You always come across interesting artwork at Albany Bulb.
and of course the seagull perched on the rock.
Cherry Picking
4+ lbs of ripe juicy cherries to eat over next few days
Cherry picking this morning with buddy Siddhu.
Autism and Empathy
As I was doing the Literature Review for my Haas Scholars Research, I came upon this research paper from Oxford University.
https://journals.sagepub.com/
I'm being quoted in this paper. OMG. totally Unexpected and too cool.
Remembering George Floyd
Excerpts from Campus Mail.
Eight minutes and 46 seconds are etched in our minds forever. That is how long former and convicted police officer Derek Chauvin pushed his knee into George Floyd’s neck, suffocating and murdering him in public one year ago today. His death also symbolically represents the centuries of dehumanization of Black bodies across our nation beginning with the trans-Atlantic slave trade in 1619. The list of names of all the Black individuals who have lost their lives at the hands of police violence, transphobia, and belief systems that reinforce false notions of white supremacy are too many to name.
Black Lives Statistics
Did you know:
Black people are three times more likely than white people to be killed during a police encounter (Harvard School of Public Health June 2020);
Black drivers are more likely to be stopped by the police and three times more likely to be searched in comparison to white drivers;
Black people are four times more likely to experience the use of force during encounters with the police;
Once convicted of a crime, Black individuals receive longer and harsher sentences for the same offenses compared to white individuals.
Haas Scholar Orientation
Day 1: Introduction & Icebreakers / Interdisciplinary Exchanges
Day 1: Virtual Escape Room Activity
Day 2: Interdisiplinary Brainstorming
Session with Bob Haas
Mentions
Got a mention in the comments in an article around Elon Musk.......
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/elon-musk-autism-aspergers-b1847069.html
Raghavan Thatha online
Came across a pic of my Raghavan Thatha (grandpa) online, in his heyday working for the UN in the pacific. There are more links of stuff he's done. Too cool.
SpectrumAtCal Spring 2021 Towards Belonging
These have to be the coolest T-Shirts
withe the very important message of "You Belong"
The nifty intertwining butterflies design is by Tory Benson, who is the current board member and incoming VP for Spectrum 21-22
Belonging Week
#WhyIAdvocate
Our Annual 5K Fundraiser
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April 9th - Cross Cultural Panel
Spectrum is hosting a 
Cross-Cultural Panel
as a part of this Spring's Autism Acceptance & Belonging Week!
How is autism represented in different cultures?
What are some highlights and barriers of autism advocacy in different countries?
What could we do to support?
....
We are amazingly honored to welcome panelists who are coming from different cultural backgrounds and doing autism advocacy works at different places of the world! Even more, many of them are actually on the autism spectrum themselves, or parents of autistics.
Event Time: April 9th (Friday), 6-7:30 Pacific Time
Register now to hear about their experiences and international perspectives!!: tinyurl.com/cross-cultural-panel
Cross-Cultural Panel as a part of this Spring's Autism Acceptance & Belonging Week!How is autism represented in different cultures?What are some highlights and barriers of autism advocacy in different countries?What could we do to support?....
We are amazingly honored to welcome panelists who are coming from different cultural backgrounds and doing autism advocacy works at different places of the world! Even more, many of them are actually on the autism spectrum themselves, or parents of autistics.
- Igor Pereira (on the spectrum): lawyer organizing autism movement in Brazil
- Irma Aguilar-Deflin (on the spectrum): advocate from Mexico City
- Dr. Shari D Rosen (parent): founder of the first special education center in Shanghai
Event Time: April 9th (Friday), 6-7:30 Pacific Time
Register now to hear about their experiences and international perspectives!!: tinyurl.com/cross-cultural-panelFireside Chats
FiresideChat#1
FiresideChat#2
FiresideChat#3 - Autism in the Media
Dont Cant Wont - Masking Camouflaging
Don't Can't Won't - Masking Camouflaging
Autistics engage in Masking
Autistics engage in Camouflaging
Attempts at passing muster, appear more "normal", make eye contact
........Effortful
........All verily exhausting
........ Very very exhausting
Contributors to Autistic Burnout.
Meltdowns and Autistic Burnout
Burnout, Burnout.
BUT, NonSpeaking Autistics
... Don't possibly Mask
... Can't possibly Camouflage
Why it is quite certain that Nonspeakers
....Won't experience Burnout.
ONLY Meltdowns, but NOT Burnout!
They don't, they can't, they won't
Déjà vu
...Don't
...Can't
...Won't
...Not Possible, No agency!!
Sorrowful words oft heard before
Ableist terminology. Disappointing!!
Reality!!
We struggle as all autistics do
Attempts at masking and camouflaging
Sometimes it works, we pass muster
Other times, its a Partial No-Go
maybe even a Total "Oh-No!!"
Masking and Camouflaging
Walk without stares in society
No one likes to be gawked at
Fly under the radar is often the goal.
Fly under the radar is often the goal.
Basic self-safety oft at stake
Sprinkle on apraxia and comorbidities
the result
....variable & unreliable steering controls.
The body, a car with a loose steering wheel
unpredictable in the way it will go.
Effort required multiplied, magnified.
Autistic Burnout
Burnout Burnout Burnout
Burnout Burnout
Burnout
Related Posts
Masking & Camouflaging.
https://uniquelyhari.blogspot.com/2021/09/cm.html
Triple Bind and Masking in Autistic Females
https://uniquelyhari.blogspot.com/2021/04/triple-bind-masking.html
Masking as an evolutionary advantage
https://uniquelyhari.blogspot.com/2020/04/masking-as-evolutionary-advantage.html
CAT-Q measure to measure camouflaging in autistic females.
https://uniquelyhari.blogspot.com/2021/04/cat-q-measure-to-measure-camouflaging.html
Dont Cant Wont - Masking Camouflaging
https://uniquelyhari.blogspot.com/2021/05/dcw.html
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