This moment is reemphasized of how the institution should be critiqued. The Ruderman Foundation found that Yale's policies failed at meeting basic standards for their accommodations for disabled people. This broke federal law and shows that Yale did not truly support inclusion at their institution.

                                  Works Cited

Foundation, Ruderman. “The Ruderman White Paper Reveals: Ivy League Schools Fail Students with Mental Illness.” Ruderman Family Foundation, 10 Dec. 2018, rudermanfoundation.org/white_papers/the-ruderman-white-paper-reveals-ivy-league-schools-fail-students-with-mental-illness/.

This text highlights the author’s earlier reporting on how the national shortage of psychiatrists and therapists has led to delays in accessing mental health care. This article explored more deeply the harm this shortage caused college students, especially those in emotional crisis. Yale was not immune to this issue, and the shortage contributed to the broken mental health system within the institution.

                                      Works Cited

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/04/22/health-workers-covid-quit/

This reflects the growing movement to shift higher education away from rigid mental health policies toward more flexible and compassionate approaches. In 2019, a class action lawsuit was filed by Stanford students in an effort to bring about major policy changes regarding mental health leave. These reforms highlight the urgent need for change and have already begun to influence how schools approach their mental health policies.

                                     Works Cited

Kadvany, Elena. “In ‘historic’ Settlement, Stanford Agrees to Revise Leave of Absence Policies for Students in Mental Health Crisis.” Palo Alto Online, 10 July 2025, www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2019/10/07/in-historic-settlement-stanford-agrees-to-revise-leave-of-absence-policies-for-students-in-mental-health-crisis/.

This made me furious to read as she wanted to heal around the peers who had supported her, while staying mentally stimulated to distract herself from her struggles. Forcing her into isolation is disgusting. Yale should have offered her flexibility and support in finding a way to cope. It feels almost counterproductive not to let her heal at the very school she worked so hard to get into.

This is downright scary that none of the Ivy League schools received a grade higher than a D+ for their mental health withdrawal policies. There is absolutely no excuse for any university, especially Ivy League institutions, to lack effective policies that support students' mental health. These schools are already high-stress environments with intense academic pressure, and the last thing a student should have to worry about is being kicked out for reporting mental health concerns while seeking help from a faculty member.

Though this line helps us understand what she had to go through to heal mentally after being removed from school, it also highlights Yale’s outrageous reinstatement process and its unrealistic expectations. The process was not just about appearing recovered in order to return but it required proving to Yale that one was mentally fit to come back. This "grading system" for reinstatement feels like an unnecessary burden that places even more stress on students attempting to return, all while they are still trying to recover and maintain their peace after a traumatic event.

It is extremely awful and disturbing that after surviving a suicide attempt, her first thought is about how Yale might respond. Without skipping a beat, she reveals how the university’s potential reaction was already embedded in her consciousness and may have been a key factor in her suicide attempt. This makes me wonder how much pressure an institution like Yale can exert, to the point that it clouds a person’s judgment and compels them to hide their mental health struggles. This excerpt is a powerful way to open the article, as it lays the groundwork and sets the tone for what follows.

In the referenced article, it cites external assessments of the situation and whether lawsuits were justified due to suicides that reflect the school's negligence. The U.S. Department of Justice has had to investigate many similar cases.

                                      Works Cited

“Justice Department Reaches Agreement with Brown University to Ensure Equal Access for Students with Mental Health Disabilities.” Office of Public Affairs | Justice Department Reaches Agreement with Brown University to Ensure Equal Access for Students with Mental Health Disabilities | United States Department of Justice, 6 Feb. 2025, www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/justice-department-reaches-agreement-brown-university-ensure-equal-access-students-mental.

The hoodie now symbolizes the eager pride she once felt about attending Yale, but it has come to represent betrayal and resentment toward the school she once loved. The loss of meaning embedded in the hoodie is striking in the text, highlighting her final perspective on the painful experience she endured.

This proves that her recovery is not in her own hands but she has to conform to Yale's bureaucracy which makes it extremely difficult for her to truly heal and be reinstated.

This use of the title seems like a way to evoke fear in the reader and strongly emphasize what the article is about. It's somewhat sickening to think that seeking help or speaking up about something could get you kicked out of an Ivy League school like Yale.

This here highlights how in today's society many people discredit these terms and believe they are made up and being pushed as propaganda. But really these different terms are scientifically backed and not just up to a person's interpretation.

