COPilotING My Autism in Tech
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Personal account of using GitHub Copilot ChatGPT and DALL·E/Microsoft Designer to reduce cognitive workload for autism: demonstrates Cofunctioning examples—Copilot generates a working JavaScript form in VS Code, produces unit‑test templates and Visual Studio helpers for Azure Table Storage, and drafts blog posts and event designs; AI acts as mentor and marketing assistant. Results vary: generated code runs (needed small fixes), writing improves grammar but sometimes costs more time, and generated images and restaurant itineraries (with price conversions) are usable and fact‑checkable.
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chapters (16)
- 0:00Introduction to talk
- 1:35What is autism and spectrum
- 6:15Context blindness in autism
- 8:21Cognitive workload and burnout
- 10:49Rigidity and anxiety in autism
- 12:58AI as co-pilot for autism
- 17:13Demo: JavaScript with Copilot
- 21:51Demo: Unit testing with Copilot
- 26:24Demo: Writing blog posts
- 29:28Demo: Visual Studio and hobby projects
- 32:01AI for marketing and design
- 34:30Tangibility and context in autism
- 37:00AI for mental health training
- 39:10Demo: Generating images with AI
- 41:15Demo: Planning travel with AI
- 44:49Summary and resources
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