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Vijay Ravindran

@vijayravindran.bsky.social
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Founder/CEO @floreovr.bsky.social (floreovr.com), Amazon and WaPo vet and Sooner bred #autismdad #virtualreality #sooners

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Vijay Ravindran @vijayravindran.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Great piece on strength-based parenting, while written for a general audience, I found it very applicable to raising an autistic child (gift link): www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...
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The Wrong Way to Motivate Your Kid
When children fall short, many parents’ instinct is to take away something they love. That’s the wrong impulse.
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Vijay Ravindran @vijayravindran.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
It is that time again for @sxsw.com panel votes! Please support myself and inspiring actress, producer and activist Kathryn Morris, founder of The Savants, talking up neurodiversity and storytelling. You can vote here: participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx...
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PanelPicker | SXSW Conference & Festivals
PanelPicker® is the official SXSW user-generated session proposal platform. Enter ideas and vote to help shape Conference programming for SXSW and SXSW EDU.
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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
My first book We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation came out four years ago this month. It simultaneously feels like it came out yesterday and a century ago. I did it in hopes that people would take the needs of #ActuallyAutistic people seriously 1/ www.harpercollins.com/products/wer...
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We're Not Broken
“This book is a message from autistic people to their parents, friends, teachers, coworkers and doctors showing what life is like on the spectrum. It’s also...
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Vijay Ravindran @vijayravindran.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
The California National Guard situation is "unprecedented" if you are not versed in the Ghorman Massacre #Andor #knowyourhistory #StarWars
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Vijay Ravindran @vijayravindran.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Today’s headlines led by Pope Leo. As a person who looks closely at identify first language — notable to me that WSJ describes him as “Pope from US” instead of as an American Pope.
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Vijay Ravindran @vijayravindran.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
The Mac Virtual Display is the only killer app so far on Apple Vision Pro. Producing a lighter cheaper version that plugs into the Mac and maintains the resolution seems like a smart way to go: www.uploadvr.com/apple-vision...
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Apple Vision Pro 2 Reportedly Cheaper & Lighter, Mac-Tethered Headset Coming Too
Apple Vision Pro 2 will be cheaper and lighter, not just a chip upgrade, and the company is working on a Mac-tethered headset too, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports.
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Vijay Ravindran @vijayravindran.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
There’s no going back and there won’t be Cinderellas anymore. Excellent points on how college basketball has changed: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | The clock struck midnight at March Madness. We’re not coming back.
What’s a Big Dance without Cinderella? Other smaller schools should join us by leaving Division I.
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Vijay Ravindran @vijayravindran.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
I use my Apple Vision Pro almost daily because the Mac Virtual Display really makes me more productive. That being said, some great ideas here for AVP and also begs the larger question of how it might benefit w/ more thinking of what skuemorphism should be in 3D: www.macworld.com/article/2635...
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4 visionOS 3 features that can turn Vision Pro into an everyday device
Apple’s not making a new headset anytime soon, so it has to renew Vision Pro interest with software.
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Washington Week with The Atlantic @washingtonweekpbs.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
"The challenge is that in divvying it up, while the federal government will still have a role, once it's not under one umbrella ... you risk that those issues will not be addressed as sufficiently and adequately as they were under the Department of Education," said @nancyayoussef.bsky.social.
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Vijay Ravindran @vijayravindran.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Really important read for those of us that care about the autism community by @ericmgarcia.bsky.social . Trump's DEI order goes deeper and further than most realize: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Trump’s war on DEI comes for programs helping autistic students find jobs in STEM
Programs meant to help autistic students study science have been caught in the Trump administration’s war on DEI, Eric Garcia reports
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Maz @tfsquareone.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
M.A.S.K. toys are coming back, courtesy of The Loyal Subjects. Looking as though they are straight reissues without chrome but more detailed accompanying figures. Absolutely all in for this, the same day we saw Missing Link Arcee. We’ll talk about this day for years. 😍
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Vijay Ravindran @vijayravindran.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Two thumbs up to Captain America 4! Anthony Mackie and Harrison Ford were great and the DC battle was fun. Hains Point ftw!
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Vijay Ravindran @vijayravindran.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Todays headlines across WP, NYT, and WSJ with @nancyayoussef.bsky.social, Gordon and Brett leading WSJ
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Sheri Fink @sherifink.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Devastating roundup of deadly global results of US aid freeze. Limited exceptions are too late "hundreds of senior officials and workers who help distribute American aid had already been fired or put on leave, and many aid efforts remain paralyzed around the world." www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/w...
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How the World Is Reeling From Trump’s Aid Freeze (Gift Article)
President Trump’s order to halt most foreign aid has intensified humanitarian crises and raised questions about the United States’ reliability as a global leader.
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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Trump blasted the FAA's hiring program that hired people with intellectual disabilities. It's wildly hypocritical because this program existed under his first administration. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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Opinion | A simple fact check exposes Don Jr.'s ableist FAA rant
An FAA initiative being derided by the right was in place the entire time Donald Trump was president.
