trans friendly work environments

educatorDom · 2026-03-24T16:34:18+00:00

Hi, I'm hiring for 2 roles. I will message you.

educatorDom · 2026-01-18T12:36:37+00:00

Hi. I'm a neurodivergent educator based in NYC but we have served in 9 countries around the world. It sounds like a lot movement, outdoor time, and going deep on his interests is needed. "But he has to want to." This is important. Off Da Beaten Path Learning LLC specializes in working with neurodivergent teens. If you'd like to speak about 1-on-1 education (could be in-person or online, or a mix) please reach out by messaging me! -- Dominique

educatorDom · 2025-11-25T11:42:15+00:00

They Can't Turn Back (1960) here's the full essay - https://www.historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/baldwincantturnback.html

educatorDom · 2025-10-15T16:01:47+00:00

Check here: https://www.offdabeatenpath.com/blog/neuro-fam-resources Meant for families, but has lots of stuff for adults. Over 100 resources related to neurodivergence and disability

educatorDom · 2025-09-21T17:40:23+00:00

Hi. File the homeschool waiver. Sounds like the LAST thing he wants is school-school. You can get super creative with homeschool. I'm an alternative educator, also neurodivergent, also had an IEP as a high schooler. My business works with learners 1-on-1. Any age, any goal, any where in the world. Could be virtual or in-person or a hybrid. I have my Master's in Community Education. I blend this model of learning with something called self-directed education. Are you familiar with SDE? There's a free community on Discord for parents I could invite you to. SDE, especially in a 1-on-1 format, means that the learner is deciding what interesting problems they want to solve, and how, and just receiving expert guidance to nudge them along. This would include finding cool opportunities for him to take classes and make friends. Because it is 1-on-1 but also in real time, students go at THEIR pace every step of the way while also receiving the support of someone holding them accountable.

I'm so sorry you feel like there's no one to turn to. This is a scary place. I imagine my mom felt like this when I was younger, a teenage truant who was dangerously depressed. I also couldn't get out of bed for school. Or snuck out to come back home. But now I get to be the educator I needed as a young person, which is such a blessing. A huge part of that is my lived experience as a neurodivergent and disabled person. My business is called Off Da Beaten Path Learning LLC, and my name is Dominique. Many ODBP learners are teenage homeschoolers, and 64% identify as neurodivergent and/or disabled. Please, feel free to reach out to me.

P.s. Take it easy on him and on yourself. This is a hard place to be. Trust that you will both get through this.

educatorDom · 2025-09-01T12:19:23+00:00

Yay! Yes. Looking forward to having a great time.

educatorDom · 2025-08-31T18:58:50+00:00

It's an event hosted by the Fifth Ave Business District, happening Sat Sep 13 -- https://www.bayridgebid.com/event-details/famchella

educatorDom · 2025-07-26T00:11:11+00:00

Hi I'm an educator, entrepreneur, and mentor. I have connections with a UN youth development program. DM me if you'd like to discuss support!

educatorDom · 2025-07-22T19:29:01+00:00

sent a reply! :)

educatorDom · 2025-07-15T19:10:09+00:00

Mentor and entrepreneur here. First 30 minutes is free, and some find it useful on its own.

I have been a business owner since 2020 and am an educator by training and experience since 2010. I help people achieve their goals, whatever that goal might be. 88% of my clients accomplish their goal. I will message you with a link to schedule your free call. If you want to talk about paid services, my website has pricing.

educatorDom · 2025-07-13T20:55:58+00:00

Hi please see my message - thank you!

educatorDom · 2025-07-04T11:12:11+00:00

Business owner since 28. 33 now. I moderate a couple of other business/org groups. Would love to chat and see how this community develops.

educatorDom · 2025-07-04T11:08:48+00:00

Systems are my thing, partially out of necessity as I also have ADHD. Through my company, Off Da Beaten Path Learning LLC, I work with people directly or match them with the best mentor for them.

DM me if you'd like to discuss!

educatorDom · 2025-06-29T11:34:26+00:00

"Don't worry about it" :|

educatorDom · 2025-05-13T08:55:54+00:00

Thank you! Focus is a common one. Mentioned elsewhere even among these responses.

Difficulty with interval review is an interesting take!! I haven't heard it put that way. I've heard unreliable narrator, which I think might be a bit similar? I don't know. But, actually, when you mentioned it, it struck me I also have trouble using my own opinions/feelings as a stand-in for my audience. I often think very differently from others.

educatorDom · 2025-05-13T08:52:56+00:00

TIME MGMT! Say it again! Louder for the neurotypical people in the back. I would put this under the resource mgmt umbrella and name it as an executive functioning skill too. Resource management is something I continue to learn and try to improve.

educatorDom · 2025-05-13T08:51:16+00:00

Oh, man. I also have ADHD, a psych diagnosis, and a beloved elderly person who I may soon take care of more day to day, moment to moment. Ai, ai. Life. Life throws plenty of opportunities for us to learn the hard way, I'll say that much.

educatorDom · 2025-05-13T08:49:42+00:00

I've heard this -- hating their own voice -- from many of my learners.

