Autism in Nicks words
AUTISTIC N!CK VOLUNTEERS FUN FACT The verb volunteering was first recorded in 1755. It was derived from the noun volunteer, in C.1600, "one who offers himself for military service," from the Middle French voluntaire. FUN FACT There are many different types of volunteering Skills-based volunteering Skills-based volunteering is leveraging the specialised skills and the talents… Continue reading AUTISTIC N!CK VOLUNTEERS
A Tasteless Interview Los Angeles is a sprawling Southern California city and the centre of the nation’s film and television industry. Near its iconic Hollywood sign, studios such as Paramount Pictures, Universal and Warner Brothers offer behind-the-scenes tours. On Hollywood Boulevard, TCL Chinese Theatre displays celebrities’ hand- and footprints, the Walk of Fame honours thousands… Continue reading A Tasteless Interview
Rain Man and Savant Syndrome Fun Fact – Rain Man is a 1988 American comedy-drama road movie directed by Barry Levinson and written by Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass. It tells the story of an abrasive, selfish young wheeler-dealer Charlie Babbitt (Tom Cruise), who discovers that his estranged father has died and bequeathed all his… Continue reading Rain Man and Savant Syndrome
ABILITY FEST 2019 FUN FACT On, June 10th and 11th, 1967 — one week before the Monterey Pop Festival and two years before Woodstock — tens of thousands of Bay Area music fans converged on the Sydney B. Cushing Memorial Amphitheatre on Mount Tamalpais in Marin County, California, for the first U.S. rock festival. FUN… Continue reading ABILITY FEST 2019
Disability and Soap Opera's I want you to think about something. I want you to try and remember the last time you watched a disabled actor in a soap opera (or continuing drama) as some people have named it. Can you remember that time? In soap opera’s representation of any character with a disability is… Continue reading Disability and Soap Opera’s
Autism and Sensory Differences Many people who are on the Autism spectrum have difficulty processing everyday sensory information. Any of the senses may be over- or under-sensitive, or both, and at different times. These sensory differences can affect behaviour and can have a profound effect on a person’s life. I have written about SPD before… Continue reading Autism and Sensory Differences
