Prefer to listen? Here’s a 2-minute audio overview of this post. Asynchronous multimodal tutoring transforms the writing center experience into a kairotic space where neurodivergent tutors and students coconstruct rhetorical exchange on their own terms. “I really like meeting with you, but when we’re done, I feel like I need a nap.” So said my student about midway through our weekly Zoom tutoring session. I appreciated the admission and, appropriate to the mechanics of conversation, shared my response: “Me too.” As an autistic writing center tutor and administrator, I find Zoom sessions exhausting—trying to mask (with camera on) my feelings…
Author: Emmy Ammirati
Emmy Ammirati
Emmy Ammirati is a writing center tutor and administrator whose research explores the intersection of neurodiversity and accessible writing center pedagogy. Drawing from her lived experience within an autistic family, she advocates for inclusive spaces that empower all writers to engage with the academic world.