Opinion Column: The Person Inside

My very first task on the staff of The Daily Californian was as Opinion Columnist. 

My weekly column "The Person Inside" (total of 10 articles) was published on Thursdays both in Print and Online and spoke of my lived experiences with Autism. 

A full list of the articles in this series is below.

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0. Introducing the Daily Cal Opinion Columnists

In this introductory video, the other opinion columnists and I explain what our columns are about. My introduction starts at 3:19

Introducing the Daily Cal Opinion Columnists

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=10155341898910886

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1. Communication Conundrum

https://www.dailycal.org/2018/02/15/communication-conundrum/

I speak on the importance of communication and presuming competence

2. NonVerbal and College Bound

https://www.dailycal.org/2018/02/22/nonverbal-and-college-bound/

I ask what does it take for a non-speaking autistic like me to access higher education. 

3. Sensory Walkabout. 

https://www.dailycal.org/2018/03/01/sensory-walkabout/

I write about the way many of us autistics experience our environment in quite a different and quite an 'extra-ordinary' way.  

4. The Women in My Life

https://www.dailycal.org/2018/03/08/women-in-life/

A tribute to the women in my life who gave that extra helping hand. 

5. First Transitions

https://www.dailycal.org/2018/03/15/first-transitions/

I explain the rigidity and difficulty with transitions that can be characteristics of autism

6. Stephen Hawking: Inspiration and Aspiration

https://www.dailycal.org/2018/03/22/stephen-hawking-inspiration/

Along with the world, I mourned the passing of Dr. Stephen Hawking. A tribute and how he influenced my life. 

7. The Access Ramp to Volunteering

https://www.dailycal.org/2018/04/05/access-ramp-volunteering/

Lives whether abled or (dis)abled have to be worth living. The importance of volunteering vs just being the recipient of volunteering. 

8. Compulsion Complexity

https://www.dailycal.org/2018/04/12/compulsion-complexity/

I explain the phenomenon of obsessive-compulsive and repetitive behaviors that can often accompany autism. 

9. O Body, Where Art Thou?

https://www.dailycal.org/2018/04/19/o-body-where-art-thou/

The lack of Body Awareness is a little known phenomenon in autism. I attempt to explain the neuroscience. 

10. The Faces of Autism

https://www.dailycal.org/2018/04/26/the-faces-of-autism/

If you meet one person with autism, you have met just one person with autism. The same diagnosis can have a thousand faces.