Podcast Episode 0049; Season 04, Episode 13; November 24, 2020 Daniel Sansing and I discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic encourages colleges and universities to reconsider how we support autistic students in higher education. Is online education an accommodation or does it leave out important life skills? Daniel Sansing, MEd., Literacy and Second Language…
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Podcast 048; Season 4, Episode 12; November 17, 2020 What I’ve Learned about Teaching I’ve learned a lot about teaching over the last 30 years. Like everyone else, I’ve been learning about teaching since my first day as a student. Unfortunately, the lessons suggest that education is broken, and so…
Podcast 047; Season 4, Episode 11; November 10, 2020 Please don’t add chaos to the world. Follow directions. I try to teach my students the value of directions. As parents, my wife and I try to teach the same lesson to our daughters. When you follow directions, fewer things go wrong, there’s less chaos,…
Podcast 046; Season 4, Episode 10; November 3, 2020 This podcast is scheduled for Election Day in the United States, November 3, 2020. Though I have some interesting episodes with guests recorded, I decided this was not the week for episodes on education or general health topics. Instead, the election…
Since August, I’ve lost a bit more than ten pounds. In a pandemic, without going to a gym, without a major change in diet, I am losing weight. We do eat relatively healthy meals. I also ride an exercise bike at least six miles daily. Many days, I ride twice,…
Followers of The Autistic Me blog and podcast send along emails and direct social media messages with topic suggestions and questions. Many of these, I have answered in the past. I try to address private questions when asked, as well. What questions should I be addressing? Which topics are valuable to…
Podcast 045; Season 4, Episode 9; October 27, 2020 Halloween will be spent at home with our daughters. Thanksgiving, too. And Christmas. The holidays join birthdays and anniversaries as events we spend at home. Every year I post to The Autistic Me blog some thoughts on the holidays. I’ve also recorded a couple…
Podcast 044; Season 4, Episode 8; October 20, 2020 We’ve lived in four states. Now, in Central Texas, we’re home. Central California was the fire and brimstone Hell. Minneapolis was the frozen Nordic Hell. Pittsburgh? The drivers are from Hell. Here outside Austin, we’re enjoying good weather… and not driving. No Snow,…
Podcast 043; Season 4, Episode 7; October 13, 2020 Parenthood isn’t easy for anyone. Being foster parents and adoptive parents includes some extra challenges. In this podcast episode, I reflect on our five years as a family. Five Years as Daddy Scott Welcome to The Autistic Me Podcast. I am…
Podcast 042; Season 4, Episode 6; October 6, 2020 Being correct matters a lot to me. When I don’t know something for certain, I look it up in a book or online. Like many autistics, there are topics about which I am passionate, leading me to collect a lot of books.…