By Atlanta Parent Editorial — 2021
I am autistic. I am also the mother of an autistic child, and the wife of a neurotypical (nonautistic) partner. We are a neurodiverse family.
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Transgender or gender-fluid people are more likely to be neurodivergent, and vice versa. Here’s what that’s like.
Confusion over why autism is so prevalent among transgender people may be limiting their access to medical care.
More and more parents are deciding to raise their kids gender-neutral. Experts explain what it is, when parents should start, and how it affects a child's development.
Who owns your identity, and how can old ways of thinking be replaced?
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We weren’t going to assign a gender or disclose their reproductive anatomy to people who didn’t need to know, and we were going to use the gender-neutral personal pronouns they, them and their.
Gender isn't limited to boys and girls, so it's time to break the habit of assuming people must be one or the other. The best place to start? Teaching the right concepts to our children.
A mother recounts the pushback she received from her own family in raising a gender-nonconforming child.