July2
Footsteps of a Nobody is half play, half musical which traces the developmental milestones from infancy to early adulthood as captured in the international bestseller, Nobody Nowhere; Autobiography of an Autistic Girl . It will be performed Its on 8pm-9pm on Monday 20th July at The Carlton Courthouse 349 Drummond St, Carlton and (run by La Mama Theatre) for one night only. Tickets are only $8 concession or $12 waged.
An inter-arts, musical production combining, gestural signing, avant garde poetry, powerfully evocative characterisations, and the theatrical musical surrealism it will escort you to the heights and depths of our shared humanity. We’re really proud of this show and if there’s just one Donna and The Aspinauts show you come and see, this should be the one. I wrote the show so what kind of writer am I?
REVIEWS OF MY BOOKS:
THE NEW YORK TIMES: She allows us to understand our own perceptions as never before.
PEOPLE MAGAZINE: By turns fascinating and harrowing…
WEEKEND REVIEW: …evocative, poetic…compelling, shocking, gut-wrenchingly moving…
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD: …left me with a sense of wonder at …the human spirit.
DAILY TELEGRAPH: Powerful and unique.
MODE: …powerful enough to make one reassess what it means to be human.
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING: Extraordinarily gripping.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL: deserves every superlative a reviewer can muster.
BOOKINGS:
ph: 9347 6142
email: bookings@lamama.com.au
http://www.lamama.com.au/
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June30
In the book, Everyday Heaven I wrote of feeling like I was a gay man in a woman’s body. I recently stumbled upon others who have written the same and the comments they received showed how those who don’t experience this simply have no idea. Read the rest of this entry »
June27
Michael Jackson was a fascinating human. But as much as the autistic community wants to claim him as an icon, he was likely only as autistic or not as most members of the human race. But whether he had Exposure Anxiety, a condition easily confused with (and which commonly co-occurs with autism) is another question, and perhaps he had more of that than most.
As a performer he was fearless, wildly creative, innovative, in his own world and a league of his own. As a person, he was somewhere between painfully shy and extremely vigilant. In his interviews he’d fluctuate between almost autistic in his avoidance of direct touch, eye contact and his voice could retreat to a timid whisper. Then, in the blink of an eye, he could confront before, just as quick, he’d be gone again. Read the rest of this entry »
June24
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is not Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) but its often confused with it. Read the rest of this entry »
June23
Welcome to the June 2009 poetry challenge. You can send in your poetry challenges for the June 09 poetry jam. So off you go - feel free to send me a TITLE or THEME to write to in the comments section and up to the end of June, you’ll find I’ve responded by posting a poem here addressing it. Come on, give it a try. And don’t forget, any of you coming to see us at any of the upcoming gigs for Donna and The Aspinauts may actually see some of the poems performed, complete with gestural signing and characterisations. Here’s the poems so far…
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June22
In an autism fruit salad can be a range of things and two of us in The Aspinauts experience Tourette’s tics Read the rest of this entry »
June19
Welcoming two new members to Donna and The Aspinauts. Veteran guitarist, and warm hearted smiler, Chris Poultney alias Man in Black and Blues Brother, Melbournian busker, Harry Hormone on congas and harmonica. They’ll join us on stage tomorrow at Noise Bar 20th June 2pm-5.30pm. Don’t miss this wild debut. See you there.
June18
At one of my UK lectures a warm, solid personality sat not far from the front. She exuded a feeling of stability, peace, acceptance and on the break she came over to my book table and gave me a book of her own. Her name was Phoebe Caldwell. Read the rest of this entry »
June12
When an 18 year old Sky Walker, a severely autistic man, bashed his mother to death he was facing charges of murder even though he couldn’t understand the charges of what he’d done. Read the rest of this entry »
