Donna Williams’ Blog

Ever the arty Autie

Terms get distorted, tired, harmful - time to review the term NT

It’s time to review the term NT.

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Where do Aspie men meet Aspie women?

For every 700 Aspie men, there will apparently be only 200 Aspie women

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Musical richness in the lap of poverty - TR Kelley of the Raventones speaks out.

TR Kelley is one funky woman on the autism spectrum and one of the interesting people listing on http://www.auties.org . Part of a great sounding group, The Raventones, she has two albums on CD Baby and iTunes and is a passionate, humorous, and radical blogger from a world most don’t think about. […]

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Ghost writing and elves under the refridgerator - the amazing talent of Aspie writer Kimberly Tucker

Kimberly Tucker first entered my life quietly through a door in a cute living doll’s house in Connecticut. I was a newly published author on a publishing tour in the US and in Connecticut for my first ever public lecture at Trinity College. Kimberly was an undiagnosed woman with Selective Mutism and severe […]

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From Germany to Scandinavia - the cross Europe Aspergerian journey of Sven Klose

Sven Klose was born in Germany and ended up in Scandinavia. He was a musician and has ended up a teckie. He was someone rejected and bullied and is now an advocate who can hold his head up and knows who he is. He’s one of the remarkable people with […]

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Autistic empathy and imagination - how young autistic entrepreneur, DJ Svoboda defies the stereotypes.

DJ Svoboda defies the stereotypes that people with autism lack empathy or imagination for he has an abundance of both. The proof of that is his invention of Imagifriends, a dream of creating a more diversity friendly world and a means of reaching out to the world through his creativity and Imagifriends […]

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Hey coach, help me with my life - the journey of Aspie consultant, Kerryn Burgoyne

Last year I met with a strange woman determined to turn a passion for helping people into a consultancy. She is methodical to the max, made a plan and saw it through, knew how to ask for help and open minded to advice. Her determination is inspiring. Welcome to an interview […]

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Unheard of? Think again. Interview with autistic teacher - Geraldine Robertson.

Geraldine Robertson is a teacher, an autistic teacher, and she teaches autistic children whilst her presence also teaches their non-autistic classmates about the ability in disABILITY.

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How can an autie be an actor? I asked veteran Aussie actor, Ron Hedgecock.

Ron Hedgecock, one of Australia’s oldest diagnosed Aspies, is 72. He’s an Aussie actor, a lecturer in Phrenology and Art History and a public speaker about living with Asperger’s Syndrome. Here’s our interview:

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Unemployed and on the autistic spectrum?

OK, are you an unemployed adult on the autism spectrum?

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