                                            Works Cited

“Language Matters!”  Language Matters: Neurodiversity-Affirming Terms Explained | NeuroSpark Health, www.neurosparkhealth.com/blog/language-matters. Accessed 15 July 2025.

This source really highlights this excerpt on how there are many people that are neurodivergent in today's society and how not all of them are just autistic but have "dyslexia, ADHD, autism, bipolar disorder, and other psychiatric conditions." Both of these show how the term "neurodivergent" should not be confined to just autism.

                                          Works Cited

“Neurodiversity.” The American Institute for Learning and Human Development, www.institute4learning.com/resources/articles/neurodiversity/?utm_source. Accessed 14 July 2025.

While there are some differences, Autism Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) mission does seek to advance the disability rights movement and empower people with mental disability. This is extremely similar to how the neurodiversity movement wants to advocate and support neurodiverse groups. This excerpt also says how the Neurodiversity Movement and the Autism Rights Movement overlap.

                                            Works Cited

“About Asan.” Autistic Self Advocacy Network, autisticadvocacy.org/about-asan/. Accessed 14 July 2025.

In the late 1990s, an Australian sociologist, Judy Singer is believed to be the the first person to creating the term neurodiversity. Singer's definition for neurodiversity is " A biological truism that refers to the limitless variability of human nervous systems on the planet, in which no two can ever be exactly alike due to the influence of environmental factors" (Singer). This definition seems to be where Nick Walker based his own definition of neurodiversity from Singer but updated it.

                                  Works Cited

Singer, Judy. “Neurodiversity: Definition and Discussion.” Reflections on the Neurodiversity Paradigm, neurodiversity2.blogspot.com/p/what.html. Accessed 14 July 2025.

I like how neurominority groups people together just like the word minority. This is one of the more simple uses of clear language. To see neurominority and neurotypical clash here in language is an interesting scene. These two terms in a way both describe two groups but with neurominority describing a group that is not as common in the neurodivergent world.

This right here is clear language. I wish the rest of neurodivergent language could be explained this easily. This clear language is perfect for explaining how these terms and definitions work without any fancy language that the reader may be unaware about. When discussing about topics like this, people should attempt to use simple and clear language to stop confusion.

I know that I am still newer to this language an dhow it is used, but this sentence and the explanation is extremely confusing. While against unpopular belief, I believe that as a society we are overcomplicating this language. I appreciate that this language is here for disabled individuals to properly be addressed, but I wish it was not as confusing as it is to understand particular disabilities.

I feel like this excerpt right here is very confusing. By saying someone is neurotypical would it not mean that they are non-autistic as in the eyes of the author they are a normal person. From this interpretation of the author it seems like the author is contradicting himself as he is saying that autism is normal. I feel like if the author just explained this as being normal and is the opposite of any neurodivergent conditions then it would make a lot more sense for the reader.

Can someone really be called normal or neurotypical as everyone's mind is different. There could be a large debate that there is not one dominant standard normal as every human acts differently in their daily life compared to each other. It also seems rude to call people who are neurodivergent not normal as I thought the whole ADA was to try to allow people with disability to be treated equally with equality through support for disabled people and equal oppurtunity.

The word "neurodivergent" seems like it should just cover all the different terms that have to do in the neurodivergent world. I feel like it would make things more simple because almost all these different terms are all very similar. Without a doubt, the term "neurodivergent" should be a base term that everyone knows the definition at least.

The author seems like he was very passionate in writing this second sentence here as he must have been personally affected by this mis use of the terms "neurodiversity" and "neurodivergence".

This quote here that is an example of a correct usage of how to use the term "neurodiversity" properly. It really showcases how neurodiversity is not a perspective that the students have but it is instead the diversity of the student's minds and the different accommodations that each different student needs based on the way their brain is biologically programmed.

When I see the author saying this, I interpret this as he is truly passionate in setting the precedent about how to use neurodivergent language properly. It seems that the author really sees that there is a need to make sure that there is a common knowledge in how to use this language properly when writing about neurodivergent people.

By the author saying this, you can tell that he is very passionate in wanting to make sure writers are able to properly use this language and not discredit themselves as writers in this field.

Right away you can see that the author is making it clear that people are generally confused about neurodiversity and it seems that he is ready to set everyone straight by providing the proper terminology.