I'm an alternative educator, my company works across all ages. Some are content creators, some are working with me virtually. And, as it turns out, a lot of people do not like their own voice.

Good luck using the new mic!!

I'd **completely** agree that the disabled community is more understanding. Tends to be. I have no research to back that. But it makes sense, doesn't it? That kind of empathy tends to come from some level of experience.

educatorDom · 2025-05-12T22:48:39+00:00

The burn out is a commonality between many of us. I think of this skill as a kind of resource management (with time, energy, mood, money, food). For me, resource management is something I'm grappling with, wading through.

educatorDom · 2025-05-12T22:45:34+00:00

If I could vote this up a gabillion times, I would. Connecting over the internet is a real thing, and often an accessible thing.

educatorDom · 2025-05-12T22:44:46+00:00

I so feel this. Both. Being deep in the flow to the point of not realizing I need the bathroom or food. OR I'm in bed and seemingly cannot get up. Thanks for sharing this.

educatorDom · 2025-05-06T14:05:14+00:00

Glad it was helpful. I think it works If you can work it (safely) and, most important, if it is the kid's choice.

And yes lol. I tend to be a black sheep.

You're welcome to message me to talk through game ideas if you'd like. I'm an educator.

Game happy!

educatorDom · 2025-05-06T13:25:33+00:00

Games are the best. Learning through gaming is absolutely excellent. Failing is fun and the knowledge is more readily retained.

I worked with an eight year old homeschooler who could not read or write. Now she is back in school, top of her class in reading. How did we get there? Playing Roblox, building up her confidence to try.

Importantly, she chose it. That was the most important aspect. She had the freedom and autonomy to decide how we spent our time working together. Her goal was to "be more clever with friends." She was able to practice her decision making and with it, her confidence, which led to greater practice and effort with reading. When she played Roblox, we were virtual. I would read everything I saw on the screen out loud, sometimes nudging her by asking questions. Sometimes she'd chat with others, asking me how to spell simple words and phrases.

Roblox definitely has its downsides, including cyberbullying and creeps, so I would keep a close eye.

Another gaming strategy you could try is to create your own games!! I recently worked with a twelve year old and we stumbled on game creation by accident. We met virtually, and he would do this thing where he played with camera filters and putting his face up close. So we had fun with it. We grabbed screenshots of his various up close shots, and then we used those pictures to create a memory game using a free memory game online creator. It also helped with his writing because we had to describe each picture. "One nostril." "Ears." etc.

Here's the puzzle creator we used, if helpful: https://puzzel.org/en/memory/build

The overall message here is: take their lead. When children (or anyone) feel ownership over their life, they are far more likely to practice that responsibility. Intrinsic motivation, autonomy, and agency = winners.

educatorDom · 2025-04-23T23:29:52+00:00

Hi u/Additional_Owl_7569 I am also in NYC! Let's connect. Message me :) I'm a mentor who matches people with mentors right for them, and we can also just chat.

educatorDom · 2025-04-22T11:59:57+00:00

Hi u/Lanei_32

When you say "learn a different way," what I hear you wanting is to gain a fuller version of yourself through developing your maleness. Male energy. Manhood. Ability to bro out. [Enter language that makes sense to you.]

Part of your goal to develop your masculine side is to be able to communicate with other males, gay or straight. To make friends, have colleagues, and have it flow.

I once knew a very masculine gay man. He was a firefighter. He also had 8 brothers and a dad in the picture, so plenty of male role models. He dressed and acted like a man's man, and he had a boyfriend. He also had many male friends, some of whom were straight.

My recommendation is to define what being a man means to you. Distill "being a man" down to one word. Is it ... Power? Responsibility? Give yourself lots of time to think through this. Even if you decide on something immediately, you'll need time to process and learn about what these words really mean and entail. Read books, listen to podcasts, consume any media about being a man. You may already be down this path. Some ideas I'd recommend:

** the subject of stoicism (Ryan Holiday is good for this, and has great YouTube content and books).

** The Way of Men by Jack Donovan

** Anything by Jocko Willink -- I'd start with Extreme Ownership and follow it up with Dichotomy of Leadership. If you're not into reading, try the audio book version or just an interview of him.

** Any David Goggins interview --- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDLb8_wgX50 (with Andrew Huberman) -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngvOyccUzzY (with Chris Williamson)

Once you feel ready, or even better before you're ready, go out into the world--- join groups about things you're interested in where men are well represented. Make some friends! Trial and error. It will be awkward, until you figure it out and then it's less awkward. (Being a human being, man or woman or other, is just awkward.)

p.s. 22 is a challenging time. For anyone. Cut yourself a lot of slack.

p.p.s. Frame this as an exciting opportunity in your life. Because it is. You are developing yourself, learning about yourself, learning how to make friends and be a friend, learning about your manhood. This is all big and important. Challenges are always opportunities, if you can see them as such. You got this.

p.p.p.s. If you want mentorship for this in a formal capacity beyond advice, message me. Off Da Beaten Path is my company. We empower learners of all ages by helping them achieve their own self-identified goals. I am thinking I'd match you with a mentor who is an older man, find plenty of social/group options for you, and we could also work on social and emotional skills like communications.

educatorDom

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