Archive for the 'research' Category
Financial Aid, How Do I Despise Thee, Let Me Count The Ways
• June 9, 2009 • 3 CommentsPosted in abuse, anxiety, aspies, autism stereoypes, communication, education, Figuring stuff out, listening, research, social justice, stupidity, Writing
Tags: equal opportunity, financial aid, financial woes
Things I Want to Get From a Degree Program
• May 3, 2009 • 8 CommentsPosted in Autistic Spectrum Particulars, communication, education, Figuring stuff out, jobs, listening, professors, research, social justice, special interests, stress
Tags: accounting, auditing, changing majors, human resources, mba, wanting acceptance
I Figured It Out
• April 19, 2009 • 5 CommentsPosted in amused, aspie attributes, aspies, Autistic Spectrum Particulars, church choir, concentration, Figuring stuff out, philosophy, research, special interests
Tags: epiphany, figuring unwritten rules, organizer
Sign of Change
• November 8, 2008 • 8 CommentsPosted in abuse, amused, aspie attributes, autism, bigotry, bullying, communication, Complementary and Alternative Treatments - CAM, concentration, disabilities, discrimination, distress, education, empathy, Figuring stuff out, humor, listening, music, music therapy, music therapy students, philosophy, research, senses, social justice, special interests, stupidity, The Dark Knight, Writing
Tags: Alfie, Belle and Sebastian, change, Clinic, dementia, Devotchka, elder abuse, Elf Power, fork in the road, Franz Ferdinand, frontotemporal dementia, Gomez, growth, Jim Noir, Kula Shaker, Mercury Rev, Neutral Milk Hotel, Of Montreal, Sensory Stimulation, Super Furry Animals, The Apples in Stereo, The Arcade Fire, The Beta Band, The Decemberists, The GO! Team
Stop Being Such A Spineless Git!
• September 21, 2008 • 6 CommentsPosted in anxiety, aspies, autism, autism stereoypes, Autistic Spectrum Particulars, Batman, bullying, children, children with disabilities, communication, concentration, disabilities, discrimination, distress, education, Excessive fury, fear, Figuring stuff out, Guide to being an aspie, just one more painful memory, mood disorders, music, music therapy, music therapy professors, oddness, pain, philosophy, research, senses, stress, stupidity, Writing
Tags: anxiety, aspies, autism, being a copy of a copy, fear of failure, perfection, plato's shadow world
The Dark Knight, Dinosaurs and Aliens, Oh My!
• July 27, 2008 • 10 CommentsPosted in abuse, aspie attributes, aspies, Batman, bigotry, bullying, children, children with disabilities, disabilities, discrimination, Figuring stuff out, fun, humor, pain, philosophy, research, social justice, special events, special interests, stupidity, The Dark Knight, viral marketing
Tags: Batman 1989, Batman for president, batman: The dark Knight, bullying, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, Event Horizon, Heath Ledger, Jurassic Park, no child left behind, Nolans, presidential candidates, proportions, Sam Neill, school safety, school violence, statistics, summer blockbuster
Weighted Vest Update
• July 6, 2008 • 26 CommentsPosted in anxiety, aspies, autism, Autistic Spectrum Particulars, blogs, children with disabilities, Complementary and Alternative Treatments - CAM, concentration, disabilities, Figuring stuff out, Guide to being an aspie, pain, research, senses, sick, stress, weighted vests
Tags: anxiety, celebrex, cost of weighted vests, cramps, heating pads, sensory integration disorder, sensory processing disorder, spds, weighted vests
Reading
• June 15, 2008 • 37 CommentsPosted in aspies, autism, concentration, education, fun, literature, research, social justice, special interests
Tags: banned books, bruce coville, chris crutcher, crappy education, diane duane, ender's shadow, heinlein, ivy ruckman, jerry spinelli, john barnes, leaping to the stars, madeline l"engle, nancy farmer, orson scott card, power of one, return to camerein, robert cormier, stephen king, way past cool, we all fall down
Social Tips for Aspies – From an Aspie
• June 12, 2008 • 24 CommentsPosted in aspie attributes, aspies, autism, Autistic Spectrum Particulars, children with disabilities, communication, concentration, disabilities, education, empathy, Figuring stuff out, Guide to being an aspie, listening, philosophy, research, senses, special interests, Writing
Tags: communication tips, empathy, interaction tips, social interaction tips for aspies, social skills help, socially impaired
Odd One Out 
I Like Mutants
• October 4, 2009 • 3 CommentsPosted in bullying, Figuring stuff out, listening, morbidly amused, oddness, philosophy, research, special interests
Tags: big damn snakes, big snakes, fossils, insulting the author, moderating comments, really damn big snakes, snakes, titanoboa cerrejonensis