The Harder They Fight: How Barriers to Diagnosis Fuel Depression #NoDejahVu
Sometimes, doctors and therapists neglect to consider that they are the reason their clients are experiencing depression.
Justice for Linden Cameron
On September 4th, Linden Cameron was shot by police several times in Utah after a Crisis Intervention team was called, which was supposed to help him in a mental health crisis.
My Son Took His Life at 15. Here’s What I’ve Learned. #NoDejahVu
My son Craig took his life when he was 15 years old. The devastation of his death and his continued physical absence in my life is beyond description.
Protesters gather outside The Home Office in London to demand they #FreeOsimeBrown
On Friday, September 4, organizers gathered to demand justice for Osime Brown. Hear the impassioned speeches of Osime’s family and activists there in support.
NeuroClastic Partners with BLM 757 for Suicide Prevention Week #NoDejahVu #SelfieForSuicidePrevention
NeuroClastic is partnering with Black Lives Matter 757 to participate in the #NoDejahVu #SelfieForSuicidePrevention campaign as September 6-12 is Suicide Prevention Week.
“Thanks, We Hate It.” Autistic People React To Miami’s New Police Car
“Very clearly, as all police departments engaging in similar paltry PR pandering will learn, Autistics speak for ourselves. The resounding message is that we are not complicit with your attempts to distract from your racism by putting your ableism on display.”
Press Release: Black Lives Matter 757 Plan to Shut Down the Oceanfront in Virginia Beach for Matthew Rushin and Other Victims
Black Lives Matter 757 were the first to pick up advocacy for Matthew Rushin, and they have continued to stand up to the racist and ableist system despite militarized police action against them.
Pathologisation of life and neurodiversity in W.E.I.R.D. monocultures
As long as society confuses homo economicus with homo sapiens we are more than “a bit off course”. The exploitative nature of our “civilised” cultures is top of mind for many neurodivergent people. In contrast, many neuronormative people seem to deal with the trauma via denial, resulting in profound levels of cognitive dissonance.
URGENT CALL TO ACTION: Asking the Global Community to help #FreeOsimeBrown
We need your help. No matter your circumstances, where you are in the world, or what tools you have at your disposal, we are asking the global community to help in the URGENT efforts to #FreeOsimeBrown because #OsimeMatters.
Autism: Autistic Empathy is Different
Emma Reardon discusses the difference between her own autistic expression of empathy compared to neurotypical empathy and the role the sensory plays in how we feel and demonstrate empathy.