Podcast Episode 0027; Season 02, Episode 13; February 8, 2019 Too often I hear people suggest that education, especially higher education, is somehow the ideal career path for autistics. It might be good for some, but education has proven to be an impossible path for me. If I had focused on…
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Posts on teaching, studying, educational systems, and institutions.
Podcast Episode 0026; Season 02, Episode 12; January 22, 2019 Daniel Sansing discusses his interest in writing and communication theories. Sansing studies academic composition and teaching composition courses. The myth that autistics are only concrete thinkers dismisses the uniqueness of individuals. Yes, some of us are concrete thinkers… and we can…
Podcast Episode 0025; Season 02, Episode 11; January 15, 2019 We have a backlog of podcasts to transcribe and post to the blog, but for now I wanted to get back on track for the new year. Welcome to 2019 and the second half of season two. Transcript (lightly edited)…
The autistic me is the disabled me. Last week, I sat for an interview conducted by a graduate student interested in autistic adults and our educational experiences. The interview offered a chance to reflect on how different communities understand the label “autistic.” I also reflected on the nature of disability…
Writing is how I relate to myself and to others. Writing has been a part of my life since at least the second grade when I started to make little books and write short stories. I tried to start a novel in the fifth grade, which I still dream of…
Here we are on December 31, 2018, and many of us reflect on the past year and make plans for the coming year. As readers know, 2018 has included all the elements of this blog since 2007 — and the cyclical nature of my life since at least junior high and…
November 23 was my last blog post, and I was sure then that I would revive the blog and podcast on a weekly basis. That didn’t happen. As the weeks became a month, my frustration increased but my free time did not. I slept less and less, trying to keep…
Podcast Episode 0024; Season 02, Episode 10; November 13, 2018 Daniel Sansing discusses the complications of disclosing an autism diagnosis. When do we tell friends, family, schools, and employers? What are the risks and benefits of disclosing we are autistic? My Ambivalence on Autistic Disclosure My experiences suggest coworkers, supervisors,…
Night after night, I find myself grading papers well into exhaustion. Often, well after midnight. My weekends are spent grading, too. In fact, right now I’m pausing between papers to gather my thoughts before yet more grading. Teaching this semester continues to interfere with everything that isn’t school-related. At times,…
Podcast Episode 0023; Season 02, Episode 09; November 5, 2018 Heather Conroy, the co-founder of Evolve Coaching, discusses coaching autistic individuals as they develop life and employment skills. Visit Evolve on the web at https://www.evolve-coaching.org: Evolve is committed to helping adults with autism and other developmental disabilities and differences show…