Congratulations on graduating college! I am just finishing my first year of university studying veterinary science. My friend (AuDHD) and I (autistic) are trying to make changes in how our vet school handles issues related to disability, and you really inspire me to push for change, and more inclusion. Also, Newsies is amazing and I am seeing it in the theatre in 3 weeks!
What you're saying about rest is so important! I burned myself out so bad from years of full time school and plus full time work and not knowing I'm autistic and untreated sleep apnea. I've been recovering from that for 7 years now. The fact that so many people are suffering from this thing called "long covid" should wake everyone up--we are doing too much under capitalism! We are killing ourselves just to make the billionares richer and missing out on precious moments with our loved ones.
Hell yes! David Harvey, semi-famous geography speaker in decades past, is one of the rare few that writes research papers in a readable, colloquial fashion. The amount of 'I'm going to cite 500 authors but state no conclusions, or even write a complete sentence' authors is truly insane. It's like a kind of cipher that you have to learn to master graduate school. As such, *always* take a course on how to do research papers and graduate school early in the graduate school experience. Also, read critically!
it means so much to me to hear another autistic person's college experience. i really appreciate your honesty, it makes me feel a little better about how hard i found school
Sydney, you are a dope-ass human and I so enjoy your videos. Thank you for the time, effort, and thought you put into making them. Congratulations on graduating and enjoy some REST!
Any final advice on "finding the right people" re: the unexpected joys you summarized? I seem to find people who work for those interested in change, but refuse to put me in touch with higher ups.
I usually just kinda email whoever I feel like might be helpful to me in a situation, regardless of "status", and it's gotten me a lot of great places! In this case, no one in higher admin actually has listed what they do so I didn't know who to go to with my needs/concerns. But then higher admin ended up being the ones who cancelled my show so I used that relationship to meet with them about my concerns and they're starting to make it clearer what their jobs are and how to reach them for other students down the line. I generally recommend finding a handful of profs you're really comfortable with to hear you out and then ask them for help going higher in the food chain. If they don't want to help (it does put them in a weird position to do that), ask who is above them/how the structure works, and then reach out yourself!
Just came across this channel today, and as a somewhere around junior level stem major, who has never gotten on very well with the school system here, it's real validating to hear someone else talk about this stuff. I've pretty much just always been told how smart I am, and then barely been able to keep above a 3.0 GPA because I just can't get decent grades to save my life
The graduation cap is so interesting... glad I'm not the only one who references parts of my life as if they were themes of a show or something! Turned out super pretty too. Also, I know the college giving you inspiration thing was said jokingly, but if you would like suggestions there are a lot of topics (related to your major/interests) that I would like to know more about, but being a math major, I'm a bit illiterate in understanding research in that specific area. Maybe opening a suggestions box (separate from the autie reviews thingy) might help bring some fresh topics/inspiration? Though only if you feel no pressure to do everything because blegh, you've gotten rid of college assignments now, you don't need us assigning you any!!
Congrats! I graduated 2 yearsago with a degree in psych and music. I had a lot of flashback listening to this! I kinda wish I was more accepting of my own disabilities instead of forcing myself tobe like and be better than everyone in order to feel worthy enough to take space…
In terms of advocating for your accessibility needs going forward, since you have auditory processing disorder I wonder if you're interested in sometimes using a sign language interpreter. I think you said in another video that you're really good at lip reading, but would having a sign language interpreter in some settings free up some mental processing space / spoons for you? Especially where there's more than one speaker? Just wondering about your thoughts on life going forward.
First, congratulations, of course. Second, there is a awfully distracting deep buzzing in the video that should be really easy to filter out. I'd really appreciate that. :)
It was my fridge being the worst per usual. I put a noise gate on and it didn't work unfortunately :( Either way, the fridge officially died so annoying fridge noises in my videos are a thing of the past now
Also I took Biology of Sex and Psychology of Sex because sex is a special interest of mine muahaha. Both of these classes were very interesting and deconstructed the gender binary and all that.
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Congratulations on graduating college! I am just finishing my first year of university studying veterinary science. My friend (AuDHD) and I (autistic) are trying to make changes in how our vet school handles issues related to disability, and you really inspire me to push for change, and more inclusion. Also, Newsies is amazing and I am seeing it in the theatre in 3 weeks!
