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The Wall of Silence: Why is Neurodiversity still the "Invisible" Subject? 🧠🚫We’ve got posters for the Water Cycle and the Alphabet, but nothing to explain why "Daniel" won't pick up a snotty tissue. If the curriculum won't do it, I will. Andrea Grant

The Vintage Poster vs. The Modern Brain: Why Our Classrooms are Stuck in the Ark Ever felt like school decor hasn't changed since Noah was waxing his boat? In this piece, I take a sarcastic (and slightly repentant) look at the "People with Disabilities" posters of yesteryear—you know, the ones that explain a broken leg but stay silent on the brilliant, complex reality of neurodiversity. From my own "mean girl" moment in Grade 3 to my days navigating the Mach-5 brain of a student named Daniel, I explore why we are still failing to give kids a reference point for the invisible. If the curriculum won't provide the tools to explain PDA, Stimming, and the Autism Spectrum in all its glory, then I guess my AI and I will just have to build them ourselves. Read more about why it's time to trade the "broken leg" posters for some actual neuro-insight.

The Genetic Lottery: Why "I Don’t Have the Gene" is My Favorite Dinner Party Myth. Andrea Grant

Spontaneous mutations, "naughty" ancestors, and why my child is currently shouting "Epstein" everywhere they go. In this article, I dive into the science of neurodiversity with my usual "foot-in-mouth" charm. I am dismantling the myth that you need a "clean" family tree to avoid a diagnosis and exploring how a mix of ADHD, narcissism, and a touch of OCD has helped me to create the beautiful, although sometimes chaotic, ecosystem that I call "home".