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An autistic fellow from the heart of WNY trying to make sense of the world through experience and thought - Champion of the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower 🌻
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#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge Day 3 "Do you miss the sadness when it's gone?" In spot 13 we have The River which opens Step 2! www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7lE...

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#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge Day 2 Going back to her first extended play (EP) we have Running with the Wolves, my 14th favorite song of hers. www.youtube.com/watch?v=06ht...

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There is no such thing as “disability-friendly” without disabled people in the room making the decisions.

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#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge Day 1 I have to go with an artist that's been ever present since I discovered her in 2022 - Aurora! I have a ranking of my favorite songs of hers. Starting with spot 15 we have a song from Step 2 - Apple Tree! youtu.be/AvPzwKQKZTc?...

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Hey. NYers. Do me a favor and support the following assembly bills: NY A05464 aka the Freedom to Read Act, which will protect libraries & librarians & NY A05416 aka the Books Save Lives Act, which will require school libraries to maintain a collection of diverse books here's how🧵

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I honestly wonder - if the federal government is so focused on cutting costs, why don't they move from proprietary software to free, open source software? Just imagine the number of Windows licenses they have to have...

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McMahon is unqualified to be Secretary of Education. She doesn’t understand key education laws like IDEA & the Every Student Succeeds Act — critical for protecting disabled students' rights. Call your Senators & tell them to vote NO on 3/3!

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Tuesday blog post, where I talk about person-centered education: open.substack.com/pub/theautis...

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We’re through one month of the year… how many books have you read thus far? And what is your favorite read so far this year?

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Sunday post, where I post a poem that I wrote while waiting for my bimonthly bowling league. It's very important that you read it: open.substack.com/pub/theautis...

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Thursday post, where I give my thoughts of Valeria Eden's newest poetry collection after doing an ARC read: open.substack.com/pub/theautis...

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Wednesday post, where I talk about romance and what I would desire in a long term relationship (there is a surprise in the footnotes!): open.substack.com/pub/theautis...

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Saturday blog post, where I talk briefly about how my efforts of pushing the Sunflower out throughout WNY has paid off: theautisticmuse.substack.com/p/sunflowers...

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Somehow I had the thought of having poutine cross my mind. Too bad the Hertel Avenue Poutine place has been gone for over a year at this point - would've loved it to remain in business, so I could satisfy that thought.

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#WritingPrompt Write a piece that starts with: "Welcome to"

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Tuesday blog post, where I do a high level overview of my beliefs on certain key issues plaguing politics: theautisticmuse.substack.com/p/my-politic...

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Saturday blog post, where I give a life update and what I'd like to do in 2025... open.substack.com/pub/theautis...

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So last year the Autistic Muse gave as a little Christmas gift the Sound Empress (which is still not fully up yet - got to fix that at some point!). This year, I’d like to do a little Q&A. Ask me any question and I will answer it in a post that’ll go up on the Muse on Christmas Day.

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Autism is a difference in brain wiring, not a character flaw.

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Two Autistic Muse posts in one week? Crazy, I know. This one commemorates my mother: open.substack.com/pub/theautis...

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A new post is up on the Autistic Muse! I talk about the best and worst aspect of my autism: open.substack.com/pub/theautis...

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Hello! Been mostly lurking here a bit but figure I should introduce myself. I'm Dylan, an autistic person hailing from the heart of Western New York. I run the Autistic Muse, a blog that explores a bit about what's going through my mind at any given time, and my lived experiences.

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