mental health Archives — THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM

Dr. Meng-Chuan Lai, a Taiwanese man with short black hair and glasses. He is smiling.

Talking with Dr. Meng-Chuan Lai About Autism and Mental Health

April 30, 2025 • By Shannon Des Roches Rosa

We talked with researcher Dr. Meng-Chuan Lai about the overlap of mental health and autism, the evidence-backed tendency of autistic people to be LGBT+, and much more.

$Book cover. The background is fractal and nebula-like, with a white-lavender center and blue outer area. Large outlined squared text in the center reads, "Luminous Mind" Small black italic text underneath reads, "lyric essays". White text at the bottom reads, "Elliot Gavin Keenan"$

Writing While Autistic and Bipolar: Luminous Mind Author Elliot Gavin Keenan

April 26, 2025 • By Shannon Des Roches Rosa

With his book Luminous Mind, Elliot Gavin Keenan wants to uplift all people with neurodevelopmental disabilities—including autism, bipolar, schizophrenia, Tourette’s, OCD, and surely many others.

The comics character Charlie Brown, sitting up in bed with his head in his hands, under a speech bubble reading, "My anxieties have anxieties."

How Lack of Accommodations Can Thwart Anxiety and Mental Health Services

June 23, 2016 • By Maxfield Sparrow

How many anxious people are not getting helped because access to mental health services is blocked by the lack of accommodation for the very issue that brings them seeking services in the first place?