Restorative Systems Movement (RSM): A Unified Framework for Systemic Healing, Climate Justice, and Social Transformation The Restorative Systems Movement (RSM) integrates all my frameworks—Functional Conflict Perspective (FCP), Disability-Inclusive Governance (DIGERA), Restorative Eco-Activism, Spiral City Models, and Trauma-Informed Systems Change—into a single activist movement. This movement envisions a world where systemic transformation is rooted in healing,Continue reading “Restorative Systems Movement (RSM): A Unified Framework for Systemic Healing, Climate Justice, and Social Transformation”
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Autism, Theory of Mind, and the Evolutionary Disruption of Hierarchy
Autism, Theory of Mind, and the Evolutionary Disruption of Hierarchy For centuries, hierarchy has been the dominant mode of human organization, shaping everything from governance to social roles. Hierarchical structures rely on predictable social cognition, power centralization, and Theory of Mind (ToM)—the ability to attribute mental states to others in order to anticipate and manipulateContinue reading “Autism, Theory of Mind, and the Evolutionary Disruption of Hierarchy”
Nervous System Fragmentation in Unstable Emotional Environments: The Autistic Double Burden
In childhood, consistent emotional attunement from caregivers is essential for developing a cohesive, regulated nervous system. When a child grows up in an emotionally unpredictable or unsafe environment, their nervous system adapts in self-protective ways, leading to fragmentation—a process where the child’s physiological states (fight, flight, freeze, fawn) become disconnected rather than integrated. How FragmentationContinue reading “Nervous System Fragmentation in Unstable Emotional Environments: The Autistic Double Burden”
Autism as an Evolutionary and Cultural Mechanism: A Functional-Conflict Perspective
Isha Sarah Snow pandemicnova@gmail.comFebruary 12, 2025 Abstract Autism, often framed as a disorder in Western psychiatric models, may instead be an evolutionarily adaptive mechanism that serves both individual and cultural functions. Applying Edward Hagen’s evolutionary model of mental illness as a response to adversity (Hagen, 2011), along with Brown’s assertion that self-destructive behaviors function asContinue reading “Autism as an Evolutionary and Cultural Mechanism: A Functional-Conflict Perspective”
How Lateral Organizational Frameworks Optimize Productivity and Workplace Culture by Supporting Affirmative Action in Hiring Veterans and the Disabled
Written by Kaven Winters, Karisma Vega, Sarah Flowers, Trevor Melton, Isabella RichLower Columbia CollegeBUS144/Management of Human Relations Tim Allwine, Instructor, Business ManagementNovember 26, 2023 Affirmative Action in Hiring Veterans/Disabled Table of Contents Cover pageTitle pageTable of ContentsExecutive SummaryThesis StatementMain BodyRebuttalConclusionReferencesAppendix Executive Summary The different ways that brains process information results in two distinct communication styles.Continue reading “How Lateral Organizational Frameworks Optimize Productivity and Workplace Culture by Supporting Affirmative Action in Hiring Veterans and the Disabled”