“Being disabled but carrying on living doesn’t make me special or worthy of recognition. I’m not ‘brave’ for having a disability: it’s not a choice. I didn’t pluck this semi-defective body from the lineup so that no one else had to. This is just who I am.”
Why not all disabled people want to be seen as ‘an inspiration’
Crop circles? Nope – cropmarks. Incredibly hot, dry weather across Wales this summer is revealing remnants of ancient settlements as patterns of growth in crops and grasslands.
1. Medieval castle mound at Castell Llwyn Gwinau, Tregaron
2. Cross Oak Hillfort, Talybont on Usk
3. Trewen Roman farmstead or villa, Caerwent, south Wales
What’s exciting about this is that if you go to the article, a bunch of things showing up have names and have obviously been known about for some time, but others are listed as ‘previously unknown’, so basically, cropmarks from our horrible global warming are giving archaeologists precise floor plans of buildings they didn’t know were there and haven’t excavated yet.
If you ever assumed that the oldest university in the world is in
Europe or China, then kindly come again because it’s not. The oldest
standing university on earth is in Morocco. Known as Al-Qarawiyyin, the
university was founded in 859 AD by a young princess from Tunisia,
Fatima al-Fihri.The university has been recognized by UNESCO and the Guinness World
Records as the oldest existing, continuously operating university, as
well as, the first institution to issue educational degrees.
The oldest university in the world is in Africa, and was founded by a woman
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“Despite all of that, I don’t “look” disabled… there are no visual cues that I am plagued by chronic pain and fainting spells.
…I can’t help but mull over my experiences with non-disabled people doubting me as I’m en route to meet the photographer for this shoot. Will Sean be able to grasp the nuances of my disability? More importantly, will he care?”
I Have An Invisible Illness. Here’s How One Photoshoot Made Me Feel Seen.
“When we step back and ask, “What does everyone with ADHD have in common, that people without ADHD don’t experience?” a different set of symptoms take shape.
From this perspective, three defining features of ADHD emerge that explain every aspect of the condition:
1. an interest-based nervous system
2. emotional hyperarousal
3. rejection sensitivity”
Oh
I’m reblogging first, then clicking through to read the article (less likely to lose it or forget to do either), but just from the piece quoted – oh. Yes. That does lay it out rather succinctly, doesn’t it?
I needed this when I was fucking TEN.
Interesting fact: this article was written by Dr Dodson, who introduced the term ‘RSD’ for ADHD.
My heart is breaking inside my chest I am so happy for the people this will be able to help.
In Phase 2 trials completed by MAPS, 61% of the 107 participants no longer qualified for PTSD two months after they underwent three sessions of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy, according to the group. After a year, that number grew to 68%, and among participants who had all suffered from chronic, treatment-resistant PTSD, on average for 17.8 years.
Do y’all even know how tremendous that is? That MASSIVE percentage is just people who no longer qualified for PTSD, that’s not including the ones who were helped. At 17.8 years, these people were well outside the window where PTSD usually spontaneously resolves (as it actually does for many, many people), this isn’t a fluke, this is real, and huge.
I will look into the study more thoroughly at a later time, but this is poised to be absolutely tremendous. We’ve known that MDMA + psychotherapy is a revolutionary treatment for PTSD for a long time, and the day when that is within reach of people with PTSD is now even closer.
Phase IV is still ahead, and it’s possible it ultimately won’t be approved, but the FDA has known about this for decades and known it has had merit for certain mental health issues for decades, and if they are letting it get this far, I’m hopeful.
Full text under a cut so nobody has to go to fucking Forbes to read it:
FDA Designates MDMA As ‘Breakthrough Therapy’ For Post-Traumatic Stress
The Impact of Aids on the Artistic Community
September 13, 1987
Transcription under the read-more:
Appalachian Beekeeping Collective is headquartered at an old camp that was once owned and operated by coal mining companies that saw thousands of kids of coal miners go through the camp from different mining states.
“These people are so tied to this place. When I was there over the summer, at least twice a week somebody would drive by and say, ‘I went to camp here 50 years ago. This place means so much to me’ so it’s a really special spot,” said Delaney. “There’s so much rich history there.”
Because the people are tied to the land and invested in the history of the area, Delaney said that it made sense to get them involved in beekeeping.
“They’re native and they’ve been there for generations and they know every mountain, every hill has a name even though it might not be on a map. Because they’re so tied to the land, this operation had to be something that was sustainable and that was also very connected to the environment and beekeeping is definitely both of those things,” said Delaney.
The area also has a rich history of beekeeping as Delaney said she would find antique beekeeping equipment at area flea markets.
“Everybody’s grandfather had bees. It’s because it’s all hardwood forests there, which all produce nectar and pollen and so it’s a really good area for beekeeping, really high quality forage. I think both of those things make it ideal,” said Delaney.
The plan is for those beekeepers to keep their own apiaries but get bees raised by the Appalachian Bee Keeping Collective.
“We’re trying to raise a strain of Appalachian honey bee that is mite resistant and that’s a big piece of what Debbie is doing,” said Asquith. “She’s really skilled with natural beekeeping methods and has been a really big help for us.”
Asquith said that the first class of beekeepers, who will be trained over fall and winter, will number around 35 but next year the program will ramp up to include 85 beekeepers.
YES YES YES YES YES V. GOOD
I WANT TO MINE BEES!!!!! :DDDD
Nice to hear about a good thing for a change.
This is archetypal Good News.
knitting in the dark 