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Blog #411: Why Super Bowl Sunday Demonstrates a Lesson to Why It’s Unhealthy to Be Hyped Up Al
As Super Bowl Sunday draws closer and closer, many people are spending most of their time getting hyped up for Super Bowl 58 between the...

Jeffrey Snyder
Feb 6, 20243 min read
Blog #410: How the Baltimore Ravens and the Detroit Lions Demonstrate Why We Can’t Be Impatien
… Looking back at this past weekend’s conference championship games in the National Football League, I once again see what appears to be...

Jeffrey Snyder
Feb 1, 20243 min read
Blog #409: How Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift Demonstrate the Importance of Separating Personal and P
Before I begin this blog, I want to make it very clear that I have absolutely NOTHING against Taylor Swift. Although I am not in ANY WAY...

Jeffrey Snyder
Jan 30, 20243 min read
Blog #408: Why the anime version of “Pokemon” was upsetting at times for me?
I was only 9 years old when “Pokemon” took the world by storm in 1998 and like a lot of kids at that time, I got into “Pokemon” and...

Jeffrey Snyder
Jan 25, 20243 min read
Blog #407: The Importance of Pilot Programs for Special Education Students
I get that the caterpillar is a pilot with a French accent, but that’s not the kind of pilot I am talking about here. Nor is this going...

Jeffrey Snyder
Jan 23, 20243 min read
Blog #406: Why “Legends of the Hidden Temple” is a Good Educational Tool for Special Edu
Growing up in the 1990s was a really good time when it came to shows that also taught important lessons of life and education. No more...

Jeffrey Snyder
Jan 18, 20243 min read
Blog #405: Why the quote “Let Him Grow Up Some More,” from “Glory” (1989) Ca
Now, you might be wondering something here…what does the 1989 civil war film, “Glory” (1989) starring Matthew Broderick, Denzel...

Jeffrey Snyder
Jan 16, 20243 min read
Blog #404: Why “Wolf” (1994) is a Perfect Illustration of Both Professional and Personal
… When it comes to business and middle aged life, it can be a very ruthless way of life. Just the idea of being pushed out of our...

Jeffrey Snyder
Jan 11, 20245 min read
Blog #403: How the Miser Brothers Can Be Used to Teach Special Education Students About Weather?
Now, I get that this is a kind of post that is two weeks late to some people. For some people like myself, I keep playing holiday related...

Jeffrey Snyder
Jan 9, 20242 min read
Blog #402: How Carolina Panthers Owner David Tepper Demonstrates the Importance of Maintaining Self-
For the second time in as many weeks, I have to bring the NFL’s Carolina Panthers into another blog. If you recall, I talked about how...

Jeffrey Snyder
Jan 4, 20243 min read
Blog #401: “He Who Lies Down with Dog, Gets Up With Fleas.”
… Now that we are in 2024, I’m pretty sure many of you are coming up with new year’s resolutions to follow up on for the next 12...

Jeffrey Snyder
Jan 2, 20242 min read
Blog #400: Looking Ahead to 2024 for “Going the Distance”
… Well, we’ve made it to the end of another year and Going the Distance is looking ahead to what is going to be happening in 2024. For...

Jeffrey Snyder
Dec 29, 20233 min read
Blog #399: A Look Back at 2023 for “Going the Distance”
As we close the book on 2023, we also close up on another exciting and productive year for “Going the Distance.” This was the year where...

Jeffrey Snyder
Dec 28, 20234 min read
Blog #398: Closing Up on Christmas 2023
… As I prepare to wrap up my blogs for 2023, I can say that it has been more than a roller coaster year for myself and for “Going the...

Jeffrey Snyder
Dec 27, 20232 min read
Blog #397: How the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers Demonstrate When You Don’t Work
… When it comes to working during the holidays, you can either go two routes: you can either take your lumps and earn money even if you...

Jeffrey Snyder
Dec 26, 20232 min read
Blog #396: Attending A House of Worship While Neurodivergent
It seems to me that this next blog comes at a very appropriate time with the Christmas and the other religious winter holidays upon...

Jeffrey Snyder
Dec 25, 20233 min read
Blog #395: Why I Listen to Holiday Music Year Round?
… Before I begin this blog, I wanted to apologize for my lack of blogs last week. With the combination of stresses at my day job to being...

Jeffrey Snyder
Dec 24, 20233 min read
Blog #394: The Holidays and My Mental Health (Part 2)
… Picking from Part 1, I’ve made it clear that the 2023 holiday season will be the last I will spend in retail. However, the stress of...

Jeffrey Snyder
Dec 12, 20233 min read
Blog #393: The Holidays and My Mental Health (Part 1)
… As much as I enjoy the winter holidays, I can’t help but feel that as a neurodiverse adult, I have found myself often struggling to get...

Jeffrey Snyder
Dec 11, 20233 min read
Blog #392: Holiday Shopping While Neurodiverse
When it comes to the holidays, one of the areas that many neurodivergent and sensory friendly individuals dread the most is holiday...

Jeffrey Snyder
Dec 7, 20232 min read
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