The world held its breath. Americans held hope. George Bush, the Texas cowboy, still somehow thinks he’s got it right when 70% of Americans are certain he’s wrong. Read the rest of this entry »
As a person with autism and an autism consultant, I was often asked by parents of children with autism and PDD whether I had poor muscle tone. Read the rest of this entry »
There’s a lot of controversy about what a dag is and many people mistakenly confuse Dags with Bogans. Bogans are Bogans. Dags are Dags. Just as some Geeks are Trekkies (but not all), and some Goths and Punks are also Emos (but certainly not all) some Dags are also Bogans but most Bogans don’t qualify as Dags. Lost? Then read on and it’ll become clear as mud. Read the rest of this entry »
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Questioning the money spinners and the stereotypes they perpetuate.
Sure, I’m an author in that field, I’ve been a consultant for 12 years in that field, a lecturer for 14 years and I put the word autistic in association with my name which I feel humanises the condition and raises its public profile, paving the way hopefully for the belief in the potential of others with the same diagnosis. So when is autism being exploited for business purposes? Its a good question and a majorly important one. Read the rest of this entry »
A wild interview with 11 year old Aspie teenager, Lewis Schofield, by Donna Williams Read the rest of this entry »
DONNA WILLIAMS:
Hi Nick. We met recently over email and you kindly sent me a copy of Hollywood, Amarroo. It’s a very provocative book.
Could you tell the readers a bit about what compelled you to write it? Read the rest of this entry »
The Australian film industry has been involved in some memorable and groundbreaking films – Breaker Morant, Gallipoli, The Piano, Murial’s Wedding, Rabbit Proof Fence, Shine, Lantana, Ten Canoes. But with a population of only 20 million people, government funding for the film industry has always been limited and until now, the majority of recent Australian films have been made on an average budget of $4M per film (and many for less, as little as $1M-$2M) Read the rest of this entry »
Clearing up poor autism related information about Glutamine – by Donna Williams
Someone wrote:
I read somewhere Donna Williams wrote about a glutamate concoction she said made her feel better. Are you familiar with this? I ask because of a recent NIH study that talked about glutamate neurons role in autism. The study was published in the journal Nature Genetics in March and is considered a break through in the genetic mapping of ASD. I would really like to find out more about this.
My reply… Read the rest of this entry »
Quite the storyteller and a master of litanies, my father’s forte was one sided ‘conversation’ but he was very good at characterisations. He wouldn’t tell you about someone or what had happened, he’d show you the whole play and play each part as he did. He’d put on their style, their voice, their movements and jump between characters as he told a story. Read the rest of this entry »
Donna Williams is an Australian born adult with autism who was assessed as psychotic at the age of 2 in 1965, labelled disturbed in the 1970s and diagnosed as autistic in her 20s in 1991.
She acquired functional speech in late childhood and went on to become a qualified teacher with an honors degree in Sociology and a degree in Linguistics. She is the author of two international bestselling autobiographies and has 10 published books including 4 text books widely used in autism education and two books of poetry and prose.
As a screenwriter, she wrote the screenplay to “Nobody Nowhere”, the first book in her 4 book autobiographical series. That screenplay is currently under option to become a Hollywood film. She is an professional artist, singer-songwriter and published poet as well as a world renowned public speaker on autism now living with her husband in Australia. In her presentations she draws not only on her own experiences but on international experience as a professional autism consultant since 1996.
Donna’s is a speaker in demand around the world due to her unique perspective and ability to share her feelings and experiences on a very personal level. More information about her and her life’s work can be found on her website at http://www.donnawilliams.net .