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@autmike

I'm a curious person. Former product developer, child-care giver, and additive manufacturer. I'm now a lab scientist and volunteer for MNeurodivergent. #ActuallyAutistic, he/him.

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I'll be at the Hmong Resource Fair on Sept. 27 come out and say hi: www.heart-mn.org

20.09.2025 21:59 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Minnesota Autism Conference – AuSM

The MN Autism Conference starts tomorrow with a foundational workshop. I'll be on a panel on Friday. Hope to see you there: ausm.org/events/minne...

16.04.2025 00:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like | Carole Cadwalladr | TED
This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like | Carole Cadwalladr | TED YouTube video by TED

Please watch this TED Talk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZOo...

12.04.2025 13:12 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Why autism portrayal is one-dimensionalβ€”and how to change it | ChloΓ© Hayden | TEDxSydney Youth
Why autism portrayal is one-dimensionalβ€”and how to change it | ChloΓ© Hayden | TEDxSydney Youth YouTube video by TEDx Talks

I can relate...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKUD...

10.04.2025 00:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In 2002, my then 5 year old child asked if we (the USA) were the good guys or the bad guys. I told him I didn't know.

07.04.2025 17:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Neurotypical man wows world by speaking continuously about special interest for 25 hours Headline by Jon Halling A man has been hailed as a β€œhero” after spending 25 straight hours infodumping about his special interest, despite the disadvantage of his neurotypicalism. Senator Cory Booker,...

Autistic man, Dexter Livingstone, 38, commented: β€œ25 hours? Is that it? I did 36 hours on the Battle of Stalingrad last week and no one put me on the news.”

(Special thanks to @jonhalling.bsky.social for the headline)

02.04.2025 10:58 πŸ‘ 477 πŸ” 95 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 7
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#DonorForLife

01.04.2025 20:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

IIRC, you had over 3000 subscribers to your Windowseat listserv. And when my child was run over by a bus, I think you were the first person from the SF community to reach out to me and that meant a lot to me. As Kara said, you have no idea how seemingly small things have huge ripple effects.

08.02.2025 17:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0