Haley Biddanda
@haleybiddanda.bsky.social
School Psychologist dedicated to justice in education and beyond. Professional interests include racial and disability equity, autism, OCD, and ethical assessment for students w. high support needs.
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Alice Wong reminded us that community space matters;
"Community is magic. Community is power. Community is resistance."
May Alice’s memory live on in our shared work, our collective flourishing, and our commitment to freedom and dignity for all.
www.thrivingautistic.org/solidarity/
"Community is magic. Community is power. Community is resistance."
May Alice’s memory live on in our shared work, our collective flourishing, and our commitment to freedom and dignity for all.
www.thrivingautistic.org/solidarity/
November 16, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Alice Wong reminded us that community space matters;
"Community is magic. Community is power. Community is resistance."
May Alice’s memory live on in our shared work, our collective flourishing, and our commitment to freedom and dignity for all.
www.thrivingautistic.org/solidarity/
"Community is magic. Community is power. Community is resistance."
May Alice’s memory live on in our shared work, our collective flourishing, and our commitment to freedom and dignity for all.
www.thrivingautistic.org/solidarity/
School psychology continues to be a largely white field, despite strides made toward racial representation and equity. Dr. Malone's thoughtful and critical work honors the historical and present experiences of SPs of color and helps us imagine ways to move forward.
I'm excited to finally share my side project, Voices of Color in School Psychology (VOCSP)! VOCSP is a project dedicated to documenting the history and experiences of school psychologists of color.
Critical Histories and Honoring Trailblazers of Color
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Critical Histories and Honoring Trailblazers of Color
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Critical Histories and Honoring Trailblazers of Color
We cannot honor trailblazers without also acknowledging why they had to blaze their own trail.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
School psychology continues to be a largely white field, despite strides made toward racial representation and equity. Dr. Malone's thoughtful and critical work honors the historical and present experiences of SPs of color and helps us imagine ways to move forward.
Being a school psychologist is so challenging yet incredibly rewarding. This career is more important now than ever. In a time when our government is sending the message that we shouldn't care about the most marginalized members of society, we care even harder. That in itself is an act of revolution
November 4, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Being a school psychologist is so challenging yet incredibly rewarding. This career is more important now than ever. In a time when our government is sending the message that we shouldn't care about the most marginalized members of society, we care even harder. That in itself is an act of revolution
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Hey Chicago: Pissed about ongoing ICE / CBP presence & violence?
May I offer you the following Saturday (Nov 1) activities:
• ICE Out of Home Depot @ Cicero & Armitage, 9a
• Broadview People’s Mass, 10a
• Broadview Halloween Costume Protest, noon
•ICE Out of Chicago @ Kelly Park (Brighton Park), 1p
May I offer you the following Saturday (Nov 1) activities:
• ICE Out of Home Depot @ Cicero & Armitage, 9a
• Broadview People’s Mass, 10a
• Broadview Halloween Costume Protest, noon
•ICE Out of Chicago @ Kelly Park (Brighton Park), 1p
October 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Hey Chicago: Pissed about ongoing ICE / CBP presence & violence?
May I offer you the following Saturday (Nov 1) activities:
• ICE Out of Home Depot @ Cicero & Armitage, 9a
• Broadview People’s Mass, 10a
• Broadview Halloween Costume Protest, noon
•ICE Out of Chicago @ Kelly Park (Brighton Park), 1p
May I offer you the following Saturday (Nov 1) activities:
• ICE Out of Home Depot @ Cicero & Armitage, 9a
• Broadview People’s Mass, 10a
• Broadview Halloween Costume Protest, noon
•ICE Out of Chicago @ Kelly Park (Brighton Park), 1p
This is really important. OCD isn't a fun personality quirk, it causes immense suffering. This is compounded for people of color w. OCD, who are more likely to be misdiagnosed and undertreated.
As a severe OCD sufferer, reading the highlighted bit spelled out this clearly was shocking, but definitely rang true. People have no clue of the level of torture we have to go through daily. It’s just so shocking to see it spelled so clearly and recognised after years of people diminishing my pain.
October 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
This is really important. OCD isn't a fun personality quirk, it causes immense suffering. This is compounded for people of color w. OCD, who are more likely to be misdiagnosed and undertreated.
