“From as early as I can remember, other children seemed to want to have a dig at me,” he told the Daily Mail. “I was constantly teased at primary school, with people calling me names like ‘nerdy’ and ‘gay’. Once one started, it wouldn’t take long before others joined in. At worse they would push me around physically and a couple of kids threatened to beat me up in an alleyway. I tried to toughen up and deal with it but it gets unbearable after a while.” Hat tip to More Than Coping
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Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are | Amy Cuddy | TED Talks
KAZbrella Kickstarter Campaign
Jimmy Kimmel and Rihanna Take the Twizzlers Challenge for Autism Awareness Month
What is Nonverbal Learning Disability (NLD or NVLD)?
Nonverbal Learning Disability explained by psychologists Jessica Broitman, Ph.D and Jack Davis, Ph.D, and learning specialist, Kitty Lindow, M.Ed.
My Life with Aspergers: Daniel Wendler at TEDxUniversityofArizona
Very lucid account of growing up with Aspergers by Daniel Wendler, author of a useful online guide to social skills at improveyoursocialskills.com/, also available in Kindle.
Autism Sensory Overload Simulation
If you’re not autistic but would like to know what autism feels like, here’s a little taste, a video simulation of sensory overload, put together by an autistic person.
A Little Taste of What It’s Like to be Autistic
Below is a video simulation of a first-person experience of autism, starring Carly Fleischmann. She has an oral motor condition that prevents her from speaking, but is able to think verbally (and communicate through a keyboard, which is not used in this video). Her condition is not typical of all autistics, everyone is different. Having said that, the sensory overload depicted in the video is a common feature of autism.
There are a couple more first-person simulations here and here, both well-worth watching.
Autism Every Day: Video About Being Mother of an Autistic Child
This is a fundraising video produced for Autism Speaks, mothers talking about their experiences and struggles parenting an autistic child. Hanky alert, seriously.
Right Brain v. Left Brain Explained
Interesting talk about right brain v. left brain, by a brain scientist who had a stroke and lost her left brain function temporarily (yes, she’s holding a real brain):
DESIGN FOR ASD 