June30
Since 1991, Nobody Nowhere was translated into over 20 languages worldwide and progressively some of my 8 further books have also been translated into other languages too. I’ve directly sold around 1 million new copies of what has ultimately become my 9 published books. But my books have been read far more broadly than that. Read the rest of this entry »
June25
Hi Donna, I wonder if you could answer a quick question. Do auties experience feelings of love? If so can they experience trauma through loss of a person, attachment or object? Many thanks.
Here’s my reply: Read the rest of this entry »
June18
I got this a question about the nature of ‘Autism Spectrum Disorder’. I was asked
In your opinion is ASD a learning disability, a neurological
condition or a mental health issue…or something entirely unique perhaps?
Here was my answer…. Read the rest of this entry »
June17
Someone wrote to me about the differences between Exposure Anxiety (EA, as written about in the book, Exposure Anxiety; The Invisible Cage ) and Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA). Here are my reflections on those differences: Read the rest of this entry »
June16
Each month I send out a challenge for people to send me a 1-2 word topic they’d like me to write a poem to and I must write all the poems in the challenge within 48 hours. Read the rest of this entry »
June16
Welcome to a new feature: recipe of the month. Read the rest of this entry »
June15
I am seriously telling people in drought stricken suburbs, cities and towns to collect any large rubbish bins or industrial size builder’s tubs and place them around your back garden. Even put them under your rain pipes. Read the rest of this entry »
June10
Chris Draper, a scientific researcher with the Born Free Foundation contacted me about a new ‘therapy’ ready to cash in on the tail of that equally hot money spinner in the ever expanding autism marketplace, dolphin therapy. Read the rest of this entry »
June8
 There was weird case where a wife got killed after falling on upturned knife in a cutlery basket as she was emptying out the dishwasher with her husband. Yeah, sure, say most of us… he sure got away with a tall story there… how the hell could someone be that unlucky and how coincidental that he was right there when it happened. Well, I experienced my own version. Read the rest of this entry »