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When the Heart Speaks: An Interview with Deena Metzger

By Elizabeth Goode, Deena Metzger — 1984

Deena Metzger discusses a wide range of topics in this 1984 interview.

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Coming Out Autistic

Transgender or gender-fluid people are more likely to be neurodivergent, and vice versa. Here’s what that’s like.

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Brandy Schillace
2021
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A Psychiatrist Diagnosed Me as Autistic with ADHD. Now, Finally, I Can Thrive

Getting an official diagnosis as an adult is hard – but this year I got to know what being female and neurodivergent means.

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Marianne Eloise
2020
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Getting an Autism Diagnosis as an Adult

The shift toward greater awareness of autism means that people who did not get diagnosed in childhood may pursue diagnosis as adults.

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Zawn Villines
2020
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Wentworth Miller Reveals He Was Diagnosed With Autism: ‘Being Autistic Is Central to Who I Am’

The diagnosis was “a shock, but not a surprise,” he said.

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Sarah Jacoby
2021
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Identity and Neurodiversity

Conceptions of identities are complex. We have a number of identities that manifest themselves in different environments or as composite forms of background experience. So, do neurodiverse conditions like autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia, and bipolar really comprise a part of a person’s identity?

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International Bipolar Foundation
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Why There is No Such Thing as a ‘Normal’ Brain

Having been diagnosed with ADHD at 38, Howard Timberlake went on a personal quest to discover whether any of us has a “typical” mind.

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Howard Timberlake
2019
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Why ‘That Girl’ Isn’t Real

The “that girl” trend has inspired millions of views, but the supposedly inspiring trend can become toxic.

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Ava Fisher
2022
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Op-Ed: Why Storytelling is an Important Tool for Social Change

Providing ways for people to share their perspectives through storytelling initiatives can contribute to bigger changes in society and even help reduce prejudice.

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Emily Falk
2021
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Telling people to ‘follow the science’ won’t save the planet. But they will fight for justice

The climate emergency has clear themes with heroes and villains. Describing it this way is how to build a movement.

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Amy Westervelt
2021
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“Which One Is the Real Me?”—A Veteran’s Transition and Identity Crisis

Like most veterans, I found the transition from military to civilian life a struggle—a tougher struggle than I had anticipated. For me, I found that one of my trickier struggles was with my identity.

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Joshua Plummer
2022
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