Policy Roadmap Groups & Their Color Representation The policy roadmap is divided into five thematic groups, each color-coded to represent its core focus. Below is a detailed description of each group and why these reforms are categorized together. — đź”´ Trauma-Informed Governance (Red) Core Focus: Policies that acknowledge and address systemic trauma through social structures,Continue reading “Policy Roadmap Groups & Their Color Representation”
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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”
Western Parenting Impacts on Human Development and Behavior: America’s Hidden Health Crisis
Isha Sarah SnowLower Columbia College pandemicnova@gmail.com 17997 total word count PowerPoint Presentation ABSTRACT: Using punitive discipline methods results in lower levels of cognitive complexity, which is how well people perceive things. Low cognitive complexity results in difficulties with self control and emotional self regulation, which show up in adulthood as deviant behavior, such as impulsivityContinue reading “Western Parenting Impacts on Human Development and Behavior: America’s Hidden Health Crisis”
Solving Extreme Behavior Problems in Children: How SpiroLateral Provides a New Path Forward
In today’s world, traditional approaches to behavioral problems in children—especially those diagnosed with Conduct Disorder (CD)—often fall short. Punitive discipline, rigid behavior charts, and one-size-fits-all therapy models fail to address the root causes of extreme behaviors. SpiroLateral, a consulting framework based on the Functional Conflict Perspective (FCP), offers a radically different, yet deeply effective approach.Continue reading “Solving Extreme Behavior Problems in Children: How SpiroLateral Provides a New Path Forward”
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