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College students are expected to master new genres in every course they take. Yet composition instructors can't possibly teach students every genre they will need for their college courses or careers. Instead of telling students how to write a genre, authors Jack and Pryal help students learn how a genre works using a genre toolkit that asks three questions: "What is it?" "Who reads it?" and "What's it for?" By taking this problem-solving approach to writing, How Writing Works prepares students for any writing situation that they may encounter at school, home, or work.

College students are expected to master new genres in every course they take. Yet composition instructors can't possibly teach students every genre they will need for their college courses or careers. Instead of telling students how to write a genre, authors Jack and Pryal help students learn how a genre works using a genre toolkit that asks three questions: "e;What is it?"e; "e;Who reads it?"e; and "e;What's it for?"e; By taking this problem-solving approach to writing, How Writing Works prepares students for any writing situation that they may encounter at school, home, or work.

College students are expected to master new genres in every course they take. Yet composition instructors can't possibly teach students every genre they will need for their college courses or careers. Instead of telling students how to write a genre, authors Jack and Pryal help students learn how a genre works using a genre toolkit that asks three questions: "What is it?" "Who reads it?" and "What's it for?" By taking this problem-solving approach to writing, How Writing Works: With Readings prepares students for any writing situation that they may encounter at school, home, or work.

With evocative storytelling and incisive research, Katie Rose Guest Pryal brings a new eye to the mental health crisis that higher education has faced for decades. Written from the perspective of a bipolar-autistic professor, A Light in the Tower is both a bracing account of the mental health crisis in higher education and a passionate and informed proposal for how to teach with mental health in mind.Pryal contends that higher education’s mental health crisis is the result of long-term systemic problems in education that demand nothing short of a revolution. She examines the anxiety that plagues campuses as a result of exploited and overworked contingent faculty and students, the shock events like COVID-19 and campus shootings that traumatize communities, the systemic and institutional burnout that affects higher education at every level, and the market-driven culture of toxic overwork. These are large-scale problems that need large-scale solutions. Addressing the stigma that haunts mental disability on campus, the ableism that hounds our teaching, and the cascade of mental health struggles that far too many faculty and students face, Pryal provides straightforward solutions to these complex challenges.A Light in the Tower argues that excellent education and radical support for mental health struggles can coexist and provides detailed advice for how to do so. Meanwhile, Pryal debunks claims that supporting student mental health harms educational rigor (coining the term “rigor angst” to discuss the fear that rigor is declining). She outlines actionable steps professors and administrators can take to address the problem, including abandoning ableist and exclusionary campus culture; replacing “bad-hard” work that creates unnecessary logistical difficulties for students in favor of “good-hard” work that challenges them intellectually, providing an easy path to disability accommodations; and teaching accessibly for neurodivergent students.

With evocative storytelling and incisive research, Katie Rose Guest Pryal brings a new eye to the mental health crisis that higher education has faced for decades. Written from the perspective of a bipolar-autistic professor, A Light in the Tower is both a bracing account of the mental health crisis in higher education and a passionate and informed proposal for how to teach with mental health in mind.Pryal contends that higher education’s mental health crisis is the result of long-term systemic problems in education that demand nothing short of a revolution. She examines the anxiety that plagues campuses as a result of exploited and overworked contingent faculty and students, the shock events like COVID-19 and campus shootings that traumatize communities, the systemic and institutional burnout that affects higher education at every level, and the market-driven culture of toxic overwork. These are large-scale problems that need large-scale solutions. Addressing the stigma that haunts mental disability on campus, the ableism that hounds our teaching, and the cascade of mental health struggles that far too many faculty and students face, Pryal provides straightforward solutions to these complex challenges.A Light in the Tower argues that excellent education and radical support for mental health struggles can coexist and provides detailed advice for how to do so. Meanwhile, Pryal debunks claims that supporting student mental health harms educational rigor (coining the term “rigor angst” to discuss the fear that rigor is declining). She outlines actionable steps professors and administrators can take to address the problem, including abandoning ableist and exclusionary campus culture; replacing “bad-hard” work that creates unnecessary logistical difficulties for students in favor of “good-hard” work that challenges them intellectually, providing an easy path to disability accommodations; and teaching accessibly for neurodivergent students.

