DW - (he/him/his)
@dwbaltimore.bsky.social
Late-Diagnosed Autistic 🎧 Cuban-American
Advocate for Linguistically Diverse and Neurodiverse Learners
English Language Development Teacher 🇨🇺 🇺🇸
SelfDeterminedBaltimore.org
Youtube.com/@BmoreUnmaskedAutisticEducator
Advocate for Linguistically Diverse and Neurodiverse Learners
English Language Development Teacher 🇨🇺 🇺🇸
SelfDeterminedBaltimore.org
Youtube.com/@BmoreUnmaskedAutisticEducator
January 19, 2026 at 8:14 PM
I’m over here threading and weaving all types of researches and practices into #education reform
#specialeducation #languagelearning #student #teacher
#specialeducation #languagelearning #student #teacher
January 18, 2026 at 9:36 PM
I’m over here threading and weaving all types of researches and practices into #education reform
#specialeducation #languagelearning #student #teacher
#specialeducation #languagelearning #student #teacher
I believe in the potential of all human beings to do fantastic things with our minds!
What is holding us back is an #education system that is too reliant on compliance and not on developing skills.
People still think that memorization and fact recall is meaningful learning - it’s not!
What is holding us back is an #education system that is too reliant on compliance and not on developing skills.
People still think that memorization and fact recall is meaningful learning - it’s not!
January 15, 2026 at 2:26 AM
I believe in the potential of all human beings to do fantastic things with our minds!
What is holding us back is an #education system that is too reliant on compliance and not on developing skills.
People still think that memorization and fact recall is meaningful learning - it’s not!
What is holding us back is an #education system that is too reliant on compliance and not on developing skills.
People still think that memorization and fact recall is meaningful learning - it’s not!
Check out my new #education and #mentalhealth #podcast based on my experiences as a late-diagnosed #autistic teacher!
The first episode talks about why schools prioritize compliance and the cost some neurodivergent and language minority people pay as a consequence :-(
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The first episode talks about why schools prioritize compliance and the cost some neurodivergent and language minority people pay as a consequence :-(
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Why Schools Confuse Obedience With Learning | Podcast Episode on RSS.com
Engagement Isn’t Compliance – Episode 1: Why Schools Confuse Obedience with LearningIn the first episode of Engagement Isn’t Compliance, host David Schmidt Jiménez — a late-diagnosed autistic English ...
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January 12, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Check out my new #education and #mentalhealth #podcast based on my experiences as a late-diagnosed #autistic teacher!
The first episode talks about why schools prioritize compliance and the cost some neurodivergent and language minority people pay as a consequence :-(
rss.com/podcasts/eng...
The first episode talks about why schools prioritize compliance and the cost some neurodivergent and language minority people pay as a consequence :-(
rss.com/podcasts/eng...
#neurodivergent people and #neurotypical people need support with understanding each other.
This is especially important in #school and at #work …
This is especially important in #school and at #work …
January 1, 2026 at 2:54 PM
#neurodivergent people and #neurotypical people need support with understanding each other.
This is especially important in #school and at #work …
This is especially important in #school and at #work …
A lot of #teachers seem confused when I talk about supporting autonomy, belonging, and competence…
It’s a mindset.
But there are some specific things that achieve it…
However, it’s not the activities, but how you treat #students, moment to moment, and day to day.
A single activity isn’t enough
It’s a mindset.
But there are some specific things that achieve it…
However, it’s not the activities, but how you treat #students, moment to moment, and day to day.
A single activity isn’t enough
December 20, 2025 at 8:49 PM
December 12, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Now is as good of a time as any for them to FINALLY call #fascists fascists!
Where are you #democrats?
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social - condemning #socialism in all of its forms? REALLY?
Are you incompetent or dishonest? Or are you a fascist too?
Where are you #democrats?
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social - condemning #socialism in all of its forms? REALLY?
Are you incompetent or dishonest? Or are you a fascist too?
A Vocabulary Lesson for Democrats: How to Actually Talk About Fascists
YouTube video by Teaching Unmasked Baltimore
youtu.be
December 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Now is as good of a time as any for them to FINALLY call #fascists fascists!
Where are you #democrats?
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social - condemning #socialism in all of its forms? REALLY?
Are you incompetent or dishonest? Or are you a fascist too?
Where are you #democrats?
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social - condemning #socialism in all of its forms? REALLY?
