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Blog #215: Why I Will Start Wearing a Sunflower Lanyard
Following what I had described in Blog #213 last week involving my friend/colleague, Rachel Barcellona of the Ability Beyond...

Jeffrey Snyder
Apr 4, 20222 min read
Blog #213: Defending Ability Beyond Disabilities
… I don’t usually write these kinds of blogs, but I feel that as a member of the neurodiversity/disability community, I do need to come...

Jeffrey Snyder
Mar 31, 20222 min read
Unicorn Children’s Foundation 2022 Gala featuring Josh Blue at Hard Rock Seminole in Hollywood
Photos taken from my involvement in Unicorn Children’s Foundation’s 2022 Gala on Saturday March 26th, 2022 in Hollywood, FL … Heading to...

Jeffrey Snyder
Mar 30, 20222 min read
Blog #212: My Response to the Chris Rock/Will Smith Incident at the Oscars from a Neurodiverse Persp
By now, I am sure that a lot of you out there have heard about the “slap heard round the world” involving Chris Rock and Will Smith at...

Jeffrey Snyder
Mar 29, 20223 min read
Blog #200: Where Does “Going the Distance” Go from Here?
Yes, you are not daydreaming…this blog is not just any blog, it’s my 200th blog that I have written since I started “Going the Distance”...

Jeffrey Snyder
Mar 13, 20223 min read
Blog #199: “Of Mice and Men” (1992) and It’s Representation of Neurodiversity/Disa
Continuing to roll down the neurodiversity/disability train, the next movie I would like to cover is the 1992 film adaptation of John...

Jeffrey Snyder
Mar 10, 20224 min read
Blog #197: “Camelot” (1967) and Its Representation of Dreams and Goals as an Autism/Neur
I’m pretty sure that many of those in the autism/neurodiversity community have had ultimate goals and dreams that they wanted to...

Jeffrey Snyder
Mar 8, 20224 min read
Blog #196: Why “Fiddler on the Roof” (1971) is a Representation of What Happens When Rou
“A Fiddler on the Roof. Sounds crazy, no? Here, in our little village of Anatevka, you might say every one of us is a fiddler on the...

Jeffrey Snyder
Mar 7, 20223 min read
Blog #195: The Importance of Having Rhino Skin
Rhinox from “Beast Wars” (1996-1999) Picture yourself in this scenario as a self-advocate and public speaker in whatever field you are...

Jeffrey Snyder
Mar 7, 20223 min read
Blog #194: Why I chose SHRM as My Laboratory for My Employment Presentations?
Two blogs ago, I discussed why the Council for Exceptional Children is the perfect organization to act as my laboratory for my...

Jeffrey Snyder
Mar 4, 20222 min read
Blog #191: Read Across America Week
This week, schools across the nation are hosting what is known as Read Across America week. This is a week where students and teachers...

Jeffrey Snyder
Feb 28, 20223 min read
Special Edition Blog: Triangles of “Going the Distance.”
For my latest special edition, I wanted to take this opportunity to take you behind the scenes once more in regards to the operations of...

Jeffrey Snyder
Feb 27, 20223 min read
Blog #190: The Russia-Ukraine Conflict from a Neurodiverse Perspective
I’m pretty sure that many of you by now already know of the situation in Eastern Europe: Russia has invaded Ukraine and already lives are...

Jeffrey Snyder
Feb 25, 20223 min read
Blog #189: Neurodiversity Business Spotlight: SMILE Biscotti in Phoenix, Arizona
For the latest entry in my Neurodiversity Business Spotlight series, I discuss a business that was founded by a young man right after he...

Jeffrey Snyder
Feb 24, 20222 min read
Blog #188: Neurodiversity Business Spotlight: B3 Coffee in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Being, Belonging, Becoming … Those are the killer B’s that make up B3 Coffee based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, just outside of...

Jeffrey Snyder
Feb 23, 20222 min read
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
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