Lauren Ihrke
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Big News: My Writing Grant & What’s Next
My autism blog series has come to an end (at least, for now), and for this week’s post, I’ve got some exciting news to share on the writing front! If you’re a longtime reader of my blog, you might remember… Continue reading
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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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