Are you incompetent or dishonest? Or are you a fascist too?
December 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Reposted by DW - (he/him/his)
People love telling us to “just ask for help,” but the moment we do, we get told we’re dramatic, demanding, or difficult.
Or worse, ungrateful.
And then they wonder why we shut down...
Or worse, ungrateful.
And then they wonder why we shut down...
December 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
People love telling us to “just ask for help,” but the moment we do, we get told we’re dramatic, demanding, or difficult.
Or worse, ungrateful.
And then they wonder why we shut down...
Or worse, ungrateful.
And then they wonder why we shut down...
There are certain intense memories that I now realize were where my #autism abutted with #neurotypical norms.
My 6th grade #teacher used me as example to teach the word #eccentric
#nokidding
#latediagnosed
My 6th grade #teacher used me as example to teach the word #eccentric
#nokidding
#latediagnosed
December 4, 2025 at 11:25 PM
There are certain intense memories that I now realize were where my #autism abutted with #neurotypical norms.
My 6th grade #teacher used me as example to teach the word #eccentric
#nokidding
#latediagnosed
My 6th grade #teacher used me as example to teach the word #eccentric
#nokidding
#latediagnosed
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Many of us look dysregulated when we’re actually fine.
Excitement gets labelled hyperactivity.
Passion gets labelled aggression.
Directness gets labelled conflict.
All because regulation has been defined through a neuronormative lens that prizes composure over truth.
Excitement gets labelled hyperactivity.
Passion gets labelled aggression.
Directness gets labelled conflict.
All because regulation has been defined through a neuronormative lens that prizes composure over truth.
Autistic Regulation Isn’t Calm – It’s Connection
Regulation doesn't always mean what you think it does
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December 4, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Many of us look dysregulated when we’re actually fine.
Excitement gets labelled hyperactivity.
Passion gets labelled aggression.
Directness gets labelled conflict.
All because regulation has been defined through a neuronormative lens that prizes composure over truth.
Excitement gets labelled hyperactivity.
Passion gets labelled aggression.
Directness gets labelled conflict.
All because regulation has been defined through a neuronormative lens that prizes composure over truth.
How my lack of social-emotional reciprocity and literal thinking led to my grandmother throwing my cheese puffs in the trash 😩😩
#autism
#autistic
#unmasking
#late-diagnosis
#autism
#autistic
#unmasking
#late-diagnosis
December 3, 2025 at 9:28 PM
How my lack of social-emotional reciprocity and literal thinking led to my grandmother throwing my cheese puffs in the trash 😩😩
#autism
#autistic
#unmasking
#late-diagnosis
#autism
#autistic
#unmasking
#late-diagnosis
A student of mine lost his little brother to #asthma over the thanksgiving holiday.
I just donated to support their family with the cost of his memorial services, and I'm hopeful some of you might be willing and able to do the same.
gofund.me/c02279970
I just donated to support their family with the cost of his memorial services, and I'm hopeful some of you might be willing and able to do the same.
gofund.me/c02279970
Donate to Assist in Honoring Marley J's Memory, organized by Shatira Evans
Hello, my name is Shatira & my cousin Ashley Evans just lost her 3-year-old son, Ma… Shatira Evans needs your support for Assist in Honoring Marley J's Memory
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December 2, 2025 at 12:30 AM
A student of mine lost his little brother to #asthma over the thanksgiving holiday.
I just donated to support their family with the cost of his memorial services, and I'm hopeful some of you might be willing and able to do the same.
gofund.me/c02279970
I just donated to support their family with the cost of his memorial services, and I'm hopeful some of you might be willing and able to do the same.
gofund.me/c02279970
Have you heard of the #neuroarchy?
Think #patriarchy, except consider how that impacts neurodivergent people.
Society privileges neurotypical people, white people, and males in particular.
As if #intersectionality weren’t complex enough!
Now we’ve got to smash the NEUROARCHY too!
Think #patriarchy, except consider how that impacts neurodivergent people.
Society privileges neurotypical people, white people, and males in particular.
As if #intersectionality weren’t complex enough!
Now we’ve got to smash the NEUROARCHY too!
December 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Have you heard of the #neuroarchy?
Think #patriarchy, except consider how that impacts neurodivergent people.
Society privileges neurotypical people, white people, and males in particular.
As if #intersectionality weren’t complex enough!
