Practical Tips for Disclosing Your Autism
How to approach the “I’m Autistic” conversation so it goes better, and coping when it doesn’t.
Category: Education
A Tale of Two Phone Calls (and Anxiety)
Phone calls can be quite stressful. When I used to need to make them a lot, I often could not force myself to pick up the phone. Here’s what I learned from that.
Things I Learned In Kindergarten that No Longer Serve Me
Some rules that made sense when you were five don’t make sense in other circumstances or later in life. Here are a few things I choose to leave behind.
Knowing Why I’m Doing Something Leads to Less Complaining
I find it a lot easier to do things when I know why they matter, and then I don’t complain about them (nearly as much).
How to Kill A Growth Mindset
Many schools and teachers try hard to foster in students a growth mindset—the resilience to keep trying—but are we unintentionally undermining our best efforts?
On the Joy of Learning
I hear a lot of questions from parents and professionals on how to motivate autistic children. But motivation itself isn’t the issue.