View Profile: Wondergirl

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About Wondergirl

• Location In the library at the reference desk
• Experience Experience: AMHD Moderator, Blog Talent Scout and Editor
  
  Expert Categories: Careers, Customer Service, Interview Questions, Job Hunting, Learning Disabilities, Parenting, Resumes, Writing
  
  > Born on Martin Luther's birthday, November 10th (different year, though)
  > First-born child of a Lutheran minister (Mom from Idaho; Dad from Illinois)
  > Former Lutheran grade school teacher/tutor
  > Librarian since 1981, retired 2009
  > Circ clerk, reference, coordinator of library volunteers, court-ordered community service workers, and homebound book delivery program, also cataloger for 15 years
  > Job coach since 1985
  > Professional counselor (M.S. in Counseling Psych) since 1991 (a few courses short of a Psy.D.)
  > Published author (the four books are about Texas and Illinois; the three articles are about autism and about the Chicago Auditorium, published in the Chicago Historical Society journal.
  > Married for 56 years to the same man who is an Aspie (high-functioning autistic, Asperger's syndrome)
  > Mother of two adult sons (one of whom is high-functioning autistic, hyperlexic, diagnosed with Asperger's in November, 2016). The younger son died unexpectedly on May 4, 2018, of a blood clot in his lung.
  > Owned by one adorable but bossy rescued cat
  > Mensa member for 34 years