Thank you for this addendum. I always love to see the inner workings of a writer's mind, and I appreciate you sharing that with your readers! I echo other comments here in thanking you for your humility and your thoughtful reflection and analysis. And thanks also for linking to the Snow article. Even though neither of you were writing about autism per se, it's so difficult for anyone who's intimately acquainted with ASD to read any article like this without seeing it through the lens of our own experience.
Thanks for posting this. I'm a writing teacher, and I'm going to share this with my students so they can see that even experienced, talented, and thoughtful writers sometimes struggle!
Thank you for taking the time to clarify on yesterday's post within the comments and this addendum. I am grateful for your humility in recognizing where some of the confusion was happening and being honest as a writer. I don't envy what you do, but am grateful that you enter into and think deeply and biblically about tough subjects. Thanks so much.
Funny, isn't it? I thought it was one of your better posts. Clearly about the dehumanizing effect of both the culture and technology being overcome by intentional relationship building.
Autism is a very complex subject with which anyone who teaches teenagers or university students has to have at least some kind of awareness. So it is easy to say something by mistake! And as many kinds of science have unusual numbers of people on the spectrum in their midst, being at a predominantly based science college (I am in the humanities) means that I am very familiar with the issues involved through that as well. Good that we are discussing it! Well done as ever to Sam!
You’re one of my favorite writers, and a post like this reinforces my appreciation for your thoughtful analysis. I understood the point you were making yesterday (and I found the Snow article you linked to deeply convicting), but I am thankful for your commitment to transparency and high-quality work that led you to post again today. Thank you for heart for the Lord and His people and your desire to shepherd us away from danger and toward His grace.
Thanks for this honest addition! I am a writer myself and maintain a German blog about life, faith, education, friendship and technology and I often, as you say, “tr[y] too hard to synthesize different trains of thought.” My mind works like this, I see connections everywhere. But I have to discipline it and try to focus on a coherent point I want to make. That being said, sometimes connecting different fields or ideas in a unique way can be insightful and I think you do this often very well. Even yesterday's post was enlightening for me, especially the focus on attention and relationship that technology often undermines. Keep doing the good work! :)
Can you imagine being one of the Editors of the DSM 5,TR, on the Autism Spectrum?
Of course there are going to be family members who write from their family member's perspective from their view-point. Entering the turf is like entering a minefield. You were brave in trying.
Thank you for this addendum. I always love to see the inner workings of a writer's mind, and I appreciate you sharing that with your readers! I echo other comments here in thanking you for your humility and your thoughtful reflection and analysis. And thanks also for linking to the Snow article. Even though neither of you were writing about autism per se, it's so difficult for anyone who's intimately acquainted with ASD to read any article like this without seeing it through the lens of our own experience.
Thanks for posting this. I'm a writing teacher, and I'm going to share this with my students so they can see that even experienced, talented, and thoughtful writers sometimes struggle!
Appreciate your reflection and humility! Bravo!
Thank you for taking the time to clarify on yesterday's post within the comments and this addendum. I am grateful for your humility in recognizing where some of the confusion was happening and being honest as a writer. I don't envy what you do, but am grateful that you enter into and think deeply and biblically about tough subjects. Thanks so much.
Funny, isn't it? I thought it was one of your better posts. Clearly about the dehumanizing effect of both the culture and technology being overcome by intentional relationship building.
Thank you, that’s much appreciated :)
Autism is a very complex subject with which anyone who teaches teenagers or university students has to have at least some kind of awareness. So it is easy to say something by mistake! And as many kinds of science have unusual numbers of people on the spectrum in their midst, being at a predominantly based science college (I am in the humanities) means that I am very familiar with the issues involved through that as well. Good that we are discussing it! Well done as ever to Sam!
You’re one of my favorite writers, and a post like this reinforces my appreciation for your thoughtful analysis. I understood the point you were making yesterday (and I found the Snow article you linked to deeply convicting), but I am thankful for your commitment to transparency and high-quality work that led you to post again today. Thank you for heart for the Lord and His people and your desire to shepherd us away from danger and toward His grace.
Thanks for this honest addition! I am a writer myself and maintain a German blog about life, faith, education, friendship and technology and I often, as you say, “tr[y] too hard to synthesize different trains of thought.” My mind works like this, I see connections everywhere. But I have to discipline it and try to focus on a coherent point I want to make. That being said, sometimes connecting different fields or ideas in a unique way can be insightful and I think you do this often very well. Even yesterday's post was enlightening for me, especially the focus on attention and relationship that technology often undermines. Keep doing the good work! :)
Can you imagine being one of the Editors of the DSM 5,TR, on the Autism Spectrum?
Of course there are going to be family members who write from their family member's perspective from their view-point. Entering the turf is like entering a minefield. You were brave in trying.
Well done for leading by example. We need more of this, thanks for sharing.