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Blog #302: My Neurodiverse Individualistic Response to the Barney Documentary, “I Love You, Yo
Now I want to make one thing perfectly clear: I never really got into Barney the Dinosaur growing up. I was more of a “Thomas the Tank...

Jeffrey Snyder
Jan 4, 20233 min read
Blog #301: My Response to the Damar Hamlin situation as a Neurodiverse Individual
Let me tell you something…I was not expecting this to be my first blog of 2023, but sadly, life just isn’t like that. I woke up this...

Jeffrey Snyder
Jan 3, 20233 min read
Blog #300: A Look Ahead to 2023
Well, here we are…Christmas Day and the last blog of 2022. As I said in my previous post, 2022 was an up and down year for me having...

Jeffrey Snyder
Dec 24, 20224 min read
Blog #299: Reflections on 2022
On this Christmas Eve 2022, I now sit here and look back on the year that was 2022. This year was the first full one for “Going the...

Jeffrey Snyder
Dec 23, 20224 min read
Blog #298: Christmas Music and Why I Embrace It Every Day?
Now, I know what you might be thinking. Why does Jeff Snyder want to write a post about listening to Christmas Music every day? Isn’t...

Jeffrey Snyder
Dec 7, 20223 min read
Blog #297: Christmas Shopping While Neurodiverse
We are now at the time of year where sensory overload is taken to the next level, especially for neurodiverse individuals and their loved...

Jeffrey Snyder
Dec 5, 20223 min read
Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism/Jersey Mike’s Event on Friday December 2nd, 2022
Photos taken from my latest sandwich delivery from Jersey Mike’s Subs on behalf of the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism to the...

Jeffrey Snyder
Dec 4, 20221 min read
Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism/Jersey Mike’s Event on Friday November 18th, 2022.
Photos taken from my participation in Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism’s Jersey Mike Sandwich Deliveries to Spectrum Designs in Fall...

Jeffrey Snyder
Dec 2, 20221 min read
Blog #296: Why I Always Use “One Solitary Life” as an Example of What the Holidays are A
For those of you who already know that for the past few years on Thanksgiving Day, I have done video reciting’s of Dr. James Allan...

Jeffrey Snyder
Nov 30, 20223 min read
Blog #295: A Tribute to Jason David Frank (1973-2022)
Let’s be honest here, I certainly did NOT see this coming. When I was growing up in the 90’s, the one franchise that seemed to be the...

Jeffrey Snyder
Nov 28, 20223 min read
Blog #294: How to Prepare Your Neurodiverse/Disabled Child for Thanksgiving 2022? (Part 2)
Gobbles the Disabled Turkey from “South Park” … Continuing from Part 1 of this blog, I will now go over what happens during the actual...

Jeffrey Snyder
Nov 22, 20223 min read
Blog #293: How to Prepare Your Neurodiverse/Disabled Child for Thanksgiving 2022? (Part 1)
Well, it’s that time of year again…the holidays for 2022 have arrived and we are all in the process of closing out 2022 and making way...

Jeffrey Snyder
Nov 21, 20225 min read
Blog #292: Using Your Energy Wisely
As you know, running a business/mission like “Going the Distance” takes a lot of time and effort. Day after day, my energy goes towards...

Jeffrey Snyder
Nov 16, 20222 min read
Blog #291: The Importance of Bouncing Back
… Bouncing back from something is not just a tool, it’s a fact of life. When we are knocked down by an event or a situation, we have to...

Jeffrey Snyder
Nov 14, 20222 min read
Blog #290: Sensory Overloads and Grocery Stores
52106915 – father and son doing grocery shopping at the supermarket … If you have been following this blog since the very beginning in...

Jeffrey Snyder
Nov 10, 20223 min read
Blog #289: Letting It Go (LIG)
Before I begin this blog, I want to say that this is not in any way about that song from “Frozen” (2013) nor a tribute. Yes, I think...

Jeffrey Snyder
Nov 9, 20222 min read
2022 Autism Tree Neuroscience Conference on Friday November 4th, 2022 at Sanford Consortium in La Jo
Photos taken from my book signing of “This is Autism” at the 2022 Autism Tree Neuroscience Conference in La Jolla, CA on Friday November...

Jeffrey Snyder
Nov 7, 20223 min read
Blog #288: Helicopter Parents and Guardians
It may seem like a picture out of the Sunday comics, but it is a picture that says a thousand words about something that adult...

Jeffrey Snyder
Oct 31, 20223 min read
Blog #287: My Views on Halloween as a Neurodiverse Individual
Well, it’s that time of year again where people dress in costumes and go trick or treating for candy and other goodies. It’s All Hallows...

Jeffrey Snyder
Oct 31, 20222 min read
Blog #286: Being in Denial About Yourself and Not Knowing When to Quit (Part 2)
For Part 2 of this blog about being in denial and not knowing when to quit at something, I wanted to continue the conversation by using...

Jeffrey Snyder
Oct 28, 20223 min read
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