Now we’ve got to smash the NEUROARCHY too!
Think #patriarchy, except consider how that impacts neurodivergent people.
Society privileges neurotypical people, white people, and males in particular.
As if #intersectionality weren’t complex enough!
Now we’ve got to smash the NEUROARCHY too!
I'm grateful for my late #autism diagnosis.
Before and After Masking #Autism - Late Diagnosis
YouTube video by Teaching Unmasked Baltimore
youtube.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:04 AM
I'm grateful for my late #autism diagnosis.
Having a blast in #NYC doing #dogfriendly activities!
Having Luna and noise cancelling headphones, as well as a clear itinerary with planned breaks made this a great visit!
#autism #accommodations #supportneeds
Having Luna and noise cancelling headphones, as well as a clear itinerary with planned breaks made this a great visit!
#autism #accommodations #supportneeds
November 29, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Having a blast in #NYC doing #dogfriendly activities!
Having Luna and noise cancelling headphones, as well as a clear itinerary with planned breaks made this a great visit!
#autism #accommodations #supportneeds
Having Luna and noise cancelling headphones, as well as a clear itinerary with planned breaks made this a great visit!
#autism #accommodations #supportneeds
I served in the #PeaceCorps in #Nicaragua from 2014 - 2017.
I didn't know it then, but being #autistic made it a unique sensory experience for me.
Sometimes the music and sights could be ecstatic.
But somewhat more frequently they were overwhelming...
In the end, the noise was essential.
I didn't know it then, but being #autistic made it a unique sensory experience for me.
Sometimes the music and sights could be ecstatic.
But somewhat more frequently they were overwhelming...
In the end, the noise was essential.
The Sound of Life in Nicaragua | A Morning Symphony of Chaos, Culture & Beauty
YouTube video by Teaching Unmasked Baltimore
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I served in the #PeaceCorps in #Nicaragua from 2014 - 2017.
I didn't know it then, but being #autistic made it a unique sensory experience for me.
Sometimes the music and sights could be ecstatic.
But somewhat more frequently they were overwhelming...
In the end, the noise was essential.
I didn't know it then, but being #autistic made it a unique sensory experience for me.
Sometimes the music and sights could be ecstatic.
But somewhat more frequently they were overwhelming...
In the end, the noise was essential.
Luna and me in #NewJersey en route to #NYC from #Baltimore today!
Check out our story!
youtube.com/shorts/jqGdu...
Check out our story!
youtube.com/shorts/jqGdu...
Luna's Itty Bitty Pit Stop en Route to #newyork #dogs #dogshorts #walking
YouTube video by Teaching Unmasked Baltimore
youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Luna and me in #NewJersey en route to #NYC from #Baltimore today!
Check out our story!
youtube.com/shorts/jqGdu...
Check out our story!
youtube.com/shorts/jqGdu...
November 28, 2025 at 6:35 AM
November 28, 2025 at 12:59 AM
This is one of my fixed routines as an #autistic #cubanamerican #teacher #educator... The whole process and the flavors and the nostalgia... This really helps me feel grounded
November 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
This is one of my fixed routines as an #autistic #cubanamerican #teacher #educator... The whole process and the flavors and the nostalgia... This really helps me feel grounded
Please check out my Youtube! I talk about lots of stuff!
I can also talk about lots of different stuff, so if you've got ideas...
Like and subscribe and tell me what you want to hear me talk about!
I'm a quick learner!
#autism #autistic #youtube #unmasking #educator #latinx #baltimore
I can also talk about lots of different stuff, so if you've got ideas...
Like and subscribe and tell me what you want to hear me talk about!
I'm a quick learner!
#autism #autistic #youtube #unmasking #educator #latinx #baltimore
Late-Diagnosed Autistic Teacher | Cuban-American Educator Unmasking in Baltimore
YouTube video by Teaching Unmasked Baltimore
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Please check out my Youtube! I talk about lots of stuff!
I can also talk about lots of different stuff, so if you've got ideas...
Like and subscribe and tell me what you want to hear me talk about!
I'm a quick learner!
#autism #autistic #youtube #unmasking #educator #latinx #baltimore
I can also talk about lots of different stuff, so if you've got ideas...
Like and subscribe and tell me what you want to hear me talk about!
I'm a quick learner!
#autism #autistic #youtube #unmasking #educator #latinx #baltimore