Old 2018 Schedule
Here at Cleo’s Autism Awareness, I plan to write 150K words over 120 posts—as well as through 20-30 posts on other blogs and social media, such as The Mighty and Twitter—which will amount to 15% of my 2018 New Year’s Resolution to write 1 million words.
Update 5-16-18: I think I might be in autistic burnout, and I’m like a betta fish trying to gasp for air with my second lung chamber; this was my old schedule, but I’m trying to revise it before June to balance my writing projects more…
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I Have Big Plans 🖤 That Often Change
No more of this “you’re not autistic” business from anti-vaxxers… In August,—after our wedding and honeymoon—I’m getting down and dirty with my research. Then I’m blogging about it. And then, I’m organizing half the contents on this blog into a more polished e-book (see the Table of Contents at the bottom).
…But before that, I’m releasing a YouTube video of myself reading “Do Not Mourn for Us” with a visual sketchbook accompaniment…
tl;dr ver., I’m ready to rip carpet off the floor.
August 💙 Vaccinations Awareness (Updates Daily)
- 8/1: The Craze for an Explanation (Vaccinations, Pt. 1);
- 8/2: The Debunking (Vaccinations, Pt. 2);
- 8/3: The Craze for the Cure (Vaccinations, Pt. 3);
- 8/4: Self-Advocacy (Neurodiversity, Pt. 1);
- 8/5: Innovation (Neurodiversity, Pt. 2);
- 8/6: Giftedness (Neurodiversity, Pt. 3);
- 8/7: Misdiagnosis (Diagnosis, Pt. 1);
- 8/8: Co-morbids (Diagnosis, Pt. 2);
- 8/9: Relief (Diagnosis, Pt. 3);
- 8/10: Social Anxiety (Co-morbids, Pt. 1);
- 8/11: Depression (Co-morbids, Pt. 2);
- 8/12: Hot and Cold, Right and “Wrong” (Co-morbids, Pt. 3);
- 8/13: Silence (Invisibility, Pt. 1);
- 8/14: Safety (Invisibility, Pt. 2);
- 8/15: Bullying (Invisibility, Pt. 3);
- 8/16: Normalization (Maltreatment, Pt. 1);
- 8/17: “You Aren’t Autistic” (Maltreatment, Pt. 2);
- 8/18: Anger (Maltreatment, Pt. 3);
- 8/19: Cognitive Therapy (Treatment, Pt. 1);
- 8/20: Special Education (Treatment, Pt. 2);
- 8/21: Books (Treatment, Pt. 3);
- 8/22: Anti-depressants (Medicine, Pt. 1);
- 8/23: Old Wives’ Tales (Medicine, Pt. 2);
- 8/24: 2018 Trials (Medicine, Pt. 3);
- 8/25: Autistic Parents (My Ethical Journey, Pt. 1);
- 8/26: Preferences (LFW, Pt. 1);
- 8/27: Mealtime, Pt. 3;
- 8/28: OTCs, Pt. 1;
- 8/29: Genetics, Pt. 1;
- 8/30: Meditation (Further Research is Needed, Pt. 1);
September 💜 Suicide Prevention (Sun/Tues)
- 9/2: Do Not Mourn for Us, Pt. 1;
- 9/4: Do Not Mourn for Us, Pt. 2;
- 9/9: Do Not Mourn for Us, Pt. 3;
- 9/10: World Suicide Prevention Day;
- 9/11: In Memory;
- 9/16: Stims, Pt. 2;
- 9/18: Under Public School’s Radar, Pt. 1;
- 9/23: 100th Post! (Synesthesia, Pt. 1);
- 9/25: Emotions, Pt. 1;
- 9/30: Emotions, Pt. 2;
October 🧡 The Masquerade (Sun/Tues)
- 10/2: Emotions, Pt. 3;
- 10/7: Under Public School’s Radar, Pt. 2;
- 10/9: Women with Autism, Pt. 1;
- 10/14: OTCs, Pt. 2;
- 10/16: LFW, Pt. 2;
- 10/21: Tree Bark (Patterns, Pt. 1);
- 10/23: Oil Slick (Patterns, Pt. 2);
- 10/28: 10 Best Gifts from Childhood (Synesthesia, Pt. 2);
- 10/30: Sequins are the Original Atoms from the Big Bang (Stims, Pt. 3);
November 💛 Career Development (Sun/Tues)
- 11/4: Women with Autism, Pt. 2;
- 11/6: Textured Paper (Patterns, Pt. 3);
- 11/11: Numbers (Pattern Recognition, Pt. 1);
- 11/13: Data (Pattern Recognition, Pt. 2);
- 11/18: Human Smell;
- 11/20: Humidifier Recipes, Pt. 3;
- 11/25: The Day I Went to Best Buy on Black Friday;
- 11/27: 10 Best Books from Childhood;
December 💝 Human Rights (Sun/Tues)
- 12/2: Subminimum Wage (LFW, Pt. 3);
- 12/4: Synesthesia, Pt. 3;
- 12/9: Clouds (Pattern Recognition, Pt. 3);
- 12/11: Bath Bombs (Bathtime, Pt. 3);
- 12/16: Women with Autism, Pt. 3;
- 12/18: Under Public School’s Radar, Pt. 3;
- 12/23: Making Rows (Weird, Pt. 3);
- 12/25: Further Research is Needed, Pt. 3;
- 12/30: OTCs, Pt. 3.
