Translating neuroscience into everyday language, for people it belongs to
for parents raising neurodivergent kids, families supporting older parents, and high school students exploring this field.
Brains & Belonging is an independent writing project by Naisha Mullick - a student of neuroscience. Through each of her essay her attempt is to connect real observations with what the brain is doing beneath the surface.
Additionally, she wants to share relevant resources for her peers to gain experience through community service and move towards understanding the brain in a holistic way.
What a child in the water taught me
A pool is not just a pool. For a neurodivergent child, it is a specific set of inputs the brain has been quietly hungry for. This is what I saw one spring morning — and what neuroscience says was happening beneath the surface, in a body still learning what safety feels like.
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