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Ever the arty Autie

Fear versus excitement; why can’t some of us tell?

July30

Don’t Scare The Fish by Donna Williams The social majority of humans, in fact around 60-65% of people, can think predominantly in pictures. They’re visual thinkers. Another 30% of people can think predominantly in words or mental chatter. They’re verbal thinkers. These mechanisms allow people to INTERNALLY mentalise. They can think INSIDE of their heads. Read the rest of this entry »

Cigarette litterers & my unhinged moment

July27

Disintegration by Donna Williams We passed her on the train platform, tall, mid 20s, sporting a stylish winter coat, hair well kept. She was probably reasonably well educated, reasonably financial. And she sucked on a cancer stick. I thought, another sucker for the billionaire multinationals and their rat experiments. Read the rest of this entry »

The dietary Wheelchair; autism and dietary interventions

July26

Donna Williams with balloon After doing a lecture called The Dietary Wheelchair about the role of dietary interventions in my own journey with autism, I was contacted by Cassie Wells from ORGRAN Natural Foods . She asked if I’d mind being interviewed for their magazine and I agreed and she generously accepted the additional publication of that interview here. Here it is: Read the rest of this entry »

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5 burning autism questions.

July21

The Outsiders by Donna Williams A student in Singapore, Asvin Kaur, asked me 5 questions and has agreed you can all benefit from their answers. Here they are: Read the rest of this entry »

Donna Williams’ July 2008, 48 hr, Poetry Challenge

July18

Moving House by Donna Williams 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 »

Death… it’s never how you imagined it.

July14

Bouquet by Donna Williams  Yesterday I decided to be helpful and it almost killed me. Read the rest of this entry »

Recipe of the month (July) Coriander Pesto Pasta

July14

The Gadoodleborger by Donna Williams Another GF/CF low salicylate recipe this time from my fab husband Chris Samuel! Read the rest of this entry »

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An Occupational Therapist Explores Autism

July14

imaginary friend by Donna Williams Barbara Smith M.S., OTR/L ( http://www.barbarasmithoccupationaltherapist.com ) works with many children on the autism spectrum in the area of hippotherapy (not hippos, but horses). This involves occupational therapy through interaction with horses and horse riding to help children achieve goals such as improved balance, coordination or communication skills to tell the horse to “go” and “whoa”. Barbara had her own set of questions for me, so here’s her interview: Read the rest of this entry »

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Go vegan and save the planet? What’s your excuse?

July13

Move It by Donna Williams Our TV here in Australia has just had advertisements urging everyone to go vegetarian. That may not sound so strange but we, like the US, are a meat producing nation. Read the rest of this entry »

The meaning of life, the universe and everything – an autism interview.

July10

Opportunity Knocks by Donna Williams Paul Swann is a Commissioning & Planning Officer with Department of Adult Social Care at Wrexham County Borough Council in Wales, UK. In the run up to an evening lecture I’m doing in Wrexham on Tuesday 9th Sept 2008, I offered Paul to set me 5 questions for an email interview. He did a wonderful job, setting in depth questions as good as any of the 100 or so journalists who’ve interviewed me over the last 20 years. Here’s out interview: Read the rest of this entry »

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