A Surviving Facts Blog I wrote my blog, “White People Don’t Get It,” after a sleepless night of wrestling with the current state of our country. I’m writing again because our country continues to be in an ugly, biased and violent place. Since writing the previous blog, I’ve seen Brown immigrants tortured, imprisoned and murdered—ContinueContinue reading “White person, disgusted”
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World Domination: A July 4 Message
Starting over at 60 blog A few months ago, I received an award badge from my blog platform. It was called “world domination” and represented the achievement of people from 150 countries reading my blog. “Really?,” I thought. It’s true. People from 150 countries have read my blog. Thousands of people read every blog IContinueContinue reading “World Domination: A July 4 Message”
Join me in getting the word out about my important new book
My book is steadily progressing to final release in December 2026/January 2027. As we near this momentous occasion, we are announcing a pre-order opportunity. During this time, you can reserve a copy not just for yourself but also for a friend or for a donation to your selected local library. When I was as 60,ContinueContinue reading “Join me in getting the word out about my important new book”
It’s a Big, Bad World, Part 3 of Helping Autistic Girls Become Women
A Raising Autism Blog I’m an optimist by nature, at least most of the time. I have believed fervently that every problem can be solved. I base this belief on the assumption that support resources of any kind— therapeutic models, analysis, occupational assistance, studies, research— are available to provide encouragement, problem-solving and renewal. With myContinueContinue reading “It’s a Big, Bad World, Part 3 of Helping Autistic Girls Become Women”
White men woes
A Surviving Facts Blog Guess what, white men? Your anti-diversity policies are backfiring. Since Trump’s attack on diversity, equity and inclusion, fewer white men are getting into and going to college. In fact, elite private universities such as Brown University, Georgetown and others are reporting sharp declines in white male enrollment, the lowest they haveContinueContinue reading “White men woes”
Neurodivergence in the workplace
Raising Autism I have raised two daughters with special needs. By “special needs” I don’t mean physical limitations- though that can be an issue. I do mean neurodivergence. Both of my girls are on the spectrum and one has severe ADHD. Let’s be clear: these diagnoses create “special needs.” They were never able to participateContinueContinue reading “Neurodivergence in the workplace”