My name is Ande Quercus and I am a disabled activist and advocate. My current focus is on encouraging more people to question the way they think about human behavior, especially children’s behavior. Human behavior is complicated, and simplification costs accuracy.

I am a former “troubled teen” and a psychiatric survivor. I spent a significant portion of my teen years in residential behavior modification programs and psychiatric institutions.

I have been harmed by scientific approaches to explaining human behavior. I finally understand what happened to me, so I want to write about it.

Every characteristic I have is something I have in common with at least one other person. I hope that by writing about my own experiences, I can help others understand themselves or their loved ones a little better.

My brain likes to play with math, physics, and philosophy. It produces output in the form of art, words, oddly timed giggles, strange noises, and various combinations thereof.

I really like trees, and almost all other plants. (Creeping bellflower is the worst!) Oak trees are my favorite, especially bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa).