{"id":111,"date":"2023-09-07T18:57:52","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T18:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hdi.hdiuky.net\/merge\/merge\/news\/"},"modified":"2024-10-03T14:45:32","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T14:45:32","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"<nav class=\"is-responsive items-justified-center merge-menu wp-block-navigation is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-navigation-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" \n\t\t data-wp-interactive=\"core\/navigation\" data-wp-context='{\"overlayOpenedBy\":{\"click\":false,\"hover\":false,\"focus\":false},\"type\":\"overlay\",\"roleAttribute\":\"\",\"ariaLabel\":\"Menu\"}'><button aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Open menu\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-open\" 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class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" >Living with Seasonal Affective Disorder and ADHD: Becky shares her story<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">Becky Barnes always gets anxious as the cool weather starts setting in because she knows it can be an especially &#8230;<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/living-with-seasonal-affective-disorder-and-adhd-becky-shares-her-story\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"21170\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/how-an-autistic-advocate-turned-personal-loss-into-lifesaving-work\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Blog-Post-Header-Graphics-768x469.png\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-rounded skip-lazy \" alt=\"How an Autistic Advocate Turned Personal Loss into Lifesaving Work\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/how-an-autistic-advocate-turned-personal-loss-into-lifesaving-work\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" >How an Autistic Advocate Turned Personal Loss into Lifesaving Work<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">Caleb Rader was 13 when his cousin died by suicide. He remembers the funeral vividly\u2014and the decision it sparked in &#8230;<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/how-an-autistic-advocate-turned-personal-loss-into-lifesaving-work\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"21191\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/thoughts-from-hdis-walt-bower-on-autism-acceptance-month\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Walt_AAM-1536x864-1-768x432.png\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-rounded skip-lazy \" alt=\"Thoughts from HDI\u2019s Walt Bower On Autism Acceptance Month\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/thoughts-from-hdis-walt-bower-on-autism-acceptance-month\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" >Thoughts from HDI\u2019s Walt Bower On Autism Acceptance Month<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">For Walt Bower, Preservice Training Coordinator for HDI, there\u2019s an important first step to take when talking about how best &#8230;<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/thoughts-from-hdis-walt-bower-on-autism-acceptance-month\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"21165\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/from-dungeons-dragons-to-romance-writing-identity-and-the-power-of-representation-in-disability-and-mental-health\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Jaz-Brown-Story-768x469.png\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-rounded skip-lazy \" alt=\"From Dungeons &amp; Dragons to Romance: Writing, Identity, and the Power of Representation in Disability and Mental Health\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/from-dungeons-dragons-to-romance-writing-identity-and-the-power-of-representation-in-disability-and-mental-health\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" >From Dungeons &amp; Dragons to Romance: Writing, Identity, and the Power of Representation in Disability and Mental Health<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">\u201cI think the first stuff I ever really wrote were backgrounds for my D&amp;D character when I was in high &#8230;<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/from-dungeons-dragons-to-romance-writing-identity-and-the-power-of-representation-in-disability-and-mental-health\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"20972\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/loneliness-and-isolation-unseen-barriers-for-people-with-disabilities\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Blog-Post-Header-Graphics-2-768x469.png\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-rounded skip-lazy \" alt=\"Loneliness and Isolation: Unseen Barriers for People with Disabilities\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/loneliness-and-isolation-unseen-barriers-for-people-with-disabilities\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" >Loneliness and Isolation: Unseen Barriers for People with Disabilities<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">Just like anyone else, people with disabilities experience mental health conditions like anxiety and depression, as well as feelings of &#8230;<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/loneliness-and-isolation-unseen-barriers-for-people-with-disabilities\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"20979\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/flexibility-and-accessibility-at-work-one-data-analysts-journey-at-hdi\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Blog-Post-Header-Graphics-1-768x469.png\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-rounded skip-lazy \" alt=\"Flexibility and Accessibility at Work: One Data Analyst\u2019s Journey at HDI\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/flexibility-and-accessibility-at-work-one-data-analysts-journey-at-hdi\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" >Flexibility and Accessibility at Work: One Data Analyst\u2019s Journey at HDI<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">As we move past October\u2019s Disability Employment Awareness Month, meet Jacob Mason, a data analyst at the Human Development Institute &#8230;<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/flexibility-and-accessibility-at-work-one-data-analysts-journey-at-hdi\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"20854\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/navigating-identity-chelsea-gibbs-and-dr-rachel-womack-on-the-intersection-of-disability-and-queerness\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/Blog-Post-Header-Graphics-768x469.png\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-rounded skip-lazy \" alt=\"Navigating Identity: Chelsea Gibbs and Dr. Rachel Womack on the Intersection of Disability and Queerness\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/navigating-identity-chelsea-gibbs-and-dr-rachel-womack-on-the-intersection-of-disability-and-queerness\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" >Navigating Identity: Chelsea Gibbs and Dr. Rachel Womack on the Intersection of Disability and Queerness<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">Chelsea Gibbs has only recently started thinking of disability as part of her identity. \u201cI&#8217;m a caregiver for a young &#8230;<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/navigating-identity-chelsea-gibbs-and-dr-rachel-womack-on-the-intersection-of-disability-and-queerness\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"20852\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/exploring-intersectionality-how-disabled-and-queer-identity-shape-mental-health-care-according-to-dr-rachel-womack\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/Blog-Post-NEW-2-768x469.png\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-rounded