Donna Williams’ Blog

Ever the arty Autie

David Clark, Aisha, and a dream of a Brazilian autism community

From harsh beginnings Aisha came into a fortunate adoption with an autism friendly family who are able to see the person she is and work to shape a world in which her personhood can blossom and be appreciated. Here I talk to her adoptive father, David Clark who has an exciting idea […]

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Autism, Finland style and public speaker, Heta Pukki

Heta Pukki is a public speaker diagnosed on the autism spectrum who is listed on http://www.auties.org . She she is speaking about the autism world in Finland. She has some interesting things to say about autism history, activism and relationships Autistic style. Here’s our interview.

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Jason Taylor, Aspie talent waiting for opportunities.

Jason Taylor is a creative spirit full of talent waiting for opportunities. He’s a world traveller, an historian, mathematician, sportman, art lover, performer, into dancing, reading and writing. He’s a fascinating young man and I invite you to enjoy what he has to share. He’s also one of the many people […]

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Savant artists in New York - an interview with curator and autism advocate, Rosa Martinez.

I recently met Rosa Martinez when she purchased some of my artworks and invited me to join other savant artists with autism in a series of New York exhibitions. She’s dedicated her life to working with people with autism and channeled some of this into her deep love of art. Here’s […]

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The sensory world of a nostalgic artist - Chameleon Arts and Jennifer Roussin

  Jennifer Roussin is on the autism spectrum and runs her own business, Chameleon Arts which is one of the businesses listed on http://www.auties.org .  She is a mother, an artist and a lover of nature.  Here we discuss our different sensory worlds and their relationships to our lives as artists on the autism […]

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Artism, autism and a family on the spectrum - the life and times of Jane Strauss.

Jane Strauss is a photograph, a woman diagnosed with Asperger’s, a mother of 5 children with autism spectrum issues and someone who has turned her autism into artism. She is one of the many fascinating people listed on http://www.auties.org . Here’s our interview.

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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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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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