by commrights | Mar 4, 2019 | Education, Tim Chan
The new Uni semester has started. As an autie, with difficulty in engaging in new situations and meeting new people, it is good to get Week 1 over and done with. My greatest fear, that I would become so overloaded as to be unable to function, has been...
by commrights | Jan 4, 2019 | Education, Tim Chan
This was written by Tim Chan in 2012 and is being published with his consent. My name is Tim Chan, I am 17 years old with a Chinese Australian background. I like books, swimming, cycling, and roller-blading. I have moderately severe...
by commrights | Dec 17, 2018 | Education, Tim Chan
Christmas is a difficult time for me. As others become excited and engrossed with preparing to celebrate this special day, I am once again reminded of my differences and my inability to navigate life on my own steam. Life has left me behind as people get caught up...
by commrights | Dec 12, 2018 | Education, Tim Chan
I just returned from Uluru after a 6 day trip, our first to Central Australia. I can now see why the iconic monolith has such drawing power. It came into view when we first drove to the National Park and the sight of it, standing under the sunset sky, red sky,...
by commrights | Nov 16, 2018 | Education, Tim Chan
With around 14 years of AAC use since I picked up partner assisted typing at the age of 9, I wish to share some of my hard earned strategies. Students using AAC like me are visual thinkers, and there are times in a busy environment like classrooms that we will feel...
