The most popular conversations about autism in the US right now center on two extremes: How autistic people “destroy families” – or that they have magic powers. The truth is nuanced and refusing to accept people for who they truly are is both misleading – and potentially dangerous. RFK’s recent comments about neurodivergence – which is not a disease and cannot spread – make it seem like a villain that needs to be vanquished. This was met with enormous backlash from neurodivergent folks,...

“I can’t believe mansplaining is still a thing,” my colleague said, describing a recent work meeting. After she presented her idea, the guy sitting beside her rephrased and took credit for what she said. Unfortunately, she’s not alone. Recent studies showed that 57% of women have experienced mansplaining about their work, and 46% of employees are affected by bullying at work. Toxic behaviors like this make employee resignation 10 times more likely, costing businesses a trillion dollars each...