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Annie Kroll Blog: Disability Discussions
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Accommodations: Helpful or a Handful
This blog talks about the accommodations I will use in my masters degree starting in the fall of 2024.
Annie Kroll
Nov 12, 20244 min read


Disability Representation: The Big Bang Theory
This blog compares my experience with autism to Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory.
Annie Kroll
Nov 12, 20244 min read


Chronic Pain and Routines: How I form everyday habits
This blog shares how I make habits and maintain routines with chronic pain.
Annie Kroll
Nov 12, 20245 min read


Autism Acceptance Month
This blog talks about my experience with autism in middle school, and what I have learned from it in honor of autism acceptance month.
Annie Kroll
Nov 12, 20245 min read


Accessible Rooms: The Pros and Cons
This blog reviews an accessible room at the Best Western in Carpinteria.
Annie Kroll
Nov 12, 20243 min read


Happy National Haiku Day
This blog features three haikus about disability for national haiku day.
Annie Kroll
Nov 12, 20242 min read


Medical Model & Social Model Of Disability- Embracing Acceptance
This blog explains the difference between the medical and social model of disability with examples and preferences for the social model.
Annie Kroll
Nov 12, 20244 min read


What is a Disability?
This blog defines disability before featuring a Q&A with the creator of Anniekroll.com
Annie Kroll
Nov 11, 20244 min read


Disability and Navigating Friendship
This blog includes personal vulnerability about what I want others to know about my process making friends as a person with HSP and autism.
Annie Kroll
Nov 11, 20244 min read


How to Balance Advocacy with Respect
This blog talks about the importance of balancing self advocacy with respect through advice and a story for national awkwardness day.
Annie Kroll
Nov 11, 20244 min read


National Limerick Day is Tomorrow
This blog features three limerick poems in honor of national limerick day.
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Nov 11, 20242 min read


Spoon Theory
This blog gives an introduction to spoon theory.
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Nov 11, 20243 min read


Happy Rare Disease Day!
This blog talks about my experience becoming diagnosed with a rare disease in celebration of Rare Disease Day.
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Nov 11, 20244 min read


Autism and Food: Texture
This blog gives some suggestions for cooking easy meals for people who struggle with food texture based on my own experiences.
Annie Kroll
Nov 11, 20243 min read


Accessible Date Ideas
This blog lists five accessible date ideas for people with disabilities for Valentine's day based on my personal experiences.
Annie Kroll
Nov 11, 20244 min read


How to Help a Disabled Person in Public: The Do's and Don'ts
This blog gives 5 do's and 5 don'ts for how to help a disabled person in public based on my own experiences.
Annie Kroll
Nov 11, 20245 min read


Navigating School With A Disability
This blog gives suggestions for how to find a community at school for someone with a disability based on my personal experience.
Annie Kroll
Nov 11, 20242 min read


Autism and Food: Food Touching
This blog gives some suggestions for autistic people to help avoid food touching.
Annie Kroll
Nov 11, 20242 min read


Lines
One of the hardest things for me to do because of my HSP (Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia) is stand in a long line. Whether I am at Target...
Annie Kroll
Nov 11, 20243 min read


The Experience
I think of autism like not having a manual. I wrote this poem to help explain my experience with autism, titled The Experience. Everyone...
Annie Kroll
Nov 11, 20242 min read
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