Abilities Discovered

10/30/2025

10/20/2025

https://jillescher.substack.com/p/im-writing-a-book-your-autism-reality?r=9c0aj&utm_medium=ios&triedRedirect=true

Your Autism Reality Check will dig into growing autism prevalence, startling new questions around causation, and pervasive policy failures, while upending trendy ideologies and stubborn dogmas.

09/25/2025

https://themighty.com/topic/autism-spectrum-disorder/what-autism-meltdowns-feel-like-for-autistic-people/?utm_source=engagement_bar&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=story_page.engagement_bar/

"That tiny part of my brain that is still capable of rational thought keeps thinking, 'Why am I doing this? Calm down, control it!' But I can't control it."

09/24/2025

John Buettner, 13, used to watch from his wheelchair as other children played. Now he and other kids with disabilities help design inclusive playgrounds.

09/13/2025

It will be interesting to compare the money it takes to properly train a SPED teacher with the amount of money school districts spend on lawsuits. Clearly, the math hasn’t been done on this before canceling these grants.

The U.S. Department of Education is canceling millions in grants for special ed teacher training, parent resource centers and more saying that they don't align with Trump administration priorities.

09/11/2025