It’s best not to think about the pain. They won’t know it’s pain yet. Just a sharp rhythmic tick tick tick lighting up the dull everything, the sense growing with each pass. We come together like that. Stitch by stitch, awareness grows. You dip the thread into the water. Your pasted on smile can’t lickContinue reading “Project #5”
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Feeding Yourself
Feeding yourself is hard, especially if you struggle with food sensitivities, dietary restrictions, food trauma, or ARFID. Many people grow up having a complicated and often traumatic relationship with food. I’m going to put together a list of resources where I log things that I am finding helpful in my journey to feed myself. AtContinue reading “Feeding Yourself”
Love is a Choice
This is a letter I wrote to a friend in 2022. I have long thought of publishing it, I just took a years to remember to ask for permission and then finally do so. It’s been so long, in fact, that my friend is now married! My views on love have evolved somewhat since then,Continue reading “Love is a Choice”
Navigating Disability: Models, Support, and Accommodations for Inclusive Education
Written for educators in 2021, this document explores disability in relation to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), presents two models of disability, and discusses support needs, accommodations, and modifications for youth. It emphasizes the importance of considering intersectionality, historical oppression, and the need for tailored accommodations. Various examples of accommodations for different disabilities are also provided.
What is Autism? – 2017 Resource
(Edited September 20, 2024) In October 2017 I visited a Difficult Conversations class taught by Dr. Erin Watley at McDaniel College. I put together this resource for the students to learn what autism was, because I had asked them and they didn’t seem to know. Then, when we had our conversation, I discovered that thisContinue reading “What is Autism? – 2017 Resource”
Duck Tape
In 2017, Dr. Carolivia Herron read a dialogue we had written about an event seven years past. In it, we discuss bullying and how we as people respond to harm. Backstory When I was in 13, I was a student in a home school class that Dr. Carolivia Herron taught. I was 13 years oldContinue reading “Duck Tape”
Body Talks
Disclaimer: The topic I am writing on is one I am still learning. I am sharing my journey as I walk it. I sincerely hope that you find some value in this. As I grew up, I learned that there were things outside of my control, and that how I felt was one of them.Continue reading “Body Talks”
Partner Presentation
Here is my team-building activity. I like to do it whenever I will be working with someone new. Everybody figures out the following about themselves: How do you communicate? What are three strengths of yours? What are two areas you could be supported with? When you get overwhelmed, how can your teammates tell? How canContinue reading “Partner Presentation”
Ideal Autistic Vacation
No work today. Today’s my Vacation Day. I’m not taking time off work for this. I still work Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays. We work when works for us. And once a month, I take one of my Saturdays off and teleport somewhere for the day. It’s just a day trip, really. Felicia likes to takeContinue reading “Ideal Autistic Vacation”
The Pain I don’t Hear
The doctors trips began early. “Where does it hurt and how?” “Here, here, and here,” I would say. I got sick regularly and often. I knew what a fever felt like, and I remember going multiple times a school day to the nurses office. The aches and pains and chills in my bones were always.Continue reading “The Pain I don’t Hear”
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