The version of "Born in the USA" that Bruce Springsteen wanted to release originally- he was told it wouldn't sell. Seems fitting for today
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Born In the U.S.A. (Live in New York City)
YouTube video by BruceSpringsteenVEVO
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July 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The version of "Born in the USA" that Bruce Springsteen wanted to release originally- he was told it wouldn't sell. Seems fitting for today
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the story today is of a profoundly low energy military parade being met with millions of americans in nationwide protests denouncing the dictatorial pretensions of the president
June 15, 2025 at 1:11 AM
the story today is of a profoundly low energy military parade being met with millions of americans in nationwide protests denouncing the dictatorial pretensions of the president
Some of this information is specific to Montgomery County (Maryland), but a lot of it is nationally applicable. If you have the privilege of citizenship, especially if you're white, now is the time to familiarize ourselves with how to protect our neighbors and communities from ICE.
June 15, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Some of this information is specific to Montgomery County (Maryland), but a lot of it is nationally applicable. If you have the privilege of citizenship, especially if you're white, now is the time to familiarize ourselves with how to protect our neighbors and communities from ICE.
I am so thankful that my daughter's pediatrician offered MMR at 6 months because of this outbreak. A reminder that adult immunity to measles can wane over time, so it's always safe to get a booster. We have to protect each other, because this administration certainly won't.
May 11, 2025 at 9:09 AM
I am so thankful that my daughter's pediatrician offered MMR at 6 months because of this outbreak. A reminder that adult immunity to measles can wane over time, so it's always safe to get a booster. We have to protect each other, because this administration certainly won't.
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do you think the new pope has tried malort
May 8, 2025 at 5:57 PM
do you think the new pope has tried malort
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Do you identify as a Latine individual (student, practitioner, faculty, etc.) in the field of school psychology? If so, please consider participating in our research study by scanning the QR code on the flyer or visiting the following link: utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
April 29, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Do you identify as a Latine individual (student, practitioner, faculty, etc.) in the field of school psychology? If so, please consider participating in our research study by scanning the QR code on the flyer or visiting the following link: utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
This is very true. And at the same time, autistic people with high support needs who will never be able to live independently or have a job are also fully worthy of a dignified life. Not participating in capitalism doesn't make someone a tragedy.
Everything about this is wrong. Most people with autism have jobs. Use toilets. Pay taxes. And Speak more clearly than this gravel-throated man.
WATCH | RFK Jr claims autistic children will never go on dates or pay taxes
Read the recent CDC autism report here: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Read the recent CDC autism report here: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
April 17, 2025 at 11:17 PM
This is very true. And at the same time, autistic people with high support needs who will never be able to live independently or have a job are also fully worthy of a dignified life. Not participating in capitalism doesn't make someone a tragedy.
RFK called autism a "tragedy" that "destroys families and children". Lack of supports and resources is a tragedy. Ableism is a tragedy. Loss of medicaid and section 504 would be a tragedy. Our current administration is a catastrophic tragedy. But autism is not and never will be a tragedy.
April 16, 2025 at 11:28 PM
RFK called autism a "tragedy" that "destroys families and children". Lack of supports and resources is a tragedy. Ableism is a tragedy. Loss of medicaid and section 504 would be a tragedy. Our current administration is a catastrophic tragedy. But autism is not and never will be a tragedy.
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A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.
April 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.
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Today is International Transgender Day of Visibility — a time to celebrate the strength, beauty, and resilience of trans people around the world. Join us in uplifting trans voices, honoring their contributions, and standing up to the discrimination they continue to face.
March 31, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Today is International Transgender Day of Visibility — a time to celebrate the strength, beauty, and resilience of trans people around the world. Join us in uplifting trans voices, honoring their contributions, and standing up to the discrimination they continue to face.
Our goal should always be to presume competence and honor the inherent dignity of every single student we work with.
Presuming Competence is “believing in the potential of your students & doing everything you can to help them realize that potential, rather than viewing them as checklists of deficits & dysfunctions that must be ‘handled.’” @stevesilberman.bsky.social
blog.ed.ted.com/2016/08/17/a... #neurodiversity
blog.ed.ted.com/2016/08/17/a... #neurodiversity
March 9, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Our goal should always be to presume competence and honor the inherent dignity of every single student we work with.
