The semester has ended. Grades have been recorded. It’s time to take a deep breath and assess how things went. This assessment might seem odd to people who don’t follow The Autistic Me. Teaching tends to be the easiest part of my job. My challenges generally occur outside the classroom.…
Tag: communication
Podcast 0116; Season 7, Episode 9; 25 July 2024 Dez Rock: Tech CEO on the Benefits of ADHD Originally Recorded 13 September 2023 Dez Rock is the CEO of SIEMonster, and a neurodivergent leader. Dez knows that having ADHD has been anything but a detriment to her career – her…
The research for my dissertation indicates many individuals with autism disorders and/or savant abilities view language in terms of patterns and rules. This results in the “stilted” usage, the “little professor” forms of writing and speech. I’m wondering how this also challenges basic assumptions of learning and language. I love…