Katie Rose Pryal (Rhymes with "Trial")
@katiepryal.bsky.social
❡ #Bipolar and #AuDHD author / speaker, she/her
❡ #Equestrian and #Formula1 geek
❡ Books: pryalbooks.com
❡ Speaking: pryalspeaks.com
❡ #Equestrian and #Formula1 geek
❡ Books: pryalbooks.com
❡ Speaking: pryalspeaks.com
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Last night was the launch party for my latest book, YOUR KID BELONGS HERE: An Insider's Guide to Parenting Neurodiverse Children (Johns Hopkins).
Thank you to La Vita Dolce Cafe in Chapel Hill for hosting, and to all who braved the COLD to come out.
Get yours at yourkidbelongshere.com
Thank you to La Vita Dolce Cafe in Chapel Hill for hosting, and to all who braved the COLD to come out.
Get yours at yourkidbelongshere.com
So I figured out how to play just about any video/webinar at 1.25x speed and, as an #ADHD person, MY LIFE IS CHANGED.
1x speed is like listening to the sloth in Zootopia.
1x speed is like listening to the sloth in Zootopia.
a sloth wearing a green shirt is sitting at a table using a tablet .
Alt: a sloth wearing a green shirt is sitting at a table using a tablet .
media.tenor.com
December 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
So I figured out how to play just about any video/webinar at 1.25x speed and, as an #ADHD person, MY LIFE IS CHANGED.
1x speed is like listening to the sloth in Zootopia.
1x speed is like listening to the sloth in Zootopia.
Thread. OP's is a very common story. Instead of tailored accommodations, students get "extra time" even if they don't need or want it. And then unneeded "extra time" gives naysayers the grounds to whine about accommodations.
the only way I think “extra time on tests” gets misused is as a way to “accommodate” students who would actually benefit from a completely different set of accommodations the university is unwilling to provide. so they can say “there, you’re accommodated, stop complaining.”
Just got my print copy of @theatlantic.com and this same ol' crap was in it. Disability #accommodations in #college are NOT a scam. They are UNDER utilized. But the myth persists.
#disability #highered
@ericmgarcia.bsky.social @kevinmkruse.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
#disability #highered
@ericmgarcia.bsky.social @kevinmkruse.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
December 14, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Thread. OP's is a very common story. Instead of tailored accommodations, students get "extra time" even if they don't need or want it. And then unneeded "extra time" gives naysayers the grounds to whine about accommodations.
Just sent a pitch to Chronicle of Higher Education in response to this. If they reject I'll post it here. @kevinmkruse.bsky.social @thetattooedprof.bsky.social
Just got my print copy of @theatlantic.com and this same ol' crap was in it. Disability #accommodations in #college are NOT a scam. They are UNDER utilized. But the myth persists.
#disability #highered
@ericmgarcia.bsky.social @kevinmkruse.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
#disability #highered
@ericmgarcia.bsky.social @kevinmkruse.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Accommodation Nation
America’s colleges have an extra-time-on-tests problem.
www.theatlantic.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Just sent a pitch to Chronicle of Higher Education in response to this. If they reject I'll post it here. @kevinmkruse.bsky.social @thetattooedprof.bsky.social
Just got my print copy of @theatlantic.com and this same ol' crap was in it. Disability #accommodations in #college are NOT a scam. They are UNDER utilized. But the myth persists.
#disability #highered
@ericmgarcia.bsky.social @kevinmkruse.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
#disability #highered
@ericmgarcia.bsky.social @kevinmkruse.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Accommodation Nation
America’s colleges have an extra-time-on-tests problem.
www.theatlantic.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Just got my print copy of @theatlantic.com and this same ol' crap was in it. Disability #accommodations in #college are NOT a scam. They are UNDER utilized. But the myth persists.
#disability #highered
@ericmgarcia.bsky.social @kevinmkruse.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
#disability #highered
@ericmgarcia.bsky.social @kevinmkruse.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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Look nothing makes sense anymore but Disney handing over its characters so anyone can make videos of Mickey Mouse doing cocaine is so out of character for the company that I truly don't understand what is happening.
Disney and OpenAI sign a deal to bring 200+ Disney characters to Sora
Disney makes $1 billion investment in OpenAI and will become a "major" OpenAI customer
openai.com/index/disney...
Disney makes $1 billion investment in OpenAI and will become a "major" OpenAI customer
openai.com/index/disney...
December 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Look nothing makes sense anymore but Disney handing over its characters so anyone can make videos of Mickey Mouse doing cocaine is so out of character for the company that I truly don't understand what is happening.
They can pry Palatino from my cold, dead fingers.
December 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
They can pry Palatino from my cold, dead fingers.
Reposted by Katie Rose Pryal (Rhymes with "Trial")
Well it's been a day. Shutting it down for night. May tomorrow bring us more justice and some peace.
