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Dealing with Autism and Cultural Stigmas
When Sharon daVanport from the Asperger Women Association recently invited me to be a guest on her internet radio show, I was both interested and worried. I worried about talking for an audience and for an entire hour, at that. As it turns out, Sharon made it easy because she’s a great host and fun [...]
Advice from Design Bloggers on Pitching Your Work
Design*Sponge has an excellent post featuring several prominent design bloggers and their advice on how to stand out when pitching your work. I’ve noticed that there are quite a few artists on the spectrum, but this is good advice for anyone! The specifics vary by blogger, but what they all seem to agree on is: [...]
Putting in the Extra Work
As a teacher, I had to write lesson plans every week. You wouldn’t believe how many teachers are still writing their lesson plans in these ancient-looking notebooks that haven’t been modernized since 1952 or so. I must have missed the lecture in teacher ed where they teach you to write a whole lesson into this [...]
Listening to the World Around Me
Most runners, I think, can’t imagine running without music. I’ve heard of people getting to the gym and going back home to get their forgotten ipod. I prefer to skip the ipod and soak in the sounds of the city. Yes, you might find this particularly ironic if you know how sensitive I am to [...]