It’s April again, and so that means it is Autism Awareness month. I’m not going to spend a lot of time on why that is problematic and how Autistic adults feel about this, but suffice to say that the vast majority do not support the sponsor of this disaster, nor do we like the #lightitupblue (more…)
As we reach the end of Brain Injury Awareness Month 2022, we know one thing for sure that won’t end: empowerment. All month long, we’ve explored how to empower our brains, individually and collectively, through learning about self-care and wellness practices, educational opportunities, and connecting with each other. There’s more. As a community, we’ve debunked (more…)
I just got home from seeing my primary doctor. It was just a routine exam that would let me know how well my self-care program has—or hasn’t– been working out. Turned out the hardest part, as usual, was sitting waiting for my turn. But my overall exam results were good. Here is the outcome: Heart: (more…)
Brain Energy Support Team (BEST) Board Director, Heather Wiech-Barnes believes in the value of personal and community empowerment. It is at the heart of everything she does, personally and professionally. She has always worked to protect and empower vulnerable populations. As a board director at BEST, Heather provides an ActuallyAutistic perspective to the BEST Team (more…)
I just ran across some new information about sleep. Actually it’s more about how Daylight Savings Time (DST) can affect sleep. I’m not going to get into the history of DST or its purpose. Everybody knows what it is—those two really annoying days each year where we set the clocks ahead or back by an (more…)
The upcoming 15th annual Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conference focuses on the use of immersive virtual environments for educational purposes including virtual and augmented reality. The Brain Energy Support Team’s (BEST’s) own Gloria Kraegel/Namaara MacMoragh will be sharing BEST’s story on transforming in person programs and services to virtual platforms as the (more…)
