Tag: Understanding Autism
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autism – moving around
Autistic tip of the day If an autistic person wants to move – let them. Sunday at an event I forgot to take a sensory/ fidget toy. I couldn’t stand still, had to move, with energy to burn. I was not judged on it, people there knew I was autistic. #autism #autistic #autisme #autismawareness ##disability…
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Autistic ways – fidgeting, emotional regulation
I’ve just watched a video talking about the similarities between autism and ADHD, which was very interesting. There are similarities. What was more interesting though, was that I noticed early on the speaker had a ball which he periodically bounced, held, fidgeted with. To many people this might seen strange, a disruption. Ask how was…
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Alan Turing – £50 note issued on his birthday
Alan Turing is widely regarded as the father of Modern Computing and Artificial Intelligence (AI). He worked at GCHQ, where a large LGBT inspired artwork has been unveiled. He was also autistic His work included helping break the German Enigma Code, shortening World War 2 by 2 years possibly, saving millions of lives. This is…
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Autistic Pride Day
Autistic Pride Day is 18 June. Tomorrow. Autism brings so many skills and insights into the world. Made the modern world possible, and enabled us to survive many situations and thrive. Just think Alan Turing, Nikola Tesla, Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerburg. Not to mention those in entertainment, art, sport. Everywhere. Yet it can…
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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 – 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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