First Former Buddy Club President

                                [Image Description: "Avoid Asking People ', did you do during the holiday break?'" is in left-aligned black text with a big white snowflake on the right side. "Read more to find out why and what to say instead" is in left-aligned dark purple text below. There is a curvy hot pink arrow pointing to the right above this text. There is a yellow leaf with 5 dark red veins and a brown stem on the left side of this text. The background of the graphic is light purple and my First Former Buddy Club President logo is in the bottom left corner. ]      Avoid asking students, "What did you do during the holiday break?" Not everyone has positive break experiences. Some people may have experienced trauma recently or during past years. So, summer or the holidays might be a trigger also known as trauma activation for them. Holiday or seasonal traumas can be any trauma. To...

[Image Description:   There are red stage curtains hanging on both sides with a dark opening in the center. There is a row of five stage lights with yellow light shining downward. There is a dark gray silhouette of a female center-aligned on the stage and facing left toward a black microphone positioned on a stand.] CONTENT WARNING: Please know that these instances are not all but only some of my personal experiences as a public speaker with an invisible disability. They do not define my overall experience as a public speaker with an invisible disability. I have also had positive experiences. The objective of this blog post is to advocate about issues that people with invisible disabilities face.      I have been a public speaker for five years. As a person who stutters, I have a unique relationship with public speaking. When people hear me stutter, it is common for either the following things to happen: Some people do not mention or react to my stutter due to automa...

[Image Description:  There are 4 intersected curved concrete sidewalks winding through a college campus with multiple scattered leaves on the pavement. There are 4 green grass areas on both sides of each sidewalk. There are 2 black traditional style streetlamps with ornate tops with one that has a blurred red flag attached to its right side, a black sign with its white text blurred, multiple orange and green autumn trees clustered together, and one big building with a brick structure along with a clear blue sky in the background. ] CONTENT WARNING #1: I would like to mention that I am not a college advisor nor professor, high school guidance counselor, or lawyer. All content posted on my disability advocate/teacher influencer page is for educational purposes only with no intent to provide any professional services. Social media should never be used as a substitute for legal advice. If you have any questions or concerns about college life as a high school or college stud...

[Image Description: There is an outdoor paved area, green grass islands with a tree, and white steps on Bucks County Community College's Newtown campus with large brick buildings and a blue sky with some white clouds. ] CONTENT WARNING:  I would like to mention that I am not a college advisor nor professor, high school guidance counselor, psychologist, therapist, or lawyer. All content posted on disability advocate/teacher influencer page is for educational purposes only with no intent to provide any professional services. Social media should never be used as a substitute for mental or medical health care advice nor legal advice.  If you have any questions or concerns about college life as a person in the disability community, I recommend seeking help from an advisor at the college or university that you are interested in attending or are already enrolled in or your guidance counselor if you are a high school student. If you suspect that you or your adult child is experiencing...