Donna Williams’ Blog

Breach of Security by Donna Williams

Read the rest of Emotional Incest - Too close for comfort?

With the new government proposal to phase out incandescent light bulbs, what about those on the autism spectrum with the visual perceptual processing challenge of Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome who struggle to concentrate, read and learn under fluorescent lighting?

Read the rest of Goodbye to fluorescent bulbs - Here’s looking at you kid.

This year, 2007 is an election year.
Yes, the Australian public did vote Howard, back into power twice in a row. Its that same voting public which says little to stop housing refugee children in ‘mandatory detention centres’ (sometimes for years) where rape, violence and subsequent mental illness is common. It’s that […]

Read the rest of Howard’s pro nuclear direction - A vote for Chernobyl?

When a man who even the prosecutor’s agree never fired a shot in anger is charged with attempted murder, then I guess we can only imagine the lovely staff of Guantamo must have been playing tiddly winks over hot chocolate with David Hicks these last 5 years.

Read the rest of David Hicks the political pawn - Toying with the bug collection.

In Wales, the English ignorantly renamed Welsh villages, towns and cities with all manner of Anglicizations and titles which swept over the rich native Welsh history of these places. The subtle but pervasive inherent racism of these policies was finally addressed and amends were made, replacing all new signs with bilingual ones which […]

Read the rest of Indigenous place names - Reading between the lines.

A friend dropped by yesterday and I my medication hadn’t yet kicked in. I’m usually pretty manic last thing at night and first thing in the morning (yes, would drive many people nuts!). But I drink Lemon Balm tea, which is a muscle relaxant and makes me pretty laid back, quite mellow. […]

Read the rest of Lemon Balm tea - welcome to Mellowmania