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As we honor Women’s History Month, let’s remember the strength and resilience of enslaved women who fought for freedom and shaped history. Their resilience continues to inspire the fight for justice today. 165 days to Slavery Remembrance Day. #CountDowntoSRD
March 8, 2025 at 9:52 PM
As we honor Women’s History Month, let’s remember the strength and resilience of enslaved women who fought for freedom and shaped history. Their resilience continues to inspire the fight for justice today. 165 days to Slavery Remembrance Day. #CountDowntoSRD
My daughter isn't old enough to have the MMR vaccine. If you have the ability to vaccinate your children and choose not to, you are endangering not only your own child but your entire community.
There are now two confirmed deaths in a measles outbreak that has spread from West Texas across the border into New Mexico. And infectious disease doctors are concerned RFK Jr's response is missing the mark.
Amid a growing measles outbreak, doctors worry RFK is sending the wrong message
There are now two confirmed deaths in a measles outbreak that has spread from West Texas across the border into New Mexico. And infectious disease doctors are concerned RFK Jr's response is missing th...
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March 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
My daughter isn't old enough to have the MMR vaccine. If you have the ability to vaccinate your children and choose not to, you are endangering not only your own child but your entire community.
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Just so we’re clear: There is NO version of reality where dissolving the Department of Education isn’t a spectacularly bad idea. “But we’ll save money!” Oh right, because gutting education has always led to a stronger economy and a more successful country. My bad, my bad 🤡🤡
March 7, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Just so we’re clear: There is NO version of reality where dissolving the Department of Education isn’t a spectacularly bad idea. “But we’ll save money!” Oh right, because gutting education has always led to a stronger economy and a more successful country. My bad, my bad 🤡🤡
Ramadan Mubarak to all my friends and colleagues who are observing. May this be a month of peace and transformation for you 🌙♥️
March 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Ramadan Mubarak to all my friends and colleagues who are observing. May this be a month of peace and transformation for you 🌙♥️
This won't stop at removal from the military. This administration is trying to complete erase trans existence, by any means necessary. It's up to all of us to protect our trans brothers and sisters.
Service members and recruits who are diagnosed with or treated for gender dysphoria are to be separated from the U.S. military in accordance with an executive order issued a month ago by President Trump.
Pentagon directs removal of trans service members from military
Service members and recruits who are diagnosed with or treated for gender dysphoria are to be separated from the U.S. military in accordance with an executive order issued a month ago by President Tru...
www.npr.org
February 28, 2025 at 12:29 PM
This won't stop at removal from the military. This administration is trying to complete erase trans existence, by any means necessary. It's up to all of us to protect our trans brothers and sisters.
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Im excited to take place in the economic blackout boycott tomorrow.
I hope you'll join me and millions of others.
I hope you'll join me and millions of others.
February 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Im excited to take place in the economic blackout boycott tomorrow.
I hope you'll join me and millions of others.
I hope you'll join me and millions of others.
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The Trump admin has set up a DEI snitch line at Linda McMahon's department of ed. enddei.ed.gov
You know what to do.
Become ungovernable.
You know what to do.
Become ungovernable.
February 27, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The Trump admin has set up a DEI snitch line at Linda McMahon's department of ed. enddei.ed.gov
You know what to do.
Become ungovernable.
You know what to do.
Become ungovernable.
This Valentine's Day, I'm focusing on the love I have for my community despite the times we're living in. This administration can't erase trans, disabled, undocumented, or other marginalized folks despite their efforts. I see and love you all. We will take care of each other.
February 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
This Valentine's Day, I'm focusing on the love I have for my community despite the times we're living in. This administration can't erase trans, disabled, undocumented, or other marginalized folks despite their efforts. I see and love you all. We will take care of each other.
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Kendrick Lamar's Superbowl performance is why funding arts and humanities matters. We have Kendrick because his teacher introduced him to poetry and writing.
February 10, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Kendrick Lamar's Superbowl performance is why funding arts and humanities matters. We have Kendrick because his teacher introduced him to poetry and writing.