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Beyond First Impressions: How Hiring Bias Hurts Autistic Workers
Job interviews have always felt like an impossible game to me—one with rules no one bothered to explain, expectations that shifted without warning, and a heavy emphasis on artificial performance over actual ability. Even before I was diagnosed as autistic,… Continue reading
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365 of Irish on Duolingo
I’ll get back to finishing up my autism blog series in the next blog post, but this week, I wanted to focus on another milestone in my life. A week ago, I hit the one-year mark on the Duolingo Irish… Continue reading
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My Top 10 Reads of 2024
In honor of the new year, I’m taking a break from my ongoing series on life with autism to look at what I read in 2024. This past year was a good year for me for books. I aimed to… Continue reading
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What I Really Learned: My Experience with School Avoidance
Earlier this week, I came across the terms “School Avoidance” and “School Refusal” for the first time. These phrases describe behaviors where a child actively avoids or refuses to attend school due to underlying challenges. Learning that this issue is… Continue reading
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Progress, Not Perfection
This week, I pushed myself too far. Stress piled up, and instead of being mindful enough to take a step back, I trudged forward, fixated on making it to the weekend and much-needed time with a good friend. In the… Continue reading
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