Autism in Nicks words
So today mark's my 100th Post!! Who would've thought that I would have had one hundred things to say about having Autism? Well I have! So today's post is about 6 Life Lessons that I've learnt from having Autism: 1.Tolerance Ok so yes I have autism and while it's not something that is easily spottable,… Continue reading 6 life lessons that I’ve learnt from having Autism
It's the end of the month and this means that it's time for an Autism News Round-up. We start with this piece from the Conversation titled "Why do some people with autism have restricted interests and repetitive movements?" This article takes a closer look at the cluster of behaviours that form part of an autism diagnosis:… Continue reading Autism news round up for June 2018
The weekend, or le weekend as people in Europe would say as they sip on their coffees in a café watching life pass by with the Eifel Tower as their backdrop. But then Monday comes and yells out "The weekend is over it’s back to work" and you are forced into conversations over the water… Continue reading Interviewing for the upcoming Autism West Symposium 2018
Remember that look upon your face when you got your first TV? And it was in black and white and then later in colour, it sat proudly in your lounge room, dad held the controls (if it had any some sets didn't) and if that was the case then he'd instruct you to get up… Continue reading When we were first visable in TV and Film
We've all seen on TV at one point or another a disabled person, be represented in a comedy, drama, or movie But do those people who make the TV shows or movies or for that matter reporters know what is the appropriate language to use when dealing with someone's disability? Well today's your lucky day!… Continue reading Disability representation in the media
Recently two people who are well-known one within the fashion world and one in the cooking world both took their own lives. I won't name them out of respect for their families. Yesterday two programs on the ABC discussed the reporting of these people within the media. You can watch a clip from Media Watch… Continue reading Reporting on Autism in the Media