What you're saying about rest is so important! I burned myself out so bad from years of full time school and plus full time work and not knowing I'm autistic and untreated sleep apnea. I've been recovering from that for 7 years now. The fact that so many people are suffering from this thing called "long covid" should wake everyone up--we are doing too much under capitalism! We are killing ourselves just to make the billionares richer and missing out on precious moments with our loved ones.
Hell yes! David Harvey, semi-famous geography speaker in decades past, is one of the rare few that writes research papers in a readable, colloquial fashion. The amount of 'I'm going to cite 500 authors but state no conclusions, or even write a complete sentence' authors is truly insane. It's like a kind of cipher that you have to learn to master graduate school. As such, *always* take a course on how to do research papers and graduate school early in the graduate school experience. Also, read critically!
it means so much to me to hear another autistic person's college experience. i really appreciate your honesty, it makes me feel a little better about how hard i found school
Sydney, you are a dope-ass human and I so enjoy your videos. Thank you for the time, effort, and thought you put into making them. Congratulations on graduating and enjoy some REST!
Congratulations on graduating from college!!! My stepmom went to the same college! Also I currently go to community college.
Any final advice on "finding the right people" re: the unexpected joys you summarized? I seem to find people who work for those interested in change, but refuse to put me in touch with higher ups.
I usually just kinda email whoever I feel like might be helpful to me in a situation, regardless of "status", and it's gotten me a lot of great places! In this case, no one in higher admin actually has listed what they do so I didn't know who to go to with my needs/concerns. But then higher admin ended up being the ones who cancelled my show so I used that relationship to meet with them about my concerns and they're starting to make it clearer what their jobs are and how to reach them for other students down the line. I generally recommend finding a handful of profs you're really comfortable with to hear you out and then ask them for help going higher in the food chain. If they don't want to help (it does put them in a weird position to do that), ask who is above them/how the structure works, and then reach out yourself!
Congrats 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Just came across this channel today, and as a somewhere around junior level stem major, who has never gotten on very well with the school system here, it's real validating to hear someone else talk about this stuff.
I've pretty much just always been told how smart I am, and then barely been able to keep above a 3.0 GPA because I just can't get decent grades to save my life
Those both sound like incredibly cool classes. One of my favorites that I took was surfing ❤
The graduation cap is so interesting... glad I'm not the only one who references parts of my life as if they were themes of a show or something! Turned out super pretty too.
Also, I know the college giving you inspiration thing was said jokingly, but if you would like suggestions there are a lot of topics (related to your major/interests) that I would like to know more about, but being a math major, I'm a bit illiterate in understanding research in that specific area. Maybe opening a suggestions box (separate from the autie reviews thingy) might help bring some fresh topics/inspiration? Though only if you feel no pressure to do everything because blegh, you've gotten rid of college assignments now, you don't need us assigning you any!!
Thank you for this idea! It will migrate it's way into my descriptions soonish, but I made an idea submission form :) - forms.gle/TW5HAeZLmGLWNYwK7
WOOHOO! I'M SO PROUD OF YOU! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Congrats! I graduated 2 yearsago with a degree in psych and music. I had a lot of flashback listening to this! I kinda wish I was more accepting of my own disabilities instead of forcing myself tobe like and be better than everyone in order to feel worthy enough to take space…
I also love learning but don't like the structure of school. I prefer to learn about my special interests alone or with a small group of people.
lol as I was watching this, I got a call from a college (AT 6 O’CLOCK!!). phone calls are terrifying.
In terms of advocating for your accessibility needs going forward, since you have auditory processing disorder I wonder if you're interested in sometimes using a sign language interpreter. I think you said in another video that you're really good at lip reading, but would having a sign language interpreter in some settings free up some mental processing space / spoons for you? Especially where there's more than one speaker?
Just wondering about your thoughts on life going forward.
Loosh for the algorithm gods*
First, congratulations, of course.
Second, there is a awfully distracting deep buzzing in the video that should be really easy to filter out. I'd really appreciate that. :)
It was my fridge being the worst per usual. I put a noise gate on and it didn't work unfortunately :( Either way, the fridge officially died so annoying fridge noises in my videos are a thing of the past now
Also I took Biology of Sex and Psychology of Sex because sex is a special interest of mine muahaha. Both of these classes were very interesting and deconstructed the gender binary and all that.
Congrats, and a🐔 Don't ask 😉