Like having “an AD(H)D moment,” another phrase that drives me up a wall is when people start saying that they have “a little OCD.” Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is not just a desire for a bit of order, or getting an urge for spring cleaning. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a disability, one that often gets misdiagnosed […]
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AD(H)D Teen Fiction
AD(H)D is one of those controversial hot topics in the normal world- while it’s actually a hidden disability, AD(H)D is all too often either pushed away as bad behavior or scoffed off as a phony diagnosis for those who want to control their kids. It doesn’t help when there are those out there who get […]
Resource: Disability in Kidlit
During ALA Annual in 2014, by sheer happenstance I got the wonderful opportunity to be seated at the Stonewall Brunch not only with e.E. Charlton-Trujillo, who was the co-winner that year, but also with the amazing Corinne Duyvis. I was completely envious of her hair and told her so, and we talked about her brand new […]