skip-lazy \" alt=\"Exploring Intersectionality: How Disabled and Queer Identity Shape Mental Health Care According to Dr. Rachel Womack\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/exploring-intersectionality-how-disabled-and-queer-identity-shape-mental-health-care-according-to-dr-rachel-womack\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" >Exploring Intersectionality: How Disabled and Queer Identity Shape Mental Health Care According to Dr. Rachel Womack<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">Research has shown a strong connection between queer identity and disability\u2014a connection Dr. Rachel Womack is deeply familiar with. \u201cThe &#8230;<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/exploring-intersectionality-how-disabled-and-queer-identity-shape-mental-health-care-according-to-dr-rachel-womack\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"20847\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/all-people-offer-perspective-that-is-valuable-to-the-rest-of-the-world-hdi-staff-erin-fitzgerald-speaks-on-their-experience-with-neurodiversity-and-mental-health\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/Erin-Fitz-768x469.png\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-rounded skip-lazy \" alt=\"&quot;All people offer perspective that is valuable to the rest of the world.&quot; HDI Staff Erin Fitzgerald speaks on their experience with Neurodiversity and mental health\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/all-people-offer-perspective-that-is-valuable-to-the-rest-of-the-world-hdi-staff-erin-fitzgerald-speaks-on-their-experience-with-neurodiversity-and-mental-health\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" >&#8220;All people offer perspective that is valuable to the rest of the world.&#8221; HDI Staff Erin Fitzgerald speaks on their experience with Neurodiversity and mental health<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">The following article discusses suicide, which some readers may find distressing. Erin Fitzgerald could always see the signs that she &#8230;<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/all-people-offer-perspective-that-is-valuable-to-the-rest-of-the-world-hdi-staff-erin-fitzgerald-speaks-on-their-experience-with-neurodiversity-and-mental-health\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"20846\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/suicide-prevention-bailey\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/bailey-768x432.png\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-rounded skip-lazy \" alt=\"&quot;I hate being treated like an emergency waiting to happen.&quot; UK student Bailey Patterson speaks on her experience with suicide and wanting to help others\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/suicide-prevention-bailey\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" >&#8220;I hate being treated like an emergency waiting to happen.&#8221; UK student Bailey Patterson speaks on her experience with suicide and wanting to help others<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">The following article discusses suicide, suicidal ideation, miscarriage, and sexual abuse, which some readers may find distressing.\u00a0 &#8230;<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/suicide-prevention-bailey\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"20845\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/mental-health-isnt-a-one-size-fits-all-austin-nugent-speaks-on-her-experience-with-ocd-and-how-it-may-look-different-from-what-you-think\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/35162056_10216321103209802_95801294236680192_n-1-768x576.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-rounded skip-lazy \" alt=\"&quot;Mental health isn&#039;t a one-size fits all.&quot; Austin Nugent speaks on her experience with OCD and how it may look different from what you think.\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/mental-health-isnt-a-one-size-fits-all-austin-nugent-speaks-on-her-experience-with-ocd-and-how-it-may-look-different-from-what-you-think\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" >&#8220;Mental health isn&#8217;t a one-size fits all.&#8221; Austin Nugent speaks on her experience with OCD and how it may look different from what you think.<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">What do you think of when you think about OCD, or obsessive-compulsive disorder? Is it someone who has to obsessively &#8230;<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/mental-health-isnt-a-one-size-fits-all-austin-nugent-speaks-on-her-experience-with-ocd-and-how-it-may-look-different-from-what-you-think\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"20843\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/austin-nugent-reflects-on-her-experience-in-therapy-misdiagnosis-and-the-importance-of-finding-a-therapist-you-trust\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/35162056_10216321103209802_95801294236680192_n-1-768x576.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-rounded skip-lazy \" alt=\"Austin Nugent reflects on her experience in therapy, misdiagnosis, and the importance of finding a therapist you trust\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/austin-nugent-reflects-on-her-experience-in-therapy-misdiagnosis-and-the-importance-of-finding-a-therapist-you-trust\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" >Austin Nugent reflects on her experience in therapy, misdiagnosis, and the importance of finding a therapist you trust<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">Austin Nugent remembers the moment when someone first suggested she try therapy. \u201cI was in Europe, and I called my &#8230;<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/austin-nugent-reflects-on-her-experience-in-therapy-misdiagnosis-and-the-importance-of-finding-a-therapist-you-trust\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"20841\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/__aam-glen-jennings\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/Glen_AAM-768x432.png\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-rounded skip-lazy \" alt=\"Thoughts from HDI\u2019s Glen Jennings On Autism Acceptance Month\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/__aam-glen-jennings\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" >Thoughts from HDI\u2019s Glen Jennings On Autism Acceptance Month<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">This April, we recognize Autism Acceptance Month. This is a month where we celebrate what autistic people are capable of &#8230;<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/__aam-glen-jennings\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"20837\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/thoughts-from-hdis-brittany-granville-on-autism-acceptance-month\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/Brit_AAM-768x432.png\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-rounded skip-lazy \" alt=\"Thoughts from HDI\u2019s Brittany Granville On Autism Acceptance Month\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/thoughts-from-hdis-brittany-granville-on-autism-acceptance-month\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" >Thoughts from HDI\u2019s Brittany Granville On Autism Acceptance Month<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">While it\u2019s important that autistic people have their place in society, Brittany Granville believes autism acceptance goes beyond that. 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