Chicago Med – A Smart and Diverse Drama
Check out what Ziggie thinks about Chicago Med, a medical drama. He shares his views on increasing diversity and realism in the way these characters are portrayed in the show.
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Welcome to our new blogger, Rachel
Welcome to our new blogger, Rachel! ASDNext is excited to include her insights as a young woman on the Autism Spectrum. In her introductory blog, Rachel writes about her life's successes and challenges, and shares that talking about her experiences as a self-advocate and her vision for the way she thinks things could improve, is a main goal for her as a blogger.
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Weighing options of being a parent
In this blog, Out-Of-Sync Woman discusses her frustrations regarding lack of resources and support when deliberating on having a baby and her final conclusions
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What is a Mental Health Advance Directive? A Brief Overview.
In this blog for May, Ziggie explains what a Mental Health Advance Directive is and why it's helpful to prepare this document ahead of time. He also writes about his own experience crafting this document for himself.
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A Beastly Change
Sarah is inspired by Belle from the movie Beauty and the Beast as she embraces celebrating diversity and change.
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A Puzzling World with Infinite Possibilities
In this blog, Khylil talks about his journey to more independence and growth from childhood until adulthood.
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Tall Tales
Sarah talks about how people's opinions of autism are formed by TV shows and other media as well as what autism means to her
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Burnout: My Story – What Is It and How To Move Forward After
Ziggie discusses burnout - what is it, his experience with it, and how he was able to gain back control in his life after experiencing burnout
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Questions Regarding Ableism
Out of Sync Woman discusses how ableism and her autism diagnosis have impacted her life
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Remote Work is Necessary
Miriam discusses the pros and cons of remote work as the transition back to in-person work continues
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Masks; More Than Just A Pandemic Safety Measure
Ziggie talks about the benefits of wearing masks in his day to day life
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The European Melting Pot
Sarah talks about getting into touch with her roots after doing some ancestry research
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The Golden Girls: Aging Gracefully with Laughter
Ziggie talks about how the show, The Golden Girls, impacted him as he grew up and why he enjoyed it
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Rough Start to a New Year
Miriam talks about the rough start of their year and what was in and out of their control
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Smart Enough
Out of Sync Woman discusses how society's emphasis on being "smart" can be challenging
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