Me.

YES

FWIW: I'm a neurodiverse parent of two kids: one neurotypical and another neurodivergent. Both are rapidly approaching college age.

I wish I'd had access to IEP accommodations in school. Or that *anyone* had recognized my strengths and weaknesses back then. It might have made a huge difference.

Denying ADA accommodations or stigmatizing them as “cheating” without evidence(!) undermines the whole purpose of disability rights laws. It risks harming a lot of people whose disabilities are very real.

And yes, it really is okay for someone who has say, severe anxiety to get a little help. 🙄

The idea that it's somehow unfair that a student get a little extra time to take a test, or do so without distractions is ludicrous.

Why?

We want a student's academic performance to be determined by their knowlege and abilities.

So, we make sure their needs are accommodated.

Fair Treatment.

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What's more, being wired differently can include valuable strengths like hyperfocus, atypical problem-solving abilities, and more.

What this means:

Accommodations are not “special favors”. They simply ensure that everyone has equal and fair access to education by leveling the playing field.

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As our understanding of people and neurodiversity has evolved, we've learned the importance of expanded support systems. They help everyone succeed.

We also know that neurodiverse students often have different cognitive profiles. We're wired differently than neurotypicals.

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A neurodivergent student can be intelligent and driven to succeed, yet still face challenges under conventional teaching / assessment models.

Those models were built on an assumption that everyone learns the same way and a "one size fits all" model will always work for everyone.

It doesn't.

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Why are 38 percent of Stanford students saying they're disabled? If you get into an elite college, you probably don't have a learning disability.

🧵

This essay from Reason Magazine so filled with genuinely stupid assumptions and bias that I feel compelled to counter it with some facts.

I can't believe this has to be said, but being neurodivergent (ADHD, autism, depression, etc.) does NOT mean a person is less capable or intelligent.

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Is It OK to Celebrate the Elimination of an Arch-Terrorist? What is so terrible about celebrating the death of a wicked evildoer? Should we not feel happy that the world has become a safer and happier place?

But, as with many things in Judaism, the idea that we should or should not encompasses conflicting advice. 😁

www.chabad.org/library/arti...

We aren't supposed to rejoice in the death of anyone, including evil people. A story in the Sanhedrin has G-d chastising the angels for rejoicing in the death of Pharoah and the Egyptians. ("How can you sing when my people are dying?")

We can, however, celebrate the downfall of evil people.

Correct on all counts.

Anisota's Annual Bluesky Harvest 2025 A recap of your year on Bluesky. Discover patterns, connections, and insights from your journey in the ATmosphere.

My most-used words in 2025 were:

1. "jewish" (116×)
2. "jews" (111×)
3. "link" (64×)
4. "kids" (62×)
5. "trans" (60×)

None of this is a surprise. 😁

See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest

Jewish sites sprayed with swastikas in Brooklyn in "completely unacceptable" overnight incident, senator says A yeshiva, cemetery and Jewish social services organization in Brooklyn were sprayed with swastikas overnight, officials said.

The night of the mayoral election. Magen David Yeshiva in Gravesend, Bklyn. Swastikas on windows and building pillars. They attacked a cemetery as well.

www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...

The topic is typically only raised in relation to us when people want to invoke antisemitic dual loyalty tropes about American Jews.

I'm Jewish and American. Pray tell, what countries do you think i'm a citizen of?

It's less about whether or not he knows his facts, and more about him trying to create "facts" that'll let him be openly antisemitic and accepted for it.

Trans Panic? More Like Trans Apathetic 2025 shows trans rights aren't electoral poison. The truth? Most people just don't care that much.

This is oddly positive.

"In short, if asked, many Americans have a view on trans people. But most of them just don’t care enough about us to use their one precious vote to express that view.

...the dominant mood among the cis supermajority is one of indifference towards trans people."

It's so strange seeing videos like this. Queens homes generally follow a set floor plan. If I stepped in the door, I'd know where everything was. Most Queens residents probably would.

I grew up very close to this area in Queens, NY. It's diagonally across the highway from what used to be the Palace Diner.

They're asking $1.2m for an attached house facing the LIE service road, by a bus stop, overlooking the highway. That's a shockingly large amount of money.

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These works are absolutely amazing.

Two homemade challahs on a metal cooling rack.

My daughter is bringing challahs to a friend for her birthday.

This is her six-strand braid.

YouTube video by Taylor Tomlinson Crowd Confessions (San Diego Compilation)

On Taylor Tomlinson's "Save Me" tour, she's been doing "Crowd Confessions"

Playlist: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeFf...

If you see this, post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation.

Nothing fancy. Just regular dinner rolls.

Rice pudding in a small, round white casserole dish.

This is a very basic recipe, using jasmine rice. Host has celiac. The sweet potato casserole's struesel topping is made with almond flour.

I'm making dinner rolls, sweet potatoes casserole and rice pudding. We're having dinner with friends today and watching Spiderman movies.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone

It's SO nitpicky and completely satisfying. 😀

From the Jewish community on Reddit Explore this post and more from the Jewish community

Meanwhile, on Reddit: "would food made by a Star Trek food replicator be kosher?" 😁 🖖

𝘖𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘑𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘥 on Instagram: "Heres a photo of Cynthias ear installation, pre-prosthetic application. The prosthetic sat on top in order to prevent Cynthia’s piercings from closing up. It would’ve b... 2,386 likes, 39 comments - oliviajerrard_fx on November 24, 2024: "Heres a photo of Cynthias ear installation, pre-prosthetic application. The prosthetic sat on top in order to prevent Cynthia’s pierc...

This is fascinating.

Cynthia Erivo has a lot of piercings. Normally, a MUA removes earrings and places a silicone filler like Dermaflage over the holes to hide them. But Erivo had 25 holes that would have needed to be hidden.

The team simply placed the prosthetic over earring studs, instead.