Autism in Nicks words
KILLING OFF AUTISTIC CHARACTERS – THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY *Please note there will be spoilers ahead* This month I watched season 3 of the Umbrella Academy on Netflix. Imagine my shock when a mysterious man began to appear in episodes. I hadn’t worked out who he was and why he was there, they like to do… Continue reading KILLING OFF AUTISTIC CHARACTERS – THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY
DISABILITY AND DIVERSITY AT THE BBC AND NETFLIX OPINION PIECE I’ve just read an online article about a new and exciting deal which was prompted by a lecture given by writer Jack Thorne at the Edinburgh TV Festival in which he said the television industry, saying it has “utterly and totally” failed disabled people. “Gender,… Continue reading DISABILITY AND DIVERSITY AT THE BBC AND NETFLIX
AUTISTIC NICK’S 260TH BLOG POST As I fling open the wooden shutters and allow the sunlight to pour in. I look down across the town square to see excited villagers hurrying around with fixed smiles on their faces. Bunting is being stretched and attached to wooden posts. Tables are having virginal white tablecloths laid onto… Continue reading AUTISTIC NICK’S 260TH BLOG POST
AUTISM AND THE NETFLIX SHOW “SPECIAL” Recently I sat down and watched via Netflix “Special”. Special is "a distinctive and uplifting new series about a gay man, Ryan, with mild cerebral palsy who decides to rewrite his identity and finally go after the life he wants. SPECIAL Actor-writer Ryan O'Connell stars in this semi-autobiographical series based on his… Continue reading AUTISM AND THE NETFLIX SHOW “SPECIAL”
SIA, HER NEW FILM AND THE BACKLASH FROM THE AUTISM COMMUNITY Today I woke up to the disappointing news that the singer and now turned film maker, script writer, director Sia, had sparked backlash over her decision to cast a non-Autistic actress in the role of ‘Music’ an Autistic character who is also non-verbal which… Continue reading SIA, HER NEW FILM AND THE BACKLASH FROM THE AUTISM COMMUNITY
AUTISM AND THE RUBIK’S CUBE FUN FACT - The Rubik's Cube is a 3-D combination puzzle invented in 1974 FUN FACT – And was invented by Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Ernő Rubik FUN FACT – And it was originally called the Magic Cube Now that you’ve had time to digest these facts, you’re probably wondering A) Have I gone… Continue reading AUTISM AND THE RUBIK’S CUBE
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