Matthew Klaver

By KlaverKind & ArtificeRex For many neurodivergent children and teens, success is not limited by intelligence, creativity, or potential. More often, the barrier is a lack of consistent relationships, meaningful support, and environments that truly understand how they experience the world. Too many students spend their school years trying to survive systems that prioritize compliance over connection. They learn to mask, suppress needs, and push through exhaustion just to “fit in.” Over time,...

By KlaverKind.org Somewhere along the way, we started treating recess like a reward instead of a necessity. Finish your work? Recess. Behave better? Recess. Higher test scores? Less recess. But this week, the American Academy of Pediatrics reminded schools—and honestly, all of us—of something children have known forever: Kids are not meant to sit still all day. In updated guidance released for the first time in 13 years, the AAP emphasized that recess is “crucial to good health and good...