We’re looking after a tawny frogmouth (yes, looks like a Furby so now he’s called Furby and, no, he is NOT an owl, they are related to Nightjars, not owls) this Christmas after it fell from a nest and was hand raised by my friend. The rescue services she called said they had too many so with the arrival of Furby we had to learn fast. Read the rest of this entry »
Its summer here in Australia in December. It’s fire season, people run about in shorts and T shirts and suburbia is yet again putting snowman illuminations, velvet and fur clad Santas, designer Christmas trees with fake spray snow, ordering Turkey and cranberry sauce and Read the rest of this entry »
Autism expert Bernard Rimland had time for people. And he made time for me. Read the rest of this entry »
I’m a spiritual atheist which means I care about the soul, rejoice in the diversity of the natural and human worlds, but don’t take comfort in projecting a father or mother figure or supreme consciousness onto all things. Even if I were in my last moments Read the rest of this entry »
This year I met the amazing Janette Geri.
She is a wild self-owning woman with a 100 year old soul, the energy of a garden pixie and the ‘can do’ resolve of a born optimist. Read the rest of this entry »
This morning I ran a bath. I then announced to my husband Chris that I could now run baths.
I’m 43.
I’ve been trying to run baths for 28 years. Read the rest of this entry »
So maybe you live under a rock and don’t know much about this Global Warming thing or maybe you’re so transfixed by politicians hypnotising you with threats of terrorism to think about the real far bigger threat to us all. Read the rest of this entry »
We went to the opening night of an art show, called ‘Letterheads’, at Coppin Gallery, 49 Coppin St Richmond. It was a wild place, a massive warehouse type of place with wild graffiti works on the walls on the way in. Read the rest of this entry »
Who Killed The Electric Car? (PG)
starts Nov 2nd, Cinema Nova
It was among the fastest, most efficient production cars ever built. It ran on electricity, produced no emissions and catapulted American technology to the forefront of the automotive industry. The lucky few who drove it never wanted to give it up. So why did General Motors crush its fleet of EV1 electric vehicles in the Arizona desert? “Who Killed the Electric Car?” chronicles the life and mysterious death of the GM EV1, examining its cultural and economic ripple effects and how they reverberated through the halls of government and big business.
England has its European heritage, its history as a waring nation, its shame as a monarchy claiming nations, destroying languages, dominating and patronising entire indigenous cultures 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 .