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Vijay Ravindran @vijayravindran.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
So sad to learn of the passing of Cecile Richards. I first met her when I interviewed to be the founding CTO at Catalist. And had the privilege to get to know her over the next few years when we shared office space with America Votes. She was an inspirational leader: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/u...
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Cecile Richards, Former Planned Parenthood President, Dies at 67
Ms. Richards oversaw the United States’ largest provider of reproductive health care and sex education from 2006 to 2018.
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Vijay Ravindran @vijayravindran.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Excited to see Floreo (@floreovr.bsky.social) featured in this GovTech story on how NYC Autism Charter Schools is leveraging VR to improve the lives of its autistic students: www.govtech.com/education/k-...
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With VR, Neurodiverse Students Can Practice Skills on Demand
Maryland-based ed-tech company Floreo VR gives students with autism a low-stakes, controlled environment in which to master social, emotional and safety skills under teacher supervision.
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Vijay Ravindran @vijayravindran.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
An entire story on how to improve the FDA and the reporter didn’t seem to talk to any of the companies being regulated and all the contributions seemed to be focused on more stringent regulations. Uh, ok: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/w...
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R.F.K. Jr. Wants to Overhaul the F.D.A. How Would Scientists Change It?
While some agree with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that the agency needs reform, their ideas for fixing it are very different from his.
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Vijay Ravindran @vijayravindran.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Super depressing. Loved ones are so vulnerable when in this situation. And at the end, nothing criminal and the employees in question haven’t lost their jobs.
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Vijay Ravindran @vijayravindran.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Excited to see Samsung and Google back in the XR race and introducing a new OS platform. For those of us on the ground trying to make a business work, the more hardware options and innovation, the better. www.cnet.com/tech/computi...
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I Tried Google and Samsung's Next-Gen Android XR Headsets and Glasses, and the Killer App Is AI
We got an early hands-on look at Samsung's mixed-reality headset and Google's glasses, powered by an all-seeing assistant.
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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Trump's presidency includes a number of grifters, most notably many who have promoted misinformation about autism. I wrote about how Trump's presidency represents the apotheosis of toxic theories about autism. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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The toxic autism politics of Trump’s second administration
From Elon Musk to RFK, the right has developed an obsession with pushing two seemingly contradictory — but equally damaging — theories on autism, writes Eric Garcia. And this obsession is bleeding int...
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Vijay Ravindran @vijayravindran.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Now this is the sports and community leadership we need! www.espn.com/college-foot...
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Bill would make flag planting at Ohio St. a felony
An Ohio state representative has introduced a bill that would classify flag planting at Ohio Stadium around Buckeyes football games as a felony.
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Vijay Ravindran @vijayravindran.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
My contribution to Thanksgiving dinner, saag paneer.
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Vijay Ravindran @vijayravindran.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Rare to see that level of clock mismanagement as what we just saw in Bears-Lions. Ouch.
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Vijay Ravindran @vijayravindran.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Congrats to our friends at Cortica! They are revolutionizing whole autism care and we are so fortunate to be partnering together on @floreovr’s FDA trial! medcitynews.com/2024/11/cort...
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Cortica Snags $80M to Make Autism Care for Children Less Fragmented - MedCity News
Cortica's $80 million raise was co-led by Morgan Health and Nexus NeuroTech Ventures and included participation from Autism Impact Fund.
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Vijay Ravindran @vijayravindran.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
From my better half -- the Biden administration is not moving fast enough on behalf of Ukraine before inauguration: www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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Exclusive | Biden to Leave Trump With Billions for Ukraine Weapons
American officials are acknowledging that the U.S. won’t be able to spend all of the money authorized to transfer arms to Kyiv by Jan. 20.
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Vijay Ravindran @vijayravindran.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
At worst should be 6-3, a merely competent team would be up 7-3 or 10-3 but instead down 3-0. What a dismal season.
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Vijay Ravindran @vijayravindran.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
My better half (who I am still working on to get over here) on Def Sec nominee Pete Hegseth in WSJ: www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
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How Hegseth Cultivated an Image That Caught Trump’s Eye
TV host and Army veteran is Trump’s pick to run Pentagon despite—or because of—a résumé thin on government experience.
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Vijay Ravindran @vijayravindran.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
The Expanse Dragon Tooth Kickstarter has been my all time favorite to support. The Collector’s box, book 3, and extra goodies are awesome. Long live the Rocci!
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Vijay Ravindran @vijayravindran.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
I agree with much of what people say about Bluesky, less toxic, no bots, etc, but I don't know about others but I just needed a reset to who I follow from 15 years ago.
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Vijay Ravindran @vijayravindran.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Netflix clearly has never done live sports before. Ouch.
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Vijay Ravindran @vijayravindran.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Nice surprise today to learn that the #Eagles program at last night’s game includes this page on their support for #autism including a kid using Floreo from their Huddle Up event.
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