April 6th, 2008 at 12:08am |
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 […]
Read the rest of Savant artists in New York - an interview with curator and autism advocate, Rosa Martinez.
April 5th, 2008 at 1:17am |
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 […]
Read the rest of The sensory world of a nostalgic artist - Chameleon Arts and Jennifer Roussin
April 4th, 2008 at 1:54am |
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.
Read the rest of Artism, autism and a family on the spectrum - the life and times of Jane Strauss.
March 24th, 2008 at 11:15pm |
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. […]
Read the rest of Musical richness in the lap of poverty - TR Kelley of the Raventones speaks out.
March 24th, 2008 at 1:02pm |
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 […]
Read the rest of Ghost writing and elves under the refridgerator - the amazing talent of Aspie writer Kimberly Tucker
March 24th, 2008 at 6:39am |
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 […]
Read the rest of From Germany to Scandinavia - the cross Europe Aspergerian journey of Sven Klose
March 22nd, 2008 at 12:54pm |
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 […]
Read the rest of Autistic empathy and imagination - how young autistic entrepreneur, DJ Svoboda defies the stereotypes.
March 21st, 2008 at 8:46am |
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 […]
Read the rest of Hey coach, help me with my life - the journey of Aspie consultant, Kerryn Burgoyne
March 20th, 2008 at 1:08pm |
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.
Read the rest of Unheard of? Think again. Interview with autistic teacher - Geraldine Robertson.
March 20th, 2008 at 10:13am |
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:
Read the rest of How can an autie be an actor? I asked veteran Aussie actor, Ron Hedgecock.