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Ever the arty Autie

Terms get distorted, tired, harmful – time to review the term NT

March29

Here The Come by Donna Williams It’s time to review the term NT. Read the rest of this entry »

Where do Aspie men meet Aspie women?

March26

The meeting by Donna Williams For every 700 Aspie men, there will apparently be only 200 Aspie women Read the rest of this entry »

Ghost writing and elves under the refridgerator – the amazing talent of Aspie writer Kimberly Tucker

March24

Circus Tightrope by Donna Williams 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 social anxiety. Read the rest of this entry »

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From Germany to Scandinavia – the cross Europe Aspergerian journey of Sven Klose

March24

Circus Hoops by Donna Williams 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 ASD listed on htttp://www.auties.org and here is our interview: Read the rest of this entry »

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Autistic empathy and imagination – how young autistic entrepreneur, DJ Svoboda defies the stereotypes.

March22

the friend by Donna Williams 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 website. He’s another of the people listed on http://www.auties.org . Here’s our interview: Read the rest of this entry »

Unheard of? Think again. Interview with autistic teacher – Geraldine Robertson.

March20

Swing by Donna Williams 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 this entry »

How can an autie be an actor? I asked veteran Aussie actor, Ron Hedgecock.

March20

Personal Space by Donna Williams 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 this entry »

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Unemployed and on the autistic spectrum?

March19

Wonderment by Donna Williams OK, are you an unemployed adult on the autism spectrum? Read the rest of this entry »

Diagnosis, autism and untidy boxes and THAT ABC interview with Kathy Gollan.

March17

Donna Williams with balloon The world of diagnosis is very strange. Read the rest of this entry »

Vaccination payout but what does it mean for autism in general?

March6

Back to Normality by Donna Williams The US has had its first government payout for vaccination damage in a case of autism. Read the rest of this entry »

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