The Art of Connection
Our family suffered a great loss only days before Woodland Pacific was incorporated. We post this here not just to honor our loved one, but to share how his way of being has informed our guiding principles…
The Sensitive Instrument
Think of any mechanism capable of perceiving and discerning minute changes, like the ear does with sound. Imagine your friend’s ears hear like a telephone, but your ears hear more like a stethoscope. What would happen if a car alarm went off nearby? Your friend might be startled, but you would likely jump out of your seat!
My ADHD Libido
This brings me to my topic: the intersection of novelty-seeking, relationships, and self-conception.
The Rhetoric & Terminology of Neurodiversity
The neurodiversity movement is a request from those divergent in cognition (and their allies) to be reconsidered as something more fully human with intrinsic value.