Table of Contents
The following is a pending table of contents for an e-book, a 2019 project after completing this year’s blog. Note some posts aren’t incorporated into the 2018 agenda; so these are prime topics to explore for The Mighty, Twitter discussions, or static pages.
Intro—Why an Autism Awareness Blog slash e-Book?
Ch. I—Through Hospital Corridors
Another Adulthood Diagnosis of Autism in a Woman
- Diagnosis: Part I; Part II; & Part III
- Under Public School’s Radar: Part I; Part II; & Part III
- Women with Autism: Part I; Part II; & Part III
Co-morbid Blossoms from Autistic Roots
- Invisibility: Part I; Part II; & Part III
- Co-morbids: Part I; Part II; & Part III
- Maltreatment: Part I; Part II; & Part III
Meet Medicine, My Assistant
- Treatment: Part I; Part II; & Part III
- Medications: Part I; Part II; & Part III
- OTCs: Part I; Part II; & Part III
Ch. II—Defining Autism
Because Science
- Vaccinations: Part I; Part II; & Part III;
- Genetics: Part I; not on blog: Part II; & Part III;
- Further Research is Needed: Part I; Part II; & Part III;
Vocabulary (not on blog)
- The prefix “au”: Part I; Part II; & Part III;
- “Autism”: Part I; Part II; & Part III;
- Asperger’s Syndrome: Part I; Part II; & Part III;
Personal Anecdotes (not on blog)
- “But it’s high-function autism, right?”
- “You don’t seem autistic to me…”
- “You have Asperger’s Syndrome—not autism.”
Ch. III—A Therapeutic Home
Rituals
- Cinnamon: Part I; Part II; & Part III
- Stims: Part I; Part II; & Part III
- Journaling: Part I; Part II; & Part III
- Bath Time: Part I; Part II; & Part III
- Humidifier: Part I; Part II; & Part III
- Jewelry: Part I; Part II; & Part III
- Aquariums: Part I; not on blog: Part II; & Part III
- Cats: Part I; not on blog: Part II; & Part III
- Birds: not on blog: Part I; Part II; & Part III
Ch. IV—Disability or Differability?
- Technology: Part I; Part II; not on blog: Part III
- Video Games: Part I; Part II; Part III
- Nature: Part I; not on blog: Part II; Part III
Creativity
- Numbers: Part I; Part II; & Part III
- Social Skills: Part I; not on blog: Part II; & Part III
- Writing My Voice: Part I; Part II; & Part III
Sensory Sensitivity
- Pattern Recognition: Part I; Part II; & Part III
- My Good Olfactory: Part I; Part II; & Part III
- Synesthesia: Part I; Part II; & Part III
Ch. V—Finding a Place on Our Little Blue Dot
- Near-Death Experience: Part I; Part II; & Part III
- My Spiritual Journey: Part I; not on blog: Part II; & Part III
- My Ethical Journey: Part I; not on blog: Part II; & Part III
- The Story of How I Hid in a Closet: Part I; Part II; & Part III
- Online Love: Part I; Part II; & Part III
- VR: Part I; Part II; & Part III
Autism Communities
- For Autistic People: ASAN; Wrong Planet; & Actually Autistic
- For Autistic Families: The Mighty; Child-Autism-Parent-Cafe; & the Autism Society
- Criticisms: Autism Speaks; Anti-Vaxxers; & Special Education
Ch. VI—Building the Best Autistic Life
Equality
- Maltreatment: Part I; Part II; & Part III
- Neurodiversity: Part I; Part II; & Part III
- LFW: Part I; Part II; & Part III
Acceptance
- Do Not Mourn for Us: Part I; Part II; & Part III
- Because Science: Part I; Part II; & Part III
- Weird: Part I; Part II; & Part III
Happiness
- Emotions: Part I; Part II; & Part III
- Patterns: Part I; Part II; & Part III
- Mealtime: Part I; Part II; & Part III
Ch. VII—Further Reading
- suggested books for learning more about autism
- suggested books for learning more about special interests
- suggested blogs for looking through the autistic lens