Dyslexia Got a Definition Update — Why Can’t Apraxia?
A quiet earthquake just happened in the world of learning disabilities — and most people missed it. The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) updated its definition of dyslexia for the first time in more than 20 years. The change seems subtle on the surface, but its implications are enormous. Education Week recently reported on this shift […]
Rewriting Organ Donation Ethics: How Weaponized Uncertainty Undermines Science and Trust
The quiet dismantling of medical trust, one bullet point at a time Darker Side of the Spectrum: Volume VI Key Takeaways: It reads like a warning from a dystopian novel: “Patients may not have been deceased at the time organ procurement was initiated.” But this isn’t speculative fiction. It’s a July 21, 2025 press release […]
The Darker Side of the Spectrum
Field Dispatch #001 – July 6, 2025 The New Wellness Illusion: Why RFK Jr.’s Health Strategy Isn’t What It Seems By David Kaufer What This Is and Why It Matters Welcome to the first edition of The Darker Side of the Spectrum—a weekly dispatch from the field for those who care about disability, public health, […]
When ‘States’ Rights’ Threaten Disability Protections for Our Kids
Parents of kids with disabilities, especially those with non-speaking, minimally speaking, or unreliably speaking children, need to pay close attention to a federal lawsuit making waves right now. It’s about a rule change to the Rehabilitation Act and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and while the surface issue is the inclusion of gender dysphoria as […]