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Biosocial Evaluation of Stress and Social Transitions in Mental Health (BESST) Laboratory/ Laboratoire d’évaluation biosociale du stress et des transitions sociales en santé mentale



Transitioning Into the Age of AI: Will Artificial Intelligence Adapt to Human Diversity?
Accessibility, Neurodiversity, and the Hidden Demands of Prompt Literacy Artificial intelligence is rapidly transitioning from a specialized technological tool into something embedded in everyday life. Students use it to brainstorm essays. Researchers use it to summarize literature. Professionals use it to organize workflows, draft emails, and generate ideas. Increasingly, AI is shaping how we communicate, learn, work, and problem-solve. Like all major societal transitions, h
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Jun 16 min read


Regulation Over Routine: What Works in a Neurodivergent Household
Text and Photo by Sarah Edali, MSc(c) Editor’s Note: This blog post was written by Sarah Edali, an incoming MSc student who previously worked in the BESST lab on perinatal mental health. Drawing on personal insight alongside emerging literature on neurodiversity, the piece invites readers to reconsider dominant assumptions about productivity, routine, and “optimal” functioning. Readers are encouraged to engage with this post both as a reflective narrative and as an entry poin
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Apr 303 min read


Between Flights and Milestones: Absorbing Impact Through Life’s Transitions
Exploring how continuity, scaffolding, and collaborative caregiving shape a neurodivergent child’s development Opening Reflection When a child is forced through repeated transitions, who absorbs the impact so the child doesn’t fracture? I am writing this on the eve of another transition. Tomorrow, she boards a plane to visit her mother for two weeks. She has taken this flight many times before, yet it still carries fear. Transitions do not become neutral through repetition;
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Dec 26, 20254 min read
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