There are many temptations to organize our life around the experience of earlier trauma. But that may short-change the future—which starts by our envisioning something better.
Instead of a binary of “normal” and “abnormal” children, the concept of neurodiversity helps ensure a fit of individuals (including autistic people) with their environments.
Traditional youth mentoring programs yield meager results. But mentoring programs that take into account risk factors, set goals, and assign homework can have a substantial impact.
How to forge friendships that provide a secure base, a safe harbor, adapt to changing circumstances, avoid racism’s trapdoor, and address conflicts that arise in all relationships.
How a culture of feeling that everything can—and must—be sorted, accounted for, validated, and gratified rubs off on us psychically and often lets us down.