I recently had someone challenge the degree of my autism on the basis of not having been a poo smearer. Well, whilst Temple Grandin (known as ‘The Woman Who Thinks Like A Cow’) has spent decades entertaining audiences with tales of being a poo smearing toddler, it seems that poo smearing is yet another autism stereotype.
When I was 9 my younger brother was 3. Whilst I had lots of stored language I had just began to acquire functional communication. He had 6 words, none of which were understood outside of the house. We made a great pair, being surreal, kinesthetic, sensory and a pair of buzz junkies. Read the rest of this entry »
Here I interview artist and singer, RozaGy about a recent song to raise autism awarness.
Read the rest of this entry »
Ever wondered what it takes to make yourself autism friendly? How autism friendly is the DSM? What happens if we use the DSM criteria for autism to help define what might be autism friendly and how to become it? In this you tube video you can find out… it goes a bit fast so do pause the slides to take your time reading. Enjoy… from autistic author and artist, Donna Williams *) http://www.donnawilliams.net
Many parents worry about My Space, wondering what kind of people they may meet there. I started a My Space page and began to find some of the very broad social diversity of people who identify themselves as Autistic. Â Â Adrianna, someone bisexual, transgender and into fetish, was one of them. I decided to interview her on how she envisioned that fitted in with ASD. Read the rest of this entry »
Is there a link between fluoride toxicity, gastro-intestinal damage and Salicylate intolerance commonly found in those with ADHD and Autism?
Those of you breathing a sigh of relief over the thought that the theory of man made climate change may have had holes in it, may not want to read this for fear of a big dose of realism. For those who dare, here’s the findings of the world’s leading governmental International Panel for Climate Change.
Marc Segar was a man with Asperger’s back in the 90s before today’s autistic pride movement, who aspired to non-autistic ‘normality’, achieved a semblance of it, and died after jumping a divider and walking into oncoming traffic on a UK motorway. Read the rest of this entry »
Amanda Baggs shot to notoriety after pictures of her caused controversy on an autistic pride website. After she produced a You Tube video featuring herself typing her communication, she featured on US TV and her video was seen by over a 1/4 of a million viewers, inspiring functionally non-verbal people with autism and their families around the globe. Read the rest of this entry »
Richard Attfield is a fellow autistic artist and one of the authors featured in Autism and The Myth of The Person Alone edited by Doug Biklen. He was one of the first people with autism in the UK to Read the rest of this entry »
Donna Williams is an Australian born adult with autism who was assessed as psychotic at the age of 2 in 1965, labelled disturbed in the 1970s and diagnosed as autistic in her 20s in 1991.
She acquired functional speech in late childhood and went on to become a qualified teacher with an honors degree in Sociology and a degree in Linguistics. She is the author of two international bestselling autobiographies and has 10 published books including 4 text books widely used in autism education and two books of poetry and prose.
As a screenwriter, she wrote the screenplay to “Nobody Nowhere”, the first book in her 4 book autobiographical series. That screenplay is currently under option to become a Hollywood film. She is an professional artist, singer-songwriter and published poet as well as a world renowned public speaker on autism now living with her husband in Australia. In her presentations she draws not only on her own experiences but on international experience as a professional autism consultant since 1996.
Donna’s is a speaker in demand around the world due to her unique perspective and ability to share her feelings and experiences on a very personal level. More information about her and her life’s work can be found on her website at http://www.donnawilliams.net .