Out Think Media

Core Values We present the conversations and research so families can make their own decisions. We believe children are human beings, worthy of respect and honest communication. Any piece that discusses a specific culture or group of people will prioritize voices from within that community, whether as sources, sensitivity readers, writers, editors, or a combination. Everyone who works in this space and holds these or similar values are potential collaborators, not competitors. We practice Conscious and Inclusive Editing to uplift values of equity, compassion, accuracy, and respect. We understand that every person holds unconscious bias, our Founding Editor holds privilege as a middle-class, able-bodied, cissexual, heterosexual white woman, and will stay open to all feedback regarding an unintentional use of discriminatory or exclusionary language. We will default to person-first language, except where a majority of a group may prefer another reference, such as “autistic” versus “person with autism,” and such examples may be determined case by case. We understand that language is fluid, and will stay open to new ways of thinking about conscious and inclusive language and editing.