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Blog #187: Neurodiversity Business Spotlight: Rising Tide Carwash in Parkland, FL
For the nest installment of my “Neurodiversity Business” spotlight, I cover a business that focuses on taking care of your car’s hygiene....

Jeffrey Snyder
Feb 22, 20222 min read
Blog #186: Neurodiversity Business Spotlight: “Little Otter Flower Farm” in Bedford, VA
Little Otter Flower Farm co-founder, Max Cohn I want to try something a little new for my blogs: every so often, I will profile a...

Jeffrey Snyder
Feb 21, 20223 min read
Blog #185: Reaching Neurodiverse/Disabled Families in Rural Communities
Vineyards in Barossa Valley, Australia If there is one type of community that is at great risk of being denied services for...

Jeffrey Snyder
Feb 19, 20223 min read
2022 Winter Getaway to Sanibel Island, FL
Photos taken from our annual winter getaway to my winter headquarters in Sanibel Island, FL Heading out to Rhode Island TF Green...

Jeffrey Snyder
Feb 18, 20223 min read
Blog #184: “Blackboard Jungle” (1955) and its Representation of an Educational Environme
In 1955, Metro Goldwyn Mayer had gone through some polarizing changes: it had lost money for the first time in its history, it had to...

Jeffrey Snyder
Feb 17, 20223 min read
Blog #182: What “Becket” (1964) Teaches Us About Denial and Accepting Who We Are as Neur
If there is a movie out there that can teach us about what happens when we are in denial about something, it would have to be “Becket”...

Jeffrey Snyder
Feb 15, 20223 min read
Blog #181: What Super Bowl 56 Taught Us is That It’s Not About the Ending, It’s About th
Los Angeles Rams Quarterback Matthew Stafford following the Rams’ win in Super Bowl 56 So, another NFL season has come to a close where...

Jeffrey Snyder
Feb 14, 20223 min read
Blog #180: Upcoming Presentations I am Planning
Since this is my last blog post while I am down here on Sanibel Island, I wanted to take a moment and share with you some upcoming...

Jeffrey Snyder
Feb 11, 20223 min read
Blog #179: Banned Books and Why they Represent Exclusion Instead of Inclusion?
I’m pretty sure that many of you out there have read at least of the great novels and popular stories in school as a student. I know I...

Jeffrey Snyder
Feb 10, 20222 min read
Blog #178: Panic Attack Levels
Last night, we had a pipe burst in our house and water completely saturated the entire first floor. Nevertheless, sitting there and...

Jeffrey Snyder
Feb 9, 20223 min read
Blog #177: Wearing Masks in School on a Special Education Level
Recently this week, several states across the United States are considering easing mask mandates in schools, citing the decline of COVID...

Jeffrey Snyder
Feb 8, 20222 min read
Blog #176: Wearing Sunscreen
I am pretty sure that many of you out there have had to wear something on your skin that can be both inconvenient and uncomfortable at...

Jeffrey Snyder
Feb 7, 20223 min read
“Going the Distance” Book Reviews: “Imprisoned No More” by Catherine Hughes
When I first learned I had autism courtesy of “Nick News” in 1998, there still was not a whole lot of knowledge about autism and...

Jeffrey Snyder
Feb 6, 20223 min read
“Going the Distance” Book Reviews: “Living Life with Autism: The World Through My
As many of you know, growing up neurodiverse or disabled can range from a variety of approaches. But if you grew up in the 1960s and...

Jeffrey Snyder
Feb 6, 20223 min read
“Going the Distance Book Reviews”: “From the Inside Out” by Mary Nixon-Hahn
Like all of society, I have a job that work to make a decent living as well as to provide me financial support that also allows “Going...

Jeffrey Snyder
Feb 6, 20223 min read
Blog #175: Living Around Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
During my time here in Sanibel, I have been thinking about what is known as obsessive compulsive disorder and it’s impacts on people on...

Jeffrey Snyder
Feb 5, 20222 min read
Blog #174: Is Misty’s Psyduck from “Pokemon” Neurodiverse?
If you grew up in the 1990’s like I did, chances are you were among the first to be exposed to “Pokemon,” the phenomenon that originated...

Jeffrey Snyder
Feb 4, 20223 min read
Blog #172: Food Trucks and Why They are Good for Disabled/Neurodiverse Individuals to Practice Their
Cheese and Thank You based in Chapin, South Carolina As I continue my 2 week winter sabbatical here in Sanibel, FL, I wanted to share...

Jeffrey Snyder
Feb 2, 20223 min read
Blog #171: Why Sanibel Island, Florida is my Laughing Place
Sanibel Island, FL For disabled/neurodiverse individuals, there always that one happy place we seek out. For most of my life, it’s been...

Jeffrey Snyder
Feb 1, 20223 min read
Blog #169: An Appreciation for “Adventures in Wonderland”
If you grew up in the 1990’s like I did, then you would most likely remember very well that Disney Channel was family focused and had A...

Jeffrey Snyder
Jan 27, 20223 min read
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