A compassionate and comprehensive guide to parenting neurodivergent children.Finalist of the 2025 Foreword INDIES Award in the Family and Relationship Category, by the FOREWORD ReviewsYour Kid Belongs Here is a heartfelt, practical guide to parenting children in a world not designed for them—or their parents. Combining personal stories, research, and helpful strategies, Katie Rose Guest Pryal shares her journey as a neurodivergent mother raising neurodivergent children and offers a powerful narrative of advocacy, empathy, and resilience. This book addresses the unique challenges faced by neurodiverse families while celebrating the strengths of neurodivergent children and parents alike. With a focus on building trust, fostering self-advocacy, and embracing neurodiversity, this guide:• Provides advice on parenting children with developmental neurodivergences such as ADHD and autism; psychiatric disabilities such as anxiety and depression; and acquired neurodivergences such as post-concussion syndrome. • Outlines strategies for supporting emotional regulation and managing children's meltdowns, anxiety, and other emotional challenges.• Guides parents on navigating schools and advocating for their child's rights in educational settings, including securing accommodations like IEPs and 504 plans. • Discusses the psychological impact of masking and how to create spaces where children can express their true selves. • Offers balanced insights into medication use, addressing societal shame, and emphasizing informed, personalized choices. • Encourages parents to support and engage with their children's special interests and passions as a pathway to growth and confidence. • Highlights the importance of parents' self-care and well-being, with practical tips for managing stress and maintaining resilience.An empowering, empathetic resource for parents, educators, and advocates, this guide invites readers to reimagine how inclusive and supportive parenting can contribute to a more compassionate world.

A compassionate and comprehensive guide to parenting neurodivergent children.Finalist of the 2025 Foreword INDIES Award in the Family and Relationship Category, by the FOREWORD ReviewsYour Kid Belongs Here is a heartfelt, practical guide to parenting children in a world not designed for them—or their parents. Combining personal stories, research, and helpful strategies, Katie Rose Guest Pryal shares her journey as a neurodivergent mother raising neurodivergent children and offers a powerful narrative of advocacy, empathy, and resilience. This book addresses the unique challenges faced by neurodiverse families while celebrating the strengths of neurodivergent children and parents alike. With a focus on building trust, fostering self-advocacy, and embracing neurodiversity, this guide:• Provides advice on parenting children with developmental neurodivergences such as ADHD and autism; psychiatric disabilities such as anxiety and depression; and acquired neurodivergences such as post-concussion syndrome. • Outlines strategies for supporting emotional regulation and managing children's meltdowns, anxiety, and other emotional challenges.• Guides parents on navigating schools and advocating for their child's rights in educational settings, including securing accommodations like IEPs and 504 plans. • Discusses the psychological impact of masking and how to create spaces where children can express their true selves. • Offers balanced insights into medication use, addressing societal shame, and emphasizing informed, personalized choices. • Encourages parents to support and engage with their children's special interests and passions as a pathway to growth and confidence. • Highlights the importance of parents' self-care and well-being, with practical tips for managing stress and maintaining resilience.An empowering, empathetic resource for parents, educators, and advocates, this guide invites readers to reimagine how inclusive and supportive parenting can contribute to a more compassionate world.

