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Monday 20 October 2014

Autism Speaks

Hey everyone!

It's getting close to Halloween, aka my favourite time of year, and I am super excited! My friend and I are dressing up as Jack and Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas, but we're not going anywhere.... we'll just be handing out treats at my house! What are your plans for Halloween?

I have recently been promoted to management at my job, and as such I have been doing training for the last couple of weeks. For anyone who doesn't know, I work at a treatment clinic for preschool-aged children with autism. I am very passionate about this field, and I absolutely love my job and all of the kiddos I see!

As part of my training, we watched a BBC show about a girl named Rosie, who lives in the UK and has autism. When I saw this, it really struck a chord with me. I always find it so heart wrenching when we get to hear about autism from a person who is able to explain how their mind works and what they are experiencing. This is just a short video, but it is really eye-opening and I really encourage you to give it a watch!



Another great movie that helps explain how people with autism think and feel is Temple Grandin. This is about a real woman in Arizona who was very interested in cattle, and with her unique way of thinking was able to imagine and build systems that many farmers at the time could never dream of!

So, I just wanted to share something with you today that I am really passionate about, but I also want to know what you love! Let me know with some lovely comments :)

Until next time!
Liv xx


3 comments:

  1. Great post - I'd missed this documentary but found it absolutely fascinating. I work in a school so can come across autistic students from time to time :)

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  2. Wonderful post! As a big sister / carer to an autistic teen, I love seeing support online, as not enough people seem to take the time to learn about autism - I watched this documentary myself a while ago and found it fascinating to hear from the perspective of an autistic girl xo

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