Ian Fay Capstone

Posted by Ian Fay in Capstone · Todd · Wed on

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When I thought about what I wanted to do for my capstone, I thought about tackling something that I never really talked about or addressed in my life. It was something that I have lived with all of my life and something that has affected the way I have lived my life tremendously. I am talking about the ASD (Autistic Spectrum Disorder) called Asperger’s Syndrome. For a large part of my life, I never really talked about it because it was normal to me and I did not think it was too much of a big deal. As I went on through life however, I realized how much different it made me from the average person.

For my capstone, I decided to take an opportunity to show people what it is like to live with Asperger’s Syndrome, issues I deal with in regards to my disorder, and me learning how to accept myself despite the fact that I have this disorder. I also submitted them to a couple literary magazines as well as performed them at poetry slams throughout the past year. The project overall was a really reflective experience for me and it allowed me to see all the ways in which I was affected by my disorder and how I struggle with things that come easily to most people.

One of the poems in my collection:
https://docs.google.com/a/scienceleadership.org/document/d/1acqKFKt9afDuTcTpG7C53VrtkZL0D902902u1dSVeDo/edit?usp=sharing

Bibliography:
https://docs.google.com/a/scienceleadership.org/document/d/1MPtZkR0GJiqS4v9y6KMdfcDHjFMfk2jinSpyVipJ5Qs/edit?usp=sharing

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