How 'neurodivergent' became a word for many types of minds

"Neurodivergent" is not just a way to describe medical diagnoses like autism and ADHD. It encompasses a range of ways in ...

What does the word ‘phantasmagoria’ mean? A word for descending into a mystical world of haunted illusion

The word “phantasmagoria” is defined as a sequence of real or imaginary images like those seen in a dream. It is a noun that often refers to illusions. The word “phantasmagoria’ is pronounced /fan-taz ...
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A Word, Please: ‘Moist’ and other words people don’t like

Sometime around the early- to mid-2000s, countless thousands of people decided they hate the word “moist.” Some had probably hated it all along. Others were clearly jumping on a bandwagon — like ...

‘A Day With No Words’ By Local Psychologist – & Mom – Tiffany Hammond

Studio 512 recently welcomed Texas-based author and autism advocate Tiffany Hammond to talk about her debut children’s book, ...

Erika Kirk’s words spotlight forgiveness in a divided nation

California pastor Jack Hibbs, who leads Calvary Chapel Chino Hills and is a friend of the Kirks, called her words an ...

6-7 is Dictionary.com’s Word of the Year — what it means, its origin and why schools are banning it

Dictionary.com has named “67” its Word of the Year for 2025 — a number that somehow manages to mean everything and nothing.