Wanderer's Musings

Update your phones with our #CountdownToMars wallpapers, like this one, today: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/perseverance-mars-rover-wallpaper-images/

It's LANDING DAY for our Perseverance Mars Rover and her mission to search for ancient signs of life on the Red Planet!

Watch LIVE coverage today starting at 2:15pm ET (18:15 UTC):

ADHDers are incredibly likely to have other diagnoses separate to ADHD. These comorbid conditions, can masks issues, complicating treatment. 

When I started managing my depression, my ADHD symptoms ‘got worse’. Depression was 'suppressing’ my ADHD issues.

It especially masked my more hyperactive symptoms. No interrupting, no rapid thoughts, no excitability, none of the ADHD chaotic-ness. 

Inattentive symptoms were iffy cause depression can cause similar issues. 

All witches and wizards were equal, but they were not identical.

And so it was Rowena who perfected the charm which allowed staff and students to communicate in the same tongue while on Hogwarts grounds.

It was Rowena that charmed the books in the library to reveal their knowledge to any worthy student, whether through Braille, audio, large text or more readable fonts.

It was Rowena who charmed the portraits to move, so that they could guide students with visual impairments throughout the castle. It is because of Ravenclaw that the knights of armor spring to life to assist students with disabilities who are prone to falls or seizures. She ensured that the stairs transform to ramps or escalators for those who are struggling to climb. If a staircase changes while a student with a disability is climbing, it is because they are finding the shortest route to class.

It was Helga who instilled in her House Elves the importance of ensuring that no child go hungry at Hogwarts. Naturally, as school population diversified,Halal, Kosher, vegetarian and vegan options were available upon request. Those fasting or abstaining for religious reasons were also catered for.

It was Helga that created the Room of Requirement. It was a sanctuary for kids who were uncomfortable sharing a sex-segregated dorm. It was a place that kids of the same faith would come together to worship. It was a place for kids with sensory disabilities or mental health issues to find peace and quiet. It was a place where kids can celebrate their culture through dance, music and games.

We’re wrapping up June with some rainbow-themed stim toy giveaways on all of our social media channels. Enter to win the set shown in the photo by reblogging and/or commenting.

A random winner will be chosen on Saturday, June 27th at noon ET. For more chances to win, check out our Twitter, Facebook and Instagram giveaways too.

(And a special thank you to Aukquill for making and donating the bead lanyards.)

Fuck you. I can’t tell you many times I’ve started bleeding because I literally scratched the skin off my body.

Or how many times people have tried to draw inappropriate things on my body.

Or how many times I’ve cried because of how painfully itchy I get if I accidentally scratch or touch my skin hard enough.

I can’t tell you how many times I looked at the welts on my body and hated my skin and wished it could just be normal.

Our Commercial Crew Program has worked with several American aerospace industry companies to facilitate the development of U.S. human spaceflight systems since 2010. The goal is to have safe, reliable and cost-effective access to and from the International Space Station and foster commercial access to other potential low-Earth orbit destinations.

We selected Boeing and SpaceX in September 2014 to transport crew to the International Space Station from the United States. These integrated spacecraft, rockets and associated systems will carry up to four astronauts on NASA missions, maintaining a space station crew of seven to maximize time dedicated to scientific research on the orbiting laboratory

We begin a new era of human spaceflight as American astronauts will once again launch on an American spacecraft and rocket from American soil to the International Space Station.

As part of our Commercial Crew Program, NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley will fly on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft for an extended stay at the space station for the Demo-2 mission. Launch is scheduled for 4:33 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 27.

Demo-2 will be SpaceX’s final test flight to validate its crew transportation system, including the Crew Dragon spacecraft, Falcon 9 rocket, launch pad and operations capabilities. While docked to the space station, the crew will run tests to ensure the Crew Dragon is capable of remaining connected to the station for up to 210 days on future missions.

Our Commercial Crew Program is working with the American aerospace industry as companies develop and operate a new generation of spacecraft and launch systems capable of carrying crews to low-Earth orbit and the International Space Station. Commercial transportation to and from the station will provide expanded utility, additional research time and broader opportunities for discovery on the orbiting laboratory.

The station is a critical testbed for us to understand and overcome the challenges of long-duration spaceflight. As commercial companies focus on providing human transportation services to and from low-Earth orbit, we are freed up to focus on building spacecraft and rockets for deep space missions.

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