaired' implies personal deficiency; society's lack of accessibility creates communication barriers, not individual disability.
Medicine
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Electrodes connected to the brain allow two people with paralysis to type with their minds

A brain-machine interface allows paralyzed patients to type on a keyboard using only their thoughts, achieving high-speed communication with minimal errors.
Design
fromFast Company
1 month ago

The biggest barrier to accessibility is not usability

Accessible product adoption fails primarily due to shame and stigma rather than functional deficiencies; successful design requires dignity and emotional appeal alongside technical functionality.
#profound-autism
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

AI-Decoded Brain Signals May Help Paralyzed Regain Movement

Artificial intelligence (AI) machine learning is making a difference in assistive technology to help restore movement for the paralyzed. A new study in the American Institute of Physics journal APL Bioengineering shows how AI has the potential to restore lower-limb functions in those with severe spinal cord injuries (SCIs) by identifying patterns in brain signals captured noninvasively via electroencephalography (EEG).
Artificial intelligence
Online marketing
fromAol
1 month ago

Is AI changing how families find ABA therapy? Here's what to know

AI-driven search prioritizes clarity, structure, and authority over keyword matching, making transparent communication and consistent messaging essential for ABA therapy provider visibility.
Media industry
AI search engines and caption generation tools exhibit error rates exceeding 60%, creating accessibility barriers for users dependent on accurate captions for information access and professional opportunities.
Gadgets
fromTechRepublic
2 months ago

How AI Mirrors Are Changing the Way Blind People See Themselves - TechRepublic

AI tools enable blind individuals to receive detailed, personalized visual feedback about their appearance, creating new practical opportunities and emerging emotional and psychological consequences.
Science
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
2 months ago

Speech sounds are a blurhere's how your brain sorts them out

High-gamma brain-wave power drops about 100 milliseconds after word boundaries, marking word endings and tracking native-language fluency.
#invisible-disabilities
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

The Science of Belonging for People With IDD

Developmental disabilities are actually quite common. In the United States, about 1 in 6 children has a developmental disability (CDC, 2024). Intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are a group of neurodevelopmental conditions usually present at birth that affect the trajectory of a person's physical, intellectual, and/or emotional development (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 2021). Conditions such as Down Syndrome, Autism, Fragile X, Cerebral Palsy, and others are examples of intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Public health
Higher education
fromNews Center
1 month ago

AI Model Predicts Language Development in Children with Hearing Loss - News Center

Advanced machine learning models predict spoken language outcomes in children with cochlear implants more accurately than traditional approaches, enabling identification of at-risk patients for targeted interventions.
Artificial intelligence
fromLast-child
3 months ago

Building the Brain of Your Accessibility AI

Accessibility AI must be grounded in curated, organization-specific knowledge that aligns with standards and trust to provide consistent, risk-aware guidance.
Careers
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Disability in the Workforce: Untapped Potential

Implicit biases unconsciously influence hiring and workplace decisions against people with disabilities, contributing to their unemployment rate being nearly double that of non-disabled individuals.
Miscellaneous
fromMedium
1 month ago

Accessibility testing takes more than a scan

Automated accessibility scanners catch only 40% of issues and cannot evaluate user experience quality, requiring manual and experiential testing for comprehensive accessibility evaluation.
#hearing-loss
Education
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Why Uneven Development Matters in Dyslexia

Dyslexia involves unexpected reading difficulty despite strong cognitive abilities; removing this concept from definitions risks harming students' education by obscuring their strengths.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

When Autism and ADHD Travel Together

AuDHD—being both autistic and ADHD—affects 50-70% of autistic people and 20-65% of ADHD individuals, yet remains underdiagnosed due to diagnostic overshadowing and historical clinical restrictions.
Medicine
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

The new treatment giving people their voices back

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections into scarred vocal cords can promote regeneration, improve voice projection, and offer a potentially cheaper, longer-lasting treatment for vocal damage.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

3 Green Flags of Neurodiversity-Affirming Autism Evaluations

Neurodiversity-affirming autism assessments center the individual's lived experience through respectful, collaborative evaluation and avoid stereotype-based diagnoses.
Education
fromSilicon Canals
2 months ago

7 words highly intelligent people use in conversation that average people mispronounce - Silicon Canals

Correct pronunciation of commonly mispronounced words often reflects extensive reading, attention to language, and habitual auditory correction rather than showing off.
Public health
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Deaf patients condemn lack of NHS interpreters

Shortage of qualified BSL interpreters in the NHS causes missed information, appointment cancellations, delayed treatment, and loss of independence for deaf patients.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Autism and Headphones: Beyond the Stereotypes

Noise-canceling headphones reduce steady background noise but can increase sensory overwhelm and make sudden sounds unexpectedly harsher, especially for autistic listeners.
Education
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

3 Things Teachers Wish Parents Knew About IEP Meetings

EC teachers frequently face intense administrative pressure to produce standardized-test results, which often conflicts with the educational needs of neurodiverse students.
Education
fromFast Company
2 months ago

Special educators are using AI to fill in the gaps, but the effects are unknown

AI can reduce special education administrative burdens and staffing shortages but risks bias, trust issues, and amplifying existing service delivery problems.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

The AuDHD Strength of Being Attuned

Attuned AuDHD individuals have heightened perceptual and emotional sensitivity that fosters deep empathy and insight while increasing risk of sensory and emotional overload.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Strengths That Autistic Adults Often Bring to Work and Life

Autistic adults often have strengths like hyperfocus, deep knowledge, and attention to detail that, when recognized, improve quality of life, careers, and relationships.
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