by Dan DeMarle | Mar 30, 2023 | Adolescent/Teen, Child sexual abuse/exploitation/sex trafficking, Sex/Sexuality
“And yet, despite the high numbers of girls experiencing sexual harassment in schools, only 12 percent said they ever reported it to an adult. “Some researchers claim that sexual harassment is so common for girls that many fail to recognize it as sexual...
by Dan DeMarle | Feb 14, 2023 | Adolescent/Teen, Child sexual abuse/exploitation/sex trafficking, Depression, Emotional Disturbance, School Districts, Sex/Sexuality, Sexuality, Woman/Women
If you or someone you know needs mental health support, contact the national Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988. Almost 15 percent of teen girls said they were forced to have sex, a 27 percent increase over two years. Thirteen percent attempted suicide,...
by Dan DeMarle | Feb 3, 2023 | Brighton, Child sexual abuse/exploitation/sex trafficking, School Districts, Sex/Sexuality
Kayla Canne – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle USA TODAY NETWORK – in the D&C on 1/18/23 on page A1 Before deciding to go public in late 2020, Tara Yellen spent nearly 30 years privately wrestling with the impact of the sexual abuse she said she...
by Dan DeMarle | Jan 30, 2023 | Autism, Autism Research, Gender, Sex/Sexuality
A year and a half ago neuroscientist Anila D’Mello scanned the brains of a dozen autistic women who had just entered her study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The all-female cluster immediately threw off the results. “When we analyzed their data, we...
by Dan DeMarle | Jul 17, 2022 | Classroom, Gender, Sex/Sexuality, Sexuality, Teaching
The Washington Post provides a guide to terms related to LGBTQ+ identities.
by Dan DeMarle | Jun 23, 2022 | ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism, Autism Research, Gender, Other Health Impairment, Sex/Sexuality, Woman/Women
Over the last decade or so, there’s been an uptick in the number of adults being diagnosed with autism and ADHD. Any number of factors might explain this rise, including greater public awareness of both conditions, broader diagnostic criteria and changing...