December 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Well it's been a day. Shutting it down for night. May tomorrow bring us more justice and some peace.
This is kind of amazing.
ICE’s acting director ordered a Boston Catholic parish to tear down its Advent Nativity scene—stripped of baby Jesus and branded with the message “ICE WAS HERE.” The parish priest is refusing, citing he pope’s call to stand with migrants. It's another chapter in Kristi Noem's war on Christians.
“ICE Was Here”: Pope Leo-Inspired Nativity Scene Sparks MAGA Outrage
A Nativity scene missing Jesus — and marked with an “ICE was here” sign — has triggered cries of “politicizing Christmas.” The parish priest says he’s answering Pope Leo's call to welcome stranger.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
This is kind of amazing.
YES
"I can't afford to support my favorite author right now, I—"
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
December 9, 2025 at 11:59 PM
YES
Given the landscape of the news right now, I figured it was time I played the Get Money Remix and Hit 'Em Up for my teenagers.
a man wearing a bandana on his head and a necklace
Alt: a man wearing a bandana on his head and a necklace
media.tenor.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Given the landscape of the news right now, I figured it was time I played the Get Money Remix and Hit 'Em Up for my teenagers.
What’s so sad about this to me is that Apple has historically stood up to government pressure. And no longer.
This is going to be a lawsuit to watch. www.npr.org/2025/12/08/n...
ICEBlock app sues Trump administration for censorship and 'unlawful threats'
The app lets people anonymously share the locations of immigration agents but Apple removed it from its app store under pressure from the Trump administration. Now, the app's developer is suing.
www.npr.org
December 9, 2025 at 10:50 PM
What’s so sad about this to me is that Apple has historically stood up to government pressure. And no longer.
Reposted by Katie Rose Pryal (Rhymes with "Trial")
After I had my daughter, one of the qualities I looked for in infant formula was existence, which was an aspect my breast milk lacked
RFK Jr: "All of the ingenuity of corporate America has not produced an infant formula that is superior in nutrition and all the qualities that we want to the infant formula that God made, which is the infant formula in a mother's breast."
December 8, 2025 at 11:34 PM
After I had my daughter, one of the qualities I looked for in infant formula was existence, which was an aspect my breast milk lacked
Me, sitting at home wondering what my absentee spouse even brings to the table, while managing homeschooling, pets, elderly parents, and then...reading this.
Read this as an American woman and then go break something.
December 8, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Me, sitting at home wondering what my absentee spouse even brings to the table, while managing homeschooling, pets, elderly parents, and then...reading this.
My smol pup has big dog energy. He's the lab/pit mix (<50 lbs) playing with the Great Pyrenees, German Shepherds, and MASTIFF.
December 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
My smol pup has big dog energy. He's the lab/pit mix (<50 lbs) playing with the Great Pyrenees, German Shepherds, and MASTIFF.
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"Ableism prevents those in power from providing resources toward inclusion. Instead, the financial and emotional burden is shifted onto neurodivergent families ..." - @katiepryal.bsky.social
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/livi...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/livi...
Neurodiversity and the Individual Attention Fallacy
Personal Perspective: The "individual attention fallacy" blames neurodivergent people for draining resources, but rigid norms and underfunding are the real problems.
www.psychologytoday.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:24 AM
"Ableism prevents those in power from providing resources toward inclusion. Instead, the financial and emotional burden is shifted onto neurodivergent families ..." - @katiepryal.bsky.social
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/livi...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/livi...
The confluence of white supremacist patriarchy and abuse of tech. Super.
“School officials have created a Microsoft Copilot prompt to review course descriptions with an eye toward avoiding ‘advocacy-oriented or prescriptive terms.’”
Terms: “dismantling, decolonizing, interrogating, challenging, centering, combating, liberation, resistance, activism, justice oriented”
Terms: “dismantling, decolonizing, interrogating, challenging, centering, combating, liberation, resistance, activism, justice oriented”
To Root Out Wokeness in the Course Catalog, This Texas University Is Turning to AI
“The AI was upset with my use of the phrase ‘women's rights movement.’”
www.texasmonthly.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The confluence of white supremacist patriarchy and abuse of tech. Super.
