Podcast 0088, Season 5, Episode 19; 07 June 2022 I’m not much for travel, something I’ve written about on the blog and mentioned on the podcast. I dislike airports, struggle on trains, and mass transit systems are sensory nightmares. Travel for conferences and family visits require a lot of mental…
Category: Relationships
Work, school, family… they are all about relationships.
Podcast Episode 0083, Season 5, Episode 14; 4 March 2022 Gabi and Mary Angelini of Gabi’s Grounds and Gabi’s PALS Gabi and Mary Angelini of Gabi’s Grounds join us for this episode of The Autistic Me. Gabi discusses her quest for fulfilling employment, being bullied, and much more. From Gabi…
Podcast Episode 0082, Season 5, Episode 13; 22 February 2022 Samuel Levine Asks, “Was Yosef on the Spectrum?” Samuel Levine is a Professor of Law and Director of the Jewish Law Institute at Touro Law Center, which is part of the Touro College and University System. His work Was Yosef on the Spectrum? Understanding Joseph…
Many of my friends are or have been single fathers raising children. Two are autism bloggers and another is Deaf. So, you can imagine my amusement when a woman expressed her surprise that I am flying solo for 12 days because Susan traveled to California for a family emergency. Men…
Podcast Episode 0081, Season 5, Episode 12; 31 January 2022 Parenting on Pandemic Time The end of 2021 proved difficult, and 2022 isn’t off to a good start. Parental responsibilities once again derailed blogging and podcasting efforts. Pandemic parenting compounds the challenges of supporting our daughters. Despite our exhaustion, we have to keep the girls on…
Unsolicited advice comes from many directions, including from other autistics. “You just need to be more patient.” “You probably don’t understand your daughters’ Neurodiversity.” “You might not know the difference between a tantrum and a meltdown.” Our many failings as parents have been documented and relayed to us by teachers,…
Podcast Episode 0080, Season 5, Episode 11; 04 January 2022 Tracee Garner, author of Disability: An Anecdotal Field Guide for the Rest of Us Tracee Garner is a case manager for a nonprofit, a prolific novelist, and a writing coach. She’s also a passionate self-advocate for the disabled. Tracee was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy at…
Podcast Episode 0075, Season 5, Episode 6; 2 November 2021 Literacy Problem Solver From the Press Kit: Lois Letchford’s dyslexia came to light at the age of 39, when she faced teaching her seven-year-old non-reading son, Nicholas. Examining her reading failure caused her to adapt and change lessons for her…
Podcast Episode 0073, Season 5, Episode 4; 19 October 2021 How do Neurodiverse kiddos feel about homeschooling and virtual learning during the COVID-19 pandemic? For this episode, my daughters Leigh and Anne discuss what it has been like to study at home. They like it, but they also miss being…
Podcast Episode 0070, Season 5, Episode 1; 15 September 2021 Living on Edge: Life’s Little Disasters Stop with the “Spoon Theory” metaphor. Allow me to choose my own metaphor for my lived experiences as an autistic with other disabilities. In this episode of The Autistic Me, I explain why cycling…