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<![CDATA[Marilyn M. Tycer - Blog]]>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:26:53 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[Photo of the Day: the Oregon Coast]]>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:03:08 -0800http://www.marilyntycer.com/2/post/2010/06/photo-of-the-day-the-oregon-coast.htmlSaturday was a gorgeous day at the Oregon coast!

]]><![CDATA[Photo of the Day: A pretty pink Peony]]>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 23:05:11 -0800http://www.marilyntycer.com/2/post/2010/04/photo-of-the-day-peony.htmlWhile working out in the garden with my mom today, I snapped a pic of this Peony.

]]><![CDATA[Photo of the Day: Happy Easter!]]>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 19:27:01 -0800http://www.marilyntycer.com/2/post/2010/04/photo-of-the-day-happy-easter.htmlHappy Easter, to those who celebrate :)

]]><![CDATA[Latest design project: fencing gloves and note cards!]]>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 19:16:19 -0800http://www.marilyntycer.com/2/post/2010/04/latest-design-project-fencing-gloves-and-note-cards.htmlThis weekend my old fencing club, the Northwest Fencing Center, had a wine tasting and silent auction. Even though I'm no longer fencing, I consider myself an NWFC alum, and wanted to help out by decorating some fencing gloves for the auction.

The three gloves I decorated. (Click the image to enlarge).

I also designed some notecards for the auction. There were sets of 10 cards, with a mix of Foil, Epee and Sabre designs. (Click the image to enlarge).

Foil

Epee

Sabre

It felt good to give back to my fencing club, because they've given me so much!

]]><![CDATA[April is Autism Awareness Month!]]>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 12:54:14 -0800http://www.marilyntycer.com/2/post/2010/04/april-is-autism-awareness-month.html

April is Autism Awareness Month, so I'd like to share what I've learned hrough working with people with autism. I've worked with individuals with autism and other disabilities throughout my life, at camps, at schools, at homes.I feel lucky to have had these experiences, because it's helped me learn a lot. I've become more compassionate, more creative, more understanding.

So what is autism? To be diagnosed as autistic, an individual must display:

Impairment in social interactions
examples: Impairment in nonverbal social behaviors such as eye-to-eye gaze; failure to develop developmentally appropriate peer relationships; lack of spontaneous seeking to share enjoyment/interests/achievements with other people; lack of social or emotional reciprocity.
Impairments in communication
examples: delay or lack of development in spoken language; impairment in ability to initiate or sustain conversation with others; stereotyped or repetitive use of language; lack of make believe play.
Restricted, repetitive and stereotyped behavior/interests/activities
examples: restricted interest that is abnormal in intensity/focus; inflexible adherence to specific, nonfunctional routines/rituals; stereotyped and repetitive motor mannerisms such as flapping.
Delays/abnormal functioning in social interaction, social language/communication, and symbolic/imaginative play prior to three years of age. [list adapted from the DSM-IV]

It's important to realize that any person with a disability is a person first. And they should be treated like people. Yes, people with autism are different. But they are still people. Not every person with autism will look the same, think the same, feel the same, learn the same, or do the same things. Nor do people without autism. By learning more about people who are "different" from myself, I've learned that we are more alike than we are different.

For more information about Autism, good resources are the Autism Society, and Autism Speaks.

]]><![CDATA[Photo of the Day: Flamingo Peek a Boo]]>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:25:14 -0800http://www.marilyntycer.com/2/post/2010/03/photo-of-the-day-flamingo-peek-a-boo.htmlAt the San Diego Zoo.

]]><![CDATA[Photo of the Day: Seattle harbor cruise]]>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:33:41 -0800http://www.marilyntycer.com/2/post/2010/03/photo-of-the-day-seattle-harbor-cruise.htmlHas it really been almost a month since I last posted? Things have been crazy, and I've been working on some wedding invitations for a friend... I'll post pictures soon once it's finalized, but in the meantime, here's a picture of a little girl on the mini cruise that travels around the Seattle harbor.

]]><![CDATA[Photo of the Day: a busy street corner in Saigon]]>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:43:06 -0800http://www.marilyntycer.com/2/post/2010/02/photo-of-the-day-vietnam.htmlTaken from a busy street corner in Saigon on June 27, 2008. The number of motorcycles was astounding. Usually, there are even more than in the photo! To cross the street, you have to just get up the nerve to go, and walk slowly and at a steady pace. The motorcyclists will honk and veer around you.

I had gone to Vietnam to work on my Agent Orange book. The mini hotel I where I was staying was down the street from here, and the hospital where I was volunteering was behind me and to my right.

]]><![CDATA[Photo of the Day]]>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 10:31:39 -0800http://www.marilyntycer.com/2/post/2010/01/photo-of-the-day.htmlI took this photo while hiking in the Columbia Gorge.

Photo taken 4/18/2009

]]><![CDATA[Happy New Year + my resolution for 2010]]>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 10:37:38 -0800http://www.marilyntycer.com/2/post/2010/01/happy-new-year-my-resolution-for-2010.html

Happy New Year! I hope that the new year is treating you well thus far.

My design resolution for 2010 is to design something every day. Smashing magazine inspired me with this great article, which included examples by designers who did design every day for a year.

Also, for 2010 I've created a new look for the website and would love to know what you think about it.

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