Polly's pages (aka 'Donna Williams')

Ever the arty Autie

When speed slows you down – the high cost of amphetamines.

April12

Run by autistic artist, Donna Williams I don’t know why they call amphetamines ‘speed’.

There are many ways people slow down and the chronic use of speed is one of them. Read the rest of this entry »

Being a dag – what’s cool about being individual.

April8

my wonderfully daggy cat puppet made for my friend, Jean Michelle

I have a compliment I direct towards my closest friends. I call them ‘dag‘.

Now ‘dag‘ is an Australian term referring to a piece of poo left hanging from a sheep’s bottom when caught up in the wool of their tail.

Hardly an endearing term for one’s friends?

Well, ‘dag’ has had many transitions. Read the rest of this entry »

In memory of a musical masterpiece named Gene Pitney

April6

Bouquet, by Donna Williams I was a kid in the 60s, and I remember a big glossy red square with a love heart on it and a man in the middle of the heart which seemed to be looking at me.

Those eyes had a great honesty, no walls. He has a quiet feel to him, almost a shyness. When he looked at me off that glossy cover, he didn’t take from me, or give to me, he was just ‘being’ in his own space. it was a marvellous thing to have a friend like this, even if he was only ever a picture. Read the rest of this entry »

Face blindness in autism and beyond

April2

Swept Up In Pattern by autistic artist Donna Williams We all have had that experience where we know someone but just can’t remember where we know them from. Face Blindness is like this except it happens all the time, even with people you know really really well. Read the rest of this entry »

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