Through My Eyes

Through My Eyes, sung by Thanh Bui is an attempt to help people get a handle on what it’s like to live with an autism spectrum disorder. Music by Fiona Johnson. Words by Valerie Foley. Inspiration from the lives of those close to us who live with an ASD. It will [...]

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Colours of the Week

Ever since I was a child I’ve seen the days of the weeks as colours in my mind. I see them as if they are a strip of printed titles at the top of a calendar page, seen at a slight angle and floating in a dark brown/black void with the names repeating and disappearing [...]

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The Horse Boy

I found this story especially interesting as it brings together two of my interests: autism and shamanism…

In late 2004, Rupert Isaacson, a human rights activist, brought a delegation of African bushmen from Botswana to the United Nations. Among the men were traditional healers, who offered to work with Isaacson’s autistic son Rowan.
Isaacson says he was [...]

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Autism, Psychic Abilities, the Paranormal and Paganism …is there a connection?

I wrote this article for the April Axis Mundi eNewsletter. It’s based on some of my previous writings here,  which have been “tweaked” and improved a little, with some new content added.
(Edit: 1/5/09 My article now also appears in the May edition of The Cosmic Cauldron Newsletter.)

April is Autism Awareness Month in some [...]

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Chaos

“Chaos”
I haven’t been posting here very regularly, due to general chaos in my life, so I thought it was about time for another of my drawings …and what better than this rather chaotic scene.  One of my favourite mediums to work with was ball point pen, followed closely by textas and coloured pencils and this [...]

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Prenatal Testing for Autism?

Some autism research from Cambridge University, England…

New research brings autism screening closer to reality
Call for ethics debate as tests in womb could allow termination of pregnancies
New research published today will bring prenatal testing for autism significantly closer, prompting experts to call for a national debate about the consequences of screening for the disorder in the [...]

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Bittersweet Endings and New Beginnings

It seems fitting to be writing of endings and beginnings on this Summer Solstice day. Another school year has come to a close. This year is perhaps a little sad for me as it marks the end of my 17 years association with my kids’ local primary school. My eldest son started there in 1992 [...]

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Cross-communications on Pagan Forums

Recent forum discussions within the pagan community here have again brought to my attention the  apparent differences in perception by aspies and neurotypicals (NTs) and the misunderstandings and cross-communications that can occur because of these basic differences, amplified by the difficulties often encountered in online discussions.  In general communication on forums is problematic as the [...]

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Composing Music by Telepathy?

Every so often I come across a little bit more information hinting at a connection between Autism Spectrum “Disorders” and psychic ability. A friend posted this on a forum recently about her 10 year old daughter “A” with ASD.

Yesterday “A” did the darnedest thing. She is having piano lessons and is just a beginner (after [...]

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Oops, Wrong Planet

Today a friend sent me a link to an episode of ABC Radio’s Science Show called Living with Asperger’s. It features an mp3 file of the sound track of the film “Oops, Wrong Planet”. The sound track is absolutely brilliant! I’d love to see the film as well.

Living with Asperger’s
What do Einstein, Beethoven, Andy Warhol, [...]

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