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.…
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Yesterday, I defended my doctoral dissertation and paid the last $120 in fees to the University of Minnesota. For the cost of tuition, they really should include the dissertation filing, even though the money is technically paid to a private publisher. Here is a portion of the “ETD” report you…
I attended a regional academic conference on Friday and had planned to attend Saturday, but one full day left me completely exhausted. I presented on autism and writing courses, in particular how we might better accommodate the needs of students with ASDs in our classrooms. I presented during the last…