Christine Breakey is a master advocate for people on the autism spectrum in the north of England and the host of two of my upcoming lectures in her region this September 2008. Here’s our interview Continue reading ‘Autism Smorgasbord in Manchester and Sheffield’
I’ve been invited to present in Edinburgh this September 2008 by Dr. Lorene Amet, a neuroscientist with expertise in brain development, brain ischemia and epilepsy, Principal Scientist with the Autism Treatment Trust and parent of a son with autism. Here’s our interview: Continue reading ‘A Scottish perspective of the autism spectrum’
Here’s the itinerary of my UK lecture tour this September 2008.
Continue reading ‘Donna Williams’ autism lectures: England, Wales, Scotland this September 2008′
Do we all have a real self? Continue reading ‘The Real Self; Dissociation, Rote Learning and Role Play.’
Over on http://www.auties.org we have many people on the autism spectrum worldwide who are seeking work. Some are looking for work experience, some are looking for jobs but aren’t ready for full time. Some are ready for full time work. Some (sometimes because they are unable to get or sustain work in the mainstream workforce) have started small businesses with the skills they have or the goods
they produce or a range of them, a ‘portfolio’. So I’m starting a monthly feature Continue reading ‘Autism-Spectrum worker of the month - can you help?’
In 2000, my husband Chris and I visited Japan and met with the stars of the international hit TV series: “Things You Taught Me” (“Kimi Ga Oshiete Kureta Koto”) and it’s director at TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting) , Tsunenari Yamasaki. Eight years on the series has shown in countries throughout Asia and I thought to ask when we might get to see it in English speaking countries. Here’s my interview with the director: Continue reading ‘Things You Taught Me - a moving TV series exploring autism.’
I got a letter from a lovely parent about her teenage daughter, a wonderful long distance runner. Yet the coach was stumped. Why wouldn’t she compete? Continue reading ‘Autism and competition; she just won’t compete!’
Each month I send out a challenge for people to send me a 1-2 word topic they’d like me to write a poem to Continue reading ‘Donna Williams’ August 2008, 48 hr, Poetry Challenge’
When I was about 3, one of the names used for me was ’spook’ because I often had this blank expression and ‘blind eyes’ which stared through things and I’d tend to aimlessly wander into rooms and hover on the peripheries. Continue reading ‘Seeing ghosts and the haunted house of Oregon’
Nut milks are high in calcium and many other nutrients. Unlike soy milk, they do not reduce gut IgA (reduces gut immunity) and unless you have nut allergies aren’t nearly so allergenic as soy milk. Continue reading ‘Recipe of the month (August) home made nut milk’