Tag: Autism
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Autism Awareness Week continued – Let’s play – at sport
And don’t forget sport, a hard area to fit in, be how it is expected, teamwork, planning. But Autistic people are there. Look them up if you don’t recognise them. Amber Black, Mikey Brannigan, Jadyn Waiser, Breanna Clark, David Campion, Cody Ware, Jessica-Jane Applegate, Armani Williams. Lionel Messi is reported to have autistic traits. See…
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Autism Awareness Week – The prickly world of politics
Politics is not without its autistic contributions either. Politics needs a special mindset, viewpoint, maybe stubborn way, pragmatism. Different ideas. I have seen that some modern British politicians are now being discussed as having autism, or considered to have artistic traits. It is possible that is so, but I won’t discuss those here, I’ll let…
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Autism Awareness Week – Let’s look good, help others look good – the creative world of fashion
Now to the world of fashion, not an easy world to fit in. Again autistic people have made their mark – using their imagination, finding their place. Models – Heather Kuzmich, Alexis Wineman, Rachel Barcellona, Paula Hamilton, Desi Napole, Nina Parker Designers – Isaac O’Riordan, Michael Ryan Andelsek Matej Hosek, . Using their different ways…
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Autism Awareness Week – Why our thinking process helps so much. Some serious thoughts now. Inciteful thoughts.
Yesterday I read that Rear Admiral Nick Hines had come out as autistic, saying that it made him see the world differently. Autism is all too commonly seen as a lack of ability. Nick said this was not the case, as it is not. Stephen Shore says once you know one person with autism, you…
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Autism Awareness Week – The weird and wonderful world of Science
I started the week with the elements making our world what it is now. But that is not the only contribution of autistic people to science and inventions. Here are more involved with science. How many of these names do you know – Marie Curie, Isaac Newton, Leonardo da Vinci, Bram Cohen, Paul Dirac, Temple…
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Autism Awareness Week – Autism and Art
How about autism and the world of art. Just a few likely autistic people listed here, there are many more – Joy Adamson, Rafael Angevine, David Barth, Govy, Andy Warhol, Neri Avraham, L S Lowry, Michelangelo. Our museum walls would be so different. Less colour, less variety. Less exciting.
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Autism Awareness Week – Autistic people in Music
Autistic people (or with autistic traits) also feature heavily in the world of music, excelling, showing up in talent shows quite often. Just a few – Eninem, Gary Newman, Susan Boyle, Ladyhawke, Matt Savage, James Durbin, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Just listen to some of the lyrics of Gary Newman and Eninem. It will help…
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Autism Awareness Week – Autistic people in films
Yesterday I raised awareness of the autistic contribution to computing and modern technology. There are many who have contributed, as writers, actors and directors. They incude Courtney Love, Dan Akroyd, Tim Burton, Helena Bonham-Carter, Stanley Kubrick, Anthony Hopkins, Daryll Hannah and Orson Welles. Having autism has helped some of them they say, getting into roles…
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World Autism Awareness Week
This week is world Autism Awareness Week. Autism is an invisible, neurological condition, where the brain just processes information differently from other brains. This can bring great benefits. People with it, or who have major autism traits have greatly influenced the modern world as we know it, and made surviving COVID-19 lockdown possible for many…
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Alan Turing £50 note
Today I heard on the news that the new £50 note will have Alan Turing on it, one of codes breakers from Bletchley Park, on it. Also he is believed to have been autistic. It is nice to have him and the work of other autistic people see.
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