The weather is absurd

The weather is truly absurd,

Can't decide. That's the Word!

Snow flurries on Saturday

Spring equinox the next day. 

Two days later, summer hot 

80 F? seriously, what have we got?

Now its pouring rain again

The weather is going insane

Empathy is a muscle that grows stronger with use

Towards a more Humane Society. Contemplation, one line a day. This month Empathy

 

This time last year

 This time last year, I was holding up the Tower of Pisa. LOL. 

Italian Vacation during spring break

Do you know that PhD students don't get spring break like the undergrads. We sure could use that break for sure. Its been a crazy semester. 

I was holding up the Tower of Pisa

With a tilt and a twist, like Galileo's wrist

Galileo throwing objects from the top

Law of falling bodies nonstop. 

Hyperpolarized Neurons on Strike

Working on my friday neuroscience presentation which is draining all my learning neurons. 

My neurons in a state of overloaded hyperpolarization.
Off on unplanned mental vacation.

Won't depolarize, they're stuck in their ways.
Action potential needed anon.

Neurons need to call off strike. 

Empathy is the key to unlocking the door to someone's heart

Towards a more Humane Society. Contemplation, one line a day. This month Empathy

 

1:36 is the new ratio

The CDC just announced that the new dx ratio is 1:36 [Read article]

To give you perspective, back when I was dx in childhood it was around 1:151, when I started undergrad it had come to 1:88. Just during my undergrad, the numbers progressed from 1:64 to 1:54 and by the end of my undergrad, it was 1:44.

And

• (But of course). Autism is reported to occur in all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups. [Read article]
• About 1:6 (17%) children aged 3–17 years were diagnosed with a Dev Disability (autism, AHHD, blindness & CP) [Read summary]
• ASD is more than 4 times more common among boys than among girls. [Read article]

The new ratio simply can't be just due to increased dx capabilities or awareness or more adults being dx. What else is going on? We need to be investigating this. 

From https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/data.html
 

Requesting Accommodations

At the Frist Center for Autism & Innovation and Mentra webinar. 

Below are my responses to two questions

What are the most important accommodations to ask for during your time as a student?

Is there a best practice for navigating disability services within institutions, that can often make it hard for neurodivergent people?

Recording  at https://youtu.be/Atq3jYLokDw