demedicalising difference

Groups of people with shared interests or aims. Concept of the diversity of people's talents and skills associated with different brains.

I have been reflecting on the value of transposing ‘recognition’ in preference to ‘diagnosis’ in relation to neurodivergencies, in the context of avoiding the ‘othering’ … read more

the perils of empathy

Teddy wearing Sending Big Hugs t-shirt

Empathy is the ability to sense and fully grasp what another living being is experiencing from their perspective. Being an empath can be a wonderful … read more

what if… Sylvia Plath

The late poet Sylvia Plath

It’s impossible for anyone to know for certain what Plath would have gone on to do with her life had she not ended it, but educated guesses can be made.

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