#ActuallyAutistic parent and retired tech worker. Equity literate education, respectfully connected parenting, passion-based learning, indie ed-tech, neurodiversity, social model of disability, design for real life, inclusion, open web, open source. he/they
And if having these different viewpoints within my study was important, understanding the perspectives and experiences of autistic children and adults in particular was essential. Time and again I found that issues aired say, by teachers, would be completely reframed when the autistic adults discussed the same points.
Here’s a screenshot of my thinking space, the Markdown editor Ulysses. I’m currently working on a piece about our “generation ship” house and NATiVE’s part in making it: “Our Generation Ship: Electrify all the things, Automate all the things, Backup all the things”
Screenshot of Ulysses showing my library, sheets in my inbox, the current sheet, and the dashboard.
You can see other pieces I’m currently working on in that screenshot: “Accommodations in Neurodiverse Relationships”, “The Mass Transformation of Other People’s Risk Into Profit”, “Samefooding the Apocalypse”, “Crip Wisdom in the Age of Coronavirus”. Whatever’s on my mind ends up in Ulysses. Some of those thoughts are iterated into blog posts that I publish to my WordPress blogs directly from Ulysses.
Start building an anti-library of your interests. My ebook collection is pretty vast and full of highlights. I use Readwise to collect and surface those highlights. A commonplace book of quotes is a useful tool for knowledge, and ReadWise helps you mine, master, and create serendipity from your commonplace book.
ReadWise showing quotes from "A Dance With Dragons" and "Digital Sociologies"
ReadWise widgets showing quotes from "Loud Hands" and "Inclusive Education for Autistic Children"
The images of Jupiter’s jet streams coming back from Juno look like paintings.
Meanwhile, the video of Perseverance’s descent onto Mars is exhilarating in its carefully calculated high-G deceleration culminating in a gentle touchdown and an explosive cheer.
When you don’t respect representation and NAUWU, you risk putting on a minstrel show.
“Fuckity fuck why don’t you watch my film before you judge it?” Sia tweeted in November, when outrage about the movie’s casting started to percolate. Well, I have watched the film, I am judging it, and it’s awful.
all connected with hyperlinks and intrinsic addressability.
I’ve been immersed in the James Baldwin work for awhile, so, he’s at the forefront of my mind. He deserves flowers every day.
—Meshell Ndegeocello
I was immersed in Baldwin and Ndegeocello together in the 1990s. Plantation Lullabies and The Fire Next Time. This Tiny Desk is sparkling soul sustenance.
The President is committed to ensuring we have the most ethically rigorous administration in history.
