http://blog.donnawilliams.net/2009/06/27/singer-michael-jackson-one-of-the-most-famous-people-with-exposure-anxiety/ Ever the arty Autie Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:08:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://blog.donnawilliams.net/2009/06/27/singer-michael-jackson-one-of-the-most-famous-people-with-exposure-anxiety/comment-page-1/#comment-41436 pamela mawbey Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:26:42 +0000 http://blog.donnawilliams.net/2009/06/27/singer-michael-jackson-one-of-the-most-famous-people-with-exposure-anxiety/#comment-41436 Some autistics are saying that Scottish singer Susan Boyle is AS, but her face is expressive, not blank. Oprah looked worried when Susan got up to demonstrate the eccentric body movements she displayed when she presented herself to the judges on the British TV show. But they were no stranger than Tom Cruise standing up on the lounge and jumping up and down like a child...Eccentricity can be very much in the eye of the beholder. Some autistics are saying that Scottish singer Susan Boyle is AS, but her face is expressive, not blank. Oprah looked worried when Susan got up to demonstrate the eccentric body movements she displayed when she presented herself to the judges on the British TV show. But they were no stranger than Tom Cruise standing up on the lounge and jumping up and down like a child…Eccentricity can be very much in the eye of the beholder.

]]> http://blog.donnawilliams.net/2009/06/27/singer-michael-jackson-one-of-the-most-famous-people-with-exposure-anxiety/comment-page-1/#comment-41435 pamela mawbey Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:21:45 +0000 http://blog.donnawilliams.net/2009/06/27/singer-michael-jackson-one-of-the-most-famous-people-with-exposure-anxiety/#comment-41435 Yes, if psychological trauma can cause brain damage in adults, then what must it do to infants only able to interpret their experiences through their senses? Yes, if psychological trauma can cause brain damage in adults, then what must it do to infants only able to interpret their experiences through their senses?

]]> http://blog.donnawilliams.net/2009/06/27/singer-michael-jackson-one-of-the-most-famous-people-with-exposure-anxiety/comment-page-1/#comment-37483 Geraldine Robertson Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:07:59 +0000 http://blog.donnawilliams.net/2009/06/27/singer-michael-jackson-one-of-the-most-famous-people-with-exposure-anxiety/#comment-37483 Years and years ago I saw a program about the Jacksons and it struck me how much the child Michael was prevented from doing the things that children do. He wanted to play with a little toy car and was made to rehearse instead. I think he never grew up and tried desperately to live his childhood. He had many of the characteristics of an abused child including a strong projection of self hatred and self harm. People who have suffered the sustained trauma of child abuse may present as autistic. There are many similar characteristics and related conditions and it can be hard to determine the difference. Years and years ago I saw a program about the Jacksons and it struck me how much the child Michael was prevented from doing the things that children do. He wanted to play with a little toy car and was made to rehearse instead. I think he never grew up and tried desperately to live his childhood. He had many of the characteristics of an abused child including a strong projection of self hatred and self harm. People who have suffered the sustained trauma of child abuse may present as autistic. There are many similar characteristics and related conditions and it can be hard to determine the difference.

]]> http://blog.donnawilliams.net/2009/06/27/singer-michael-jackson-one-of-the-most-famous-people-with-exposure-anxiety/comment-page-1/#comment-36207 Carol Grigg Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:27:34 +0000 http://blog.donnawilliams.net/2009/06/27/singer-michael-jackson-one-of-the-most-famous-people-with-exposure-anxiety/#comment-36207 This is really interesting about Michael Jackson. I am mesmerised by him, the same as so many people are, and wondered along the way if there was some Autism there, but not really knowing enough about his private world, or perhaps about Autism either, to be able to judge. His giftedness speaks of something extraordinary. I must read your book on Exposure Anxiety. Recent events in the online communities have plunged me deeply into further understanding Autism. There are splashes of it throughout my family, bringing joy, wonder and sometimes pain and confusion, but curiosity compels me to keep exploring this whole other way of thinking and perceiving the world around us. This is really interesting about Michael Jackson. I am mesmerised by him, the same as so many people are, and wondered along the way if there was some Autism there, but not really knowing enough about his private world, or perhaps about Autism either, to be able to judge. His giftedness speaks of something extraordinary. I must read your book on Exposure Anxiety. Recent events in the online communities have plunged me deeply into further understanding Autism. There are splashes of it throughout my family, bringing joy, wonder and sometimes pain and confusion, but curiosity compels me to keep exploring this whole other way of thinking and perceiving the world around us.

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