Reposted by Katie Rose Pryal (Rhymes with "Trial")
Row 2:
Your Kid Belongs Here: An Insider’s Guide to Parenting Neurodiverse Children by @katiepryal.bsky.social
Autism in America: One Woman’s Search for Healing by Isha Sarah Snow
Autism and Physical Disability: Dual Experiences, Challenges, and Inclusion Solutions by Wenn Lawson
Your Kid Belongs Here: An Insider’s Guide to Parenting Neurodiverse Children by @katiepryal.bsky.social
Autism in America: One Woman’s Search for Healing by Isha Sarah Snow
Autism and Physical Disability: Dual Experiences, Challenges, and Inclusion Solutions by Wenn Lawson
December 4, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Row 2:
Your Kid Belongs Here: An Insider’s Guide to Parenting Neurodiverse Children by @katiepryal.bsky.social
Autism in America: One Woman’s Search for Healing by Isha Sarah Snow
Autism and Physical Disability: Dual Experiences, Challenges, and Inclusion Solutions by Wenn Lawson
Your Kid Belongs Here: An Insider’s Guide to Parenting Neurodiverse Children by @katiepryal.bsky.social
Autism in America: One Woman’s Search for Healing by Isha Sarah Snow
Autism and Physical Disability: Dual Experiences, Challenges, and Inclusion Solutions by Wenn Lawson
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Autism Non-Fiction books, written by Autistic authors and contributors. Published November 2025.
December 4, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Autism Non-Fiction books, written by Autistic authors and contributors. Published November 2025.
Reposted by Katie Rose Pryal (Rhymes with "Trial")
The great @katiepryal.bsky.social has a new piece on neurodiversity in media that is so timely—and so needed.
Why It Still Hurts to Watch Neurodiversity in Hollywood (and what we can do about it)
:: So what’s the problem? Shouldn't we be thrilled to see neurodivergent characters on screen at all? No.
:: So what’s the problem? Shouldn't we be thrilled to see neurodivergent characters on screen at all? No.
Why It Still Hurts to Watch Neurodiversity in Hollywood (and what we can do about it)
:: So what’s the problem? Shouldn't we be thrilled to see neurodivergent characters on screen at all? No.
katieroseguestpryal.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:06 PM
The great @katiepryal.bsky.social has a new piece on neurodiversity in media that is so timely—and so needed.
Why It Still Hurts to Watch Neurodiversity in Hollywood (and what we can do about it)
:: So what’s the problem? Shouldn't we be thrilled to see neurodivergent characters on screen at all? No.
:: So what’s the problem? Shouldn't we be thrilled to see neurodivergent characters on screen at all? No.
Why It Still Hurts to Watch Neurodiversity in Hollywood (and what we can do about it)
:: So what’s the problem? Shouldn't we be thrilled to see neurodivergent characters on screen at all? No.
katieroseguestpryal.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Why It Still Hurts to Watch Neurodiversity in Hollywood (and what we can do about it)
:: So what’s the problem? Shouldn't we be thrilled to see neurodivergent characters on screen at all? No.
:: So what’s the problem? Shouldn't we be thrilled to see neurodivergent characters on screen at all? No.
Words to live by
You don’t have to attend every argument you’re invited to.
December 2, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Words to live by
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A U.S. soldier was executed on the streets of the U.S. capital, yet the flags remain at full-staff.
But when a hate-peddling podcaster was killed, the flags were lowered to half-staff within hours—and stayed that way for days.
WTH?
Tonight...
But when a hate-peddling podcaster was killed, the flags were lowered to half-staff within hours—and stayed that way for days.
WTH?
Tonight...
November 30, 2025 at 2:40 AM
A U.S. soldier was executed on the streets of the U.S. capital, yet the flags remain at full-staff.
But when a hate-peddling podcaster was killed, the flags were lowered to half-staff within hours—and stayed that way for days.
WTH?
Tonight...
But when a hate-peddling podcaster was killed, the flags were lowered to half-staff within hours—and stayed that way for days.
WTH?
Tonight...
Reposted by Katie Rose Pryal (Rhymes with "Trial")
They lowered the flags for Charlie Kirk but not for her
November 30, 2025 at 4:15 AM
They lowered the flags for Charlie Kirk but not for her
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NEW: From our @markhertling.bsky.social, a eulogy for Sarah Beckstrom, the young National Guard soldier shot in Washington, D.C. This is a moving reflection about service, risk, death, grief, and remembrance.
www.thebulwark.com/p/rememberin...
www.thebulwark.com/p/rememberin...
Remembering Spc. Sarah Beckstrom and Honoring Her Service
A soldier lost in Washington, and what her death means for those who served beside her.
www.thebulwark.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:05 AM
NEW: From our @markhertling.bsky.social, a eulogy for Sarah Beckstrom, the young National Guard soldier shot in Washington, D.C. This is a moving reflection about service, risk, death, grief, and remembrance.
www.thebulwark.com/p/rememberin...
www.thebulwark.com/p/rememberin...
It's Sunday and my favorite song is playing: du du du DU! MAX AND CARLOS!
#formula1 #f1 #qatargp #maxverstappen #carlossainz
#formula1 #f1 #qatargp #maxverstappen #carlossainz
November 30, 2025 at 9:05 PM
It's Sunday and my favorite song is playing: du du du DU! MAX AND CARLOS!
#formula1 #f1 #qatargp #maxverstappen #carlossainz
#formula1 #f1 #qatargp #maxverstappen #carlossainz