Podcast 0004; Season 01, Episode 04; April 17, 2018 Daniel Sansing, MEd., specializes in literacy and second language studies. He is an Adjunct Instructor of English and a Writing/Study Skill Tutor at the University of Cincinnati, Blue Ash College. Daniel is also a husband, father, and an autistic individual. I am honored…
Category: Relationships
Work, school, family… they are all about relationships.
Podcast 0001; Season 01, Episode 01; April 3, 2018 Transcript (lightly edited) Welcome to The Autistic Me Podcast. I’m Christopher Scott Wyatt. The Autistic Me Podcast complements and extends the existing Autistic Me blog. When I started the blog in 2007, the online format reached a wide audience and was…
When did I ‘become’ the autistic me? That’s a complex question and one that raises questions about the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders from the American Psychiatric Association. This post, however, does not engage in a debate over the DSM-IV and DSM5 criteria for autism. Instead, I wanted to…
Autistics make other people uncomfortable, and we do this almost instantly upon meeting. In my communications classes, I teach about the 50 to 500 milliseconds during which most people develop first impressions. These impressions are difficult, nearly impossible, to counteract with evidence and familiarity. Knowing us doesn’t undo the initial…
The Autistic Me Podcast is coming! My microphone and mixer sit on my desk, waiting for me to record the introductory episode, which I will make available in January if all goes according to plan. The podcast will begin without any guests, but that will change if I can build…
“Smile,” the photographer kept directing me. “I am,” I kept replying. “Look at the girls and smile.” “I am. How could I not be smiling?” On the way home, our five-year-old foster daughter asked why Daddy can’t smile. I smiled. Or so I thought. My wife finally explained, “If Daddy…
Thirty years ago, I was preparing to move to Los Angeles to attend USC. If I could tell myself what I know now… 1) Do not drop the physical sciences degree four units short! The English and journalism degrees won’t get you far. 2) Do not drop the computer science…
Insecurity is the greatest challenge for me in relationships. I seldom feel confident as a partner, friend, mentor, or coworker. In my marriage, I rarely believe I am as intelligent overall as my wife. I know I am not as emotionally balanced as she is. I know I lack her…
When I talk to groups, the three categories of questions are: school, workplace, and relationship. There are plenty of books and experts on the school issues. Plenty of debates, too. Whatever you want to believe, there’s probably an “expert” with that opinion. As an educator, I have plenty to say…
Visitors have asked why the blog doesn’t deal more with personal issues like romance, marriage, children. There’s not much to “teach” other people. My advice to autistics is to stop trying to please everyone else and find your own social network. In that social network, you might (or might not)…