The essential guide to conception, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum for neurodivergent families.For neurodivergent people, the path to, through, and beyond pregnancy can bring excitement, anticipation, and profound uncertainty. Medical systems often fail to recognize the ways that ADHD, autism, anxiety, depression, PTSD, and other forms of neurodivergence shape the experience of trying to conceive, navigating pregnancy, giving birth, and caring for a newborn. In Neurodivergent and Expecting, Katie Rose Pryal, PhD, offers the resource she wished had existed when she became a parent: a practical, realistic, research-informed guide written specifically for neurodivergent people and the people who support them.Drawing on her own experiences as a neurodivergent mother, interviews with parents from a wide range of backgrounds, and the latest research on maternal mental health, Pryal examines the challenges that too often go unaddressed in conventional pregnancy guides, and by healthcare professionals working with neurodivergent patients. She explores executive functioning demands, communication with health care providers, sensory sensitivities, medication decisions, anxiety, postpartum depression, and the barriers that neurodivergent people encounter in seeking effective care. Throughout, she provides helpful, realistic strategies for self-advocacy, planning, and building support systems that meet individual needs.At its heart, this book is about helping neurodivergent people approach pregnancy with confidence rather than fear. Neurodivergent and Expecting empowers readers to make informed choices, advocate for appropriate care, and create a childbearing experience that supports both parent and child.

The essential guide to conception, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum for neurodivergent families.For neurodivergent people, the path to, through, and beyond pregnancy can bring excitement, anticipation, and profound uncertainty. Medical systems often fail to recognize the ways that ADHD, autism, anxiety, depression, PTSD, and other forms of neurodivergence shape the experience of trying to conceive, navigating pregnancy, giving birth, and caring for a newborn. In Neurodivergent and Expecting, Katie Rose Pryal, PhD, offers the resource she wished had existed when she became a parent: a practical, realistic, research-informed guide written specifically for neurodivergent people and the people who support them.Drawing on her own experiences as a neurodivergent mother, interviews with parents from a wide range of backgrounds, and the latest research on maternal mental health, Pryal examines the challenges that too often go unaddressed in conventional pregnancy guides, and by healthcare professionals working with neurodivergent patients. She explores executive functioning demands, communication with health care providers, sensory sensitivities, medication decisions, anxiety, postpartum depression, and the barriers that neurodivergent people encounter in seeking effective care. Throughout, she provides helpful, realistic strategies for self-advocacy, planning, and building support systems that meet individual needs.At its heart, this book is about helping neurodivergent people approach pregnancy with confidence rather than fear. Neurodivergent and Expecting empowers readers to make informed choices, advocate for appropriate care, and create a childbearing experience that supports both parent and child.

Survival should not require silence.Higher education promises that the mind is sovereign: that if you can think, you belong. But for millions of neurodivergent and mentally ill people in the academy, that promise comes with an unspoken condition: your mind must be the right kind of different.Life of the Mind Interrupted is Katie Rose Pryal's account of what it costs to hide a psychiatric disability in the academy, and what it means, personally, and politically, to stop hiding. A bipolar-autistic professor and long-time columnist for The Chronicle of Higher Education, Pryal spent a decade in higher education with her diagnosis locked in silence.These essays move from the intimate to the systemic: from the particular terror of a student calling you "e;emotionally erratic,"e; to the structural failures that make disclosure of neurodiversity feel impossible. Pryal examines how race, gender, and job security shape whose disability gets accommodated and whose gets punished.Pryal writes with the literary precision of someone who can name the systems and has been caught inside them.For students, faculty, and anyone who has ever had to perform normalcy in a professional setting, Life of the Mind Interrupted names what so many know but haven't been able to say: that the academy was not built for brains like ours, and that it can, and must, do better.

Too many times, women are told to move on.What happens to your body, your sense of self, and your mental health when the world repeatedly tells you that your experience doesn't count?Even If You're Broken is Katie Rose Pryal's exploration of that question, written from the inside. A bipolar-autistic author and law professor, Pryal has spent years writing about what it means to move through the world in a body that others feel entitled to doubt, dismiss, abuse, and assault. She puts mental health and neurodiversity at the center of conversations that usually leave them out.Moving between literary memoir and cultural criticism, the book travels from the ways trauma reshapes a life, to the legal and institutional failures that compound it, to the particular vulnerabilities of neurodivergent people navigating a world not designed for them. It is for those who have struggled with bodily autonomy and for those who love and support them.**Winner of the IPPY GOLD Medal in Women's Issues**