Many neurodivergent people have difficulties with the eye contact, touching, speaking, and other acts of performative neuronormativitythat are expected when entering a classroom that implements Positive Greetings at the Door (PGD). Exposure anxiety, threshold anxiety, and situational mutism are widespread in our community. Their intensity is overwhelming. PGD policies turn teachers into anxiety-inducing “threshold guardians” that we have to get past … Continue reading Positive Greetings at the Door