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diff --git a/content/entry/coming-out-as-autistic.md b/content/entry/coming-out-as-autistic.md index 659d303..77d344b 100644 --- a/content/entry/coming-out-as-autistic.md +++ b/content/entry/coming-out-as-autistic.md @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ So I entered the auditorium, sat down, and shielded my ears with my hands the en On many occasions when I found myself sitting in someone else's car, I had to ask them to lower the volume on the radio because I couldn't handle it. I didn't like being the uncool guy, but I couldn't help it. If I didn't ask them to lower it, I would've been so overwhelmed by the time we arrived that I couldn't function socially. -I went to exactly one homecoming, prom, and football game because I had a girlfriend who insisted on it. Otherwise I never would've went. Homecoming, prom, and the football game were overwhelmingly loud. I suffered a lot on the inside, but I pretended to enjoy it for the sake of fitting in. I couldn't imagine how others found watching football interesting. I wanted to do calculus or code instead. +I went to exactly one homecoming, prom, and football game because I had a girlfriend who insisted on it. Otherwise I never would've gone. Homecoming, prom, and the football game were overwhelmingly loud. I suffered a lot on the inside, but I pretended to enjoy it for the sake of fitting in. I couldn't imagine how others found watching football interesting. I wanted to do calculus or code instead. Children have always made me anxious because they scream unpredictably in high-pitched voices. Lower-pitched sounds are less overwhelming. If I know a loud noise is coming, it bothers me less. Loud noises are jarring if I don't expect them. If I socialize a lot in a day, I have a lower tolerance for noise and lights. diff --git a/content/entry/organization-let-grow.md b/content/entry/organization-let-grow.md index ac30839..a2901ff 100644 --- a/content/entry/organization-let-grow.md +++ b/content/entry/organization-let-grow.md @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ As time went on and I grew up, I realized more and more that those childhood exp Children are more resilient than they get credit for. They're not nearly as fragile as modern parents make them out to be. They don't need constant supervision. But it's not just the parents' faults. Through my experience working with children, I was pressured to coddle the children, to not let them do anything remotely risky. It wasn't good for me and it wasn't good for them. Instead of allowing children to work out conflicts on their own, I was expected to constantly interfere, under the threat of losing my job. They never learned conflict resolution and I was always exhausted. -This is all in stark contrast to how our grandparents were raised. They weren't babied. They were allowed to be free and independent and have real childhoods without child protective services being called. In the span of a few decades, we've went from allowing children to play freely to coddling them to the point that they learn none of the skills they need to be functional adults. +This is all in stark contrast to how our grandparents were raised. They weren't babied. They were allowed to be free and independent and have real childhoods without child protective services being called. In the span of a few decades, we've gone from allowing children to play freely to coddling them to the point that they learn none of the skills they need to be functional adults. # Let Grow A while back, I found an organization that's working to fight against these absolutely stupid trends robbing children and parents of the lives they deserve. It's called [Let Grow](https://letgrow.org). They have a lot of good information on their website, such as [recommended books](https://letgrow.org/books/) on the subject, [research](https://letgrow.org/facts-research/), advocacy to change the laws surrounding [child abuse and neglect](https://letgrow.org/legislative-toolkit/), and [educational resources for schools and communities](https://letgrow.org/program/educators/). diff --git a/content/entry/will-you-support-my-work.md b/content/entry/will-you-support-my-work.md index 61ad0c9..115b51b 100644 --- a/content/entry/will-you-support-my-work.md +++ b/content/entry/will-you-support-my-work.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "Will You Support My Work?" date: 2023-09-28T00:00:00 draft: false --- -Thanks to all of you who read my journal. Over the past three years, I've went through multiple iterations of its design, settling on a first-of-its-kind Gemini-supporting [Hugo theme](https://git.nicholasjohnson.ch/hugo-theme-journal "Hugo Theme Journal") I built from the ground up. As for the journal itself, I've averaged about one entry every five days, discussing a wide variety of topics and I have no plans on stopping. I've also made several contributions to the libre software community. +Thanks to all of you who read my journal. Over the past three years, I've gone through multiple iterations of its design, settling on a first-of-its-kind Gemini-supporting [Hugo theme](https://git.nicholasjohnson.ch/hugo-theme-journal "Hugo Theme Journal") I built from the ground up. As for the journal itself, I've averaged about one entry every five days, discussing a wide variety of topics and I have no plans on stopping. I've also made several contributions to the libre software community. All the public work I've done so far except for [this LibrePlanet talk](/2022/04/08/taking-back-the-web-with-haketilo/ "Taking Back The Web With Haketilo") has gone unpaid, which I'm fine with since there was never any expectation of payment. I'm content to make my journal and software available at no cost forever and always. |