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Blogs
Trying something new
Out-of-Sync Woman is doing new tasks for her job but she is struggling with not being perfect the first time. In this blog, she writes about learning to be okay with making mistakes and learning new things.
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Cars Are Not the Enemy
The last couple years, Miriam has heard a large amount of anti-car rhetoric in the news, during town halls, and in everyday conversation. They give their perspective on why it's simplistic to blame cars for many problems. They also share their experiences with public transportation.
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Keeping Fit (and Relaxed!)
During this summer, Sarah joined a gym. Sarah feels more confident and healthier when she goes to the gym. She thinks it's important to take time off from the gym for a "cheat day" so she can relax with family too.
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New Job Heebie Jeebies
Out-of-Sync Woman has conflicting feelings about her new job. She is both excited and nervous about having more work hours, increased responsibilities, and doing a good enough job.
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Having a Pet
Sarah writes about the positive impact of having a pet cat in her life. She explains how the cat has helped her feel less lonely and more connected to others.
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The Balancing Act of Advocacy
One of Rachel's many roles is as an autistic self-advocate. She describes her reactions to a proposed resource page for an website that she was asked to review. She relays how this resource page reminds her of problematic language and concepts where progress is needed across the board for many Autism advocacy organizations.
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Sensitivity to Criticism
In this blog, Out-Sync-Woman explains how her learning disabilities, ADHD, and Autism make her especially sensitive to criticism from other people. She describes her reaction to negative feedback.
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Re-evaluating Coping Strategies; How to Ask for Help and Support Others Redux
This blog is about Ziggie's experiences in both receiving support and giving support to others. He writes about needing to learn different ways to communicate with people close to him and how that has helped him feel closer to them.
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Ways Finding Research Studies Could Be Made Easier
Miriam writes about their search for a research study on their undiagnosed health conditions. They go into detail about how difficult the process of looking for a study is for them.
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Attorney Woo and the Burden of Extraordinary
Rachel explains why she enjoys the current Netflix legal drama, especially its realistic portrayal of Autism.
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Social Discomfort Regarding Difficult Times
Out-of-Sync Woman's blog focuses on how much discomfort she masks while engaging in social conventions like memorial services. She writes about the negative effects before, during, and after the event.
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Cord Cutting Conundrum (The Era of Online Subscriptions)
Ziggie writes about how easy it is to end up paying the same price as cable for social media. He explains how all the social media platforms can add up fast and helpful ways to decrease your bill.
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The Administrative Roadblocks to Receiving Medical Care
Miriam writes about their experiences in seeking medical treatment. They talk about all the behind the scenes work that they needed to do before they could get medical services.
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A death close to home blog
Out-of-Sync Woman writes about her feelings about a close friend's adult child's death. She also writes about how uncomfortable and awkward it is not knowing how to appropriately express herself on this occasion.
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Siblings
Sarah shares her experiences being an older sister and how being a sister has helped her grow as a person. She writes about good times with her sister and also the times they had conflict.
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