Competing in Deca, Eye Exercises, High School with Nystagmus | Dancing Eyes Podcast #10 - Alex

In episode 10 of The Dancing Eyes Podcast, Alex joins me to talk about his experience living with Nystagmus. He is a freshman in high school and just competed in his first Deca competition. Timestamps for conversation topics are listed below. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Introduction 01:05 Episode begins 01:35 Alex backstory 03:35 Involvement with American Nystagmus Association 04:35 Doctor stories/ playing sports 07:35 Head tilt/ zoom calls 09:45 Avoiding head tilt while having conversations or pictures/ looking for Nystagmus sources as a teenager 14:30 Creation of the podcast/ logo design 16:25 Do you consider Nystagmus to be a disability? 18:30 What other conditions do you have? 19:05 Alex’s experience with his first Deca competition/ involvement of Nystagmus in the competition 31:35 Bringing up the Nystagmus when meeting new people/ difficulties making friends/ school experiences 37:45 Obtaining a driver's license 38:40 I demonstrate the eye exercises that I have been doing 42:30 Back to the driving talks/ technology and Nystagmus 48:15 504 plan/ school accommodations 50:45 Alex’s Nystagmus conference experience/ public speaking 58:20 Nystagmus in Alex’s family 59:55 My experience with procedures on my eyes (Kestenbaum and lasik) Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dancingeyespodcast/ Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frankiecaputo22/ NEW EPISODES ON THE FIRST AND THIRD MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH Thank you for watching. Hope you guys enjoy :)