Hey @theatlantic.com, who hurt you? Why all the really bad #highered takes lately? cc: @lollardfish.bsky.social @josheyler.bsky.social

Amazing

What do Exceptional Children (EC) teachers want parents to know about IEP meetings? @katiepryal.bsky.social talked to a former EC teacher with a degree in clinical mental health counseling who is now a trauma-informed writing coach, and had three main points: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/livi...

My latest piece, still talking about Individualized Education Programs, or IEPs: "3 Things Teachers Wish Parents Knew About IEP Meetings." I interviewed a mental-health-trained EC teacher for it. She has some great wisdom. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/livi... #neurodiversity #autismaccceptance

But by all means excommunicate the Black princess. These people.

The guy who owns Amazon shutting down the books section of the Washington Post is beyond parody

Criticism, yes, should be part of the cultural conversation. Perhaps that's the real loss, here -- not book reviews/coverage themselves, but people's ability to understand that books aren't simply products to be sold. They're tools to help us unlock ideas, arguments, fantasies, and deep meaning.

Just read in a funny post on IG that said Gen X'ers are 45-60yo but we look ten years younger...because of all that hose water we drank. Fountain of youth, my friends.

*Lots of screeching laughing happens outside our car, which is parked in front of our house, around dusk.* Me: What is HAPPENING? 16yo: White People. Me: *glances up from laptop* Those are our friends. 16yo: So? They're standing in the middle of the road with doodles. ...The mouths of babes.

As a former member of the NCTE I’ve always been proud of this story.

Need a cheer? Have some photos of me and my pup snuggling on the couch. He thinks he's a person. I'm not going to burst that bubble.

As an #autistic writer, I am ROLLING.

ok. does anyone know if it's twice per athlon or every two athlons

RE Mamdani, but also, a rule to live by.

Years ago, I bought an "emergency" coat when I was in DC for a funeral, when it started sleeting and being really fkn cold. It's a full-length shearling. I was like, "Well, I don't know how often I'll wear this back in NC, but I love it." Friends: She wore the coat.

How to Get Out of the Muck :: This morning, my online writing group came together like we do every Friday, and we were all feeling the same way: overwhelmed, exhausted, drowning. My wise friend Lisa Cooper Ellison said, It looks like we're all in the muck. Muck. Yes. That was exactly the right…

“Until we fix this injustice, IEP meetings are going to be contentious. Schools protect themselves, & parents protect their children. It is hard to get over that hump—even though a collaborative approach is what’s best for the child.” @katiepryal.bsky.social: katieroseguestpryal.com/2026/02/02/w...

Why Are School Meetings So Hard for Parents of Disabled/Neurodivergent Kids? :: IEP Meetings are for everyone, traditional and homeschool alike. Let me help you understand how to navigate them better.

This all the way down. 🙌🏼

Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!

This is one of the creepiest things I've read, and there's been a lot of creepy going on.

On September 13, 2003, we woke to the news of the death of #JohnnyCash. I had tickets to see Bruce #Springsteen live on September 14, 2003, at Kenan Stadium here in Chapel Hill. The stage was dark. There was a single spotlight, Bruce with an acoustic guitar. He played "Walk the Line."

This is utter shite, (fiery) opinion piece coming presently.

The thing you have to understand about my house right now is that after losing both my heart-doggo and our two cats this year, we now have a puppy and 2 kittens. I did not want a puppy. I did not want kittens. The shelter begged us to take the babies because they were overrun.

This is called “Using Your Powers for Good”

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

Gisèle Pelicot is only the tip of the iceberg.

From article: Notably, 31.7% of all men participating in the study would force a woman to have sexual intercourse in such a “consequence-free situation.” This of course is rape. www.shipmangoodwin.com/insights/joe...

Also in: The Atlantic is the worst, too, somehow

Unfortunately, parents need to come to IEP meetings "knowing that schools are only required to provide 'free appropriate public education.' If you want more for your child—and you should—you'll need to fight for it explicitly." From @katiepryal.bsky.social: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/livi...

YES @blackamazon.bsky.social

Places my brain went immediately (#autistic connections): Kent State. Black Panthers PROPERLY arming themselves to protect protesters. Korematsu SCOTUS opinion on internment of Japanese Citizens during WWII, which has NEVER been overruled. People: There are no brakes on this train.

What to Do When You Want to Do Everything :: But what do you do when you want to do everything? How do you manage your energy and focus and avoid things like anxiety and burnout? Short answer: It isn't easy. Long answer: I don't know exactly what will work for you, but I have some good ideas for…

Check out my latest article in Psychology Today, on getting kids the things they need in school. IEP meetings are emotional and stressful, and for me sometimes impossible. So I shared advice that I hope others find helpful. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/livi...

Great article on ICE Watch and how witnessing de-escalates violence.

Also, follow Eric. He's an awesome #autistic journalist doing the good work.

The lady in this photo is autistic and ICE agents dragged her out of her car as she tried to go to the doctor.

I want to again express gratitude for @katiepryal.bsky.social for expending the labor to write a response to the recent spate of scare columns about accommodations. These pieces are exhausting to read and correct... but we must keep pushing back. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/livi... /1

Where’s the YES SIR

This is the Year of the Horse. As us horse people would say,, "We should have lunged this asshole first."

Love to see this! Thanks you 2.

same opportunities as a result of the unspoken stigma that disability disclosure brings. There is absolutely no reward for disclosure on the pathway to professorship. Disclosing disability as a doctoral student almost always harms students irreparably, with only 50% of disabled getting their PhDs.

Nowhere in higher education is it more damaging to disclose a disability than a PhD program. Particularly "invisible" disabilities. Students who disclose out of necessity are often viewed as a liability, are scrutinized as to whether they "belong" in the program, and ultimately aren't offered the

at colleges and universities. Lastly, Horowitch does everyone a disservice by ending with a quote that paints a rosy picture: "The reward for saying you have a disability, versus the stigma--the balance between those two things has so radically changed." I suggest Horowitch enrolls in a PhD program.

with "non-apparent" or invisible disabilities, are "gaming the system." doi.org/10.1111/lasr... Pryal's recently published "A Light in the Tower: A New Reckoning with Mental Health in Higher Education" disproves Horowitch's claims, evidencing the increasing difficulty of obtaining accommodations

eloquently against Horowitch & others like her in "Dangerous Over-Accommodation Myth" in @psychologytoday.com www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/livi... In it, she cites law professor @dorfmandoron.bsky.social who has studied the ways in which society inaccurately fears that disabled people, especially

This ableist take wistfully longs for the days that things were "simpler", fewer students had disabilities, and if they did, the accommodations were "uncontroversial, such as universities outfitting buildings with ramps and providing course materials in braille." @katiepryal.bsky.social writes

Great thread on that terrible Atlantic article on #disability #accommodations in #highered

I just uploaded @jasonparis.bsky.social 's recording of the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" to YouTube:

The defense against defamation is the truth. But T will probably drop the suit in the face of this discovery request. However—even that would be telling. If he doesn't drop the suit, the files will likely be doled out privately by the judge, called "in camera," because of all the reasons.