Autism Stories: Mark Fremmerlid

"I'll be honest, I've had a really great journey so far.  ASD Band has its ups and downs. And on top of that, being autistic has a unique dimension to our creative process. For example, we're bouncing...

11 Mar 202410min

"So I was in the corporate world at this time about a year ago, working about 13 to 16 hours a day and just really not enjoying something that I thought I would. I got into research. I thought I would...

4 Mar 202413min

"To me, the key is the manager, honestly. When you think about somebody's experience with a company, their direct supervisor provides about 80% of that experience with the company. So, if the company'...

29 Feb 202417min

"Gender-affirming care saves lives. It allows people to align with their gender identity if they are born opposite of that. Providing that care prevents people from going on to have higher rates of an...

26 Feb 202423min

"Being an attorney, a good attorney at least, is consistent with a lot of autistic traits that I have. Like being straight-forward about things, being clear cut and logical about things, and I'm also ...

22 Feb 202411min

"I think one of the biggest things is understanding what stress is and how it works, and understanding what that is important to understand how to let it go. Stress works on a spectrum, too. It's a de...

19 Feb 202426min

"I have always felt and still feel that everything designed in the world, built environments, systems, bureaucracies, schools, institutions, everything…the first thing you have to plan for is joy. To ...

12 Feb 202428min

"Do second guess your tendency to take people's words at face value. I know for me, I will sometimes have an instinct that somebody is lying to me. But if I ask them about it, and they just tell me th...

9 Feb 202416min