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The Oak Leaf
A student-operated publication at Santa Rosa Junior College.

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All content by Noah McSweeney
SRJC student Noah McSweeney writes by using a letterboard with letters that he can point at to spell words his communication partner can write down. Using this format in his SRJC writing classes, McSweeney has learned to write long, in-depth essays and now collaborates with other “spellers” to write songs and poetry.

Autism action comes to you: Guest column by Noah McSweeney

Noah McSweeney, Special to The Oak Leaf
April 18, 2023
Noah McSweeney, 21, is an unreliably speaking autistic student at Santa Rosa Junior College who uses a letterboard to spell his thoughts.

Be an autism ally: Guest column by Noah McSweeney

Noah McSweeney, Special to The Oak Leaf
April 28, 2022
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