autism
Meximalismo helped me embrace my neurodiversity
October 4, 2026In the summer of 2025, I was diagnosed with autism level 1. The diagnosis wasn’t particularly surprising. Looking back at my life, it made sense. After my diagnosis, I sought to explore neurodiversity through creative endeavours. As defined by the UK Royal College of Nursing, neurodiversity is “the variations in the way the brain functions; it can manifest in mood, behaviour, and other cognitive functions.” Last spring in a poetry seminar, I had to do a bit of research for the creation of a chapbook. That’s how I discovered meximalismo. Meximalismo doesn’t seek to fit in, instead it tells us…
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Autism and ADHD aren’t just “trends”
February 28, 2023If you’re a social media user, you’ve likely noticed a rise in posts about autism and ADHD on your timeline. Neurodivergence — the state of having a different brain from those without mental conditions — has been a hot topic…
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An autistic person’s review of “Extraordinary Attorney Woo”
September 22, 2022Netflix K-drama Extraordinary Attorney Woo follows the life of a young autistic attorney, Woo Young Woo, who lives in Seoul with her father. The series is dramatic and charming, while respectfully addressing serious social issues like mental health, labour rights,…
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Growing up unaware of my autistic identity
July 18, 2022The concept of neurodiversity was not widely discussed when I was growing up. People were either normal or they were weird. There was no nuance to this conversation, nor any way to approach our differences without creating an “us vs.…
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SFU alumni creates puzzle swapping app for change
August 4, 2020Founded by SFU alumni Eric Smith, JigSwap is a mobile app in the making that will allow users to trade completed puzzles with people nearby. Smith stated in an interview with The Peak that he came up with the idea…
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Financial incentives and mandatory reporting of vaccinations are the strongest ways to prevent another measles outbreak
March 17, 2019Measles is a highly infectious, contagious disease, spread by the measles virus. The symptoms tend to resemble that of a flu, but it can be quite dangerous to children if they haven't been immunized. According to the CDC, there is…
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Political Corner: Doug Ford’s suspended MPP is disappointing and embarrassing to have happen in a Canadian government
February 26, 2019On February 20, 2019, Ontario Premier Doug Ford suspended MPP Randy Hillier from his Tory caucus. This was in response to his behaviour while answering questions from parents of children with autism at Queen’s Park regarding changes to Ontario’s Autism…
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CINEPHILIA: Life, Animated exposes the limitations of a Disney ending
August 2, 2016Life, Animated, based on the book of the same name, is about Owen, a young boy with regressive autism, who learns to communicate through Disney movies. With the precision of a calculator, Owen can recite every line from every animated…
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SFU receives donation for autism research
November 17, 2014Darryll Frost and his wife Lee have donated $500,000 to SFU to support research on atypical brain development and the potential for oxygen therapy to treat autism. In 2012, when their then three-year-old son Callum was diagnosed with autism, the…
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