Suzanne Comelo

(Our Schools Should be Safe. *Image from Wix/Darkened school hallway of lockers.) I want to say this clearly and calmly, without hype or political spin: Human trafficking is real. It is happening right NOW. Every Hour. And children are still being targeted. With every enforcement delay or interference, a new child is becoming a victim. This isn’t a past scandal. It didn’t magically end when a couple powerful people were arrested. It didn’t stop because we wanted it to stop or people in...

Raindrops on a window—reflecting the seasonal change our bodies notice first. As autumn shortens the days and the sun slips away earlier, neurodivergent people often sense the change long before winter is official. Our bodies register the shift even when our minds are still catching up. Nervous systems shift. Moods shift. Executive functioning shifts. For some of us, the earlier sunset isn’t just “annoying” or “inconvenient.” It’s biological. It’s neurological. And it’s often misunderstood....

The nervous system can register social rejection as physical pain, activating a threat response that often leads to avoidance . Introduction If you’re neurodivergent (autistic, ADHD, both, Gifted, HSP, etc.), you may often feel that rejection, criticism or feeling like you "don't fit in anywhere" lands much harder than it seems to for others. What looks like “over-reacting” may actually be your nervous system registering a threat, switching to a mode of "unsafe" and trying to protect you....