Understanding Apraxia: The Cog Model Explained
Original Content Courtesy of www.presumecompetence.co.uk – Shared with Permission When a child can’t speak, point, or move as expected, the world too often assumes they don’t know. But what if the problem isn’t cognition? What if it’s coordination? In one of the most powerful posts I’ve ever read, UK-based Steven May compiled insights from over 40 books […]
The Choice To Keep The Heart Alive
There’s a line in The Breakfast Club that’s always stuck with me: “When you grow old, your heart dies.” It’s tossed out like a bitter joke. A cynical truth. Something you’re supposed to smirk at and move on. But under that line lives a much deeper, more unsettling question: Is the death of the heart […]
The MAHA Report and the Danger of Performative Concern
What’s missing, what’s misleading, and why we should be skeptical. A new federal report was released this month with the title: “Make America’s Children Healthy Again” (MAHA). It’s a big swing. And at first glance, it seems like something I should welcome. It talks about the rise of chronic illness. It shines a light on […]
Not What You Think: What the ‘Vaccine-Autism’ Studies Really Reveal About Regression and Vulnerability
A while ago – long enough that I can’t remember who sent it to me or when – I was given a document. It contained 68 studies, many published in the early 2000s, often cited by those who believe there’s a link between vaccines and autism. At the time, I skimmed it. Then I set […]
