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Howard Tomlinson

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Governor Tim Walz

@governorwalz.mn.gov

It bears repeating.

Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · Feb 25

If you’re siding with Vladimir Putin, you’re wrong.

February 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM

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Zorzal 🐦

@zorzal.datagramas.cl

I self-published a book titled BECOMING AN AUTISTIC SCHOLAR about my journey as a PhD student 🧪

The book is freely available in PDF format! Download it here: datagramas.cl/narrativa/be...

Feel free to comment in Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

Made with LaTeX, Python and pandoc 🐦

Cover of BECOMING AN AUTISTIC SCHOLAR.

How does the experience of pursuing a doctorate abroad intertwine with the discovery of one’s own neurodivergence? Through a series of interconnected stories, this book narrates the journey of a Chilean student and his wife to Barcelona, where he pursues a doctorate in Computer Science while she seeks her own path.

Like in the Japanese role-playing video games that the protagonist loves so much, the adventure begins in an unknown city, without possessions and with the challenge of learning the rules of a new world. Between algorithms and code, between tango and Street Fighter, between academic life and personal loss, the narrative explores universal themes such as identity, love, friendship, and grief.

A decade after these events, the author receives a diagnosis that gives new meaning to his entire experience: he is autistic. This revelation transforms the book into something more than academic memoirs - it is the testimony of how neurodivergence shapes our way of perceiving the world and relating to others.

Written with the precision of a scientist and the sensitivity of an attentive observer, this book is an invitation to reflect on how our cognitive differences enrich the human experience.

January 4, 2025 at 1:50 AM

Howard Tomlinson

@howardtomlinson.bsky.social

Someone's got to tell him, right? We can't let this poor man continue believing in some invisible benign entity, whilst denying the existence of Santa, who clearly does exist (albeit displaying a frankly unprogressive favouritism towards the kids of well-off parents).

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