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A lecture by Donna Williams on Saturday 3rd October 2009 at The Theatre, Headington School, Oxford, introducing local teenagers: James Rawlings as compere and Alicia Wengler as first speaker
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| Donna was in her usual sparkling form as she astonished many with her amazingly insightful and knowledgeable lecture on challenging behaviours. The question and answer session after the break was a real treat – with her professional and personal experiences lending a depth of understanding and has to be heard to be believed, she ably fielded questions from professionals and family members in the audience. |
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What the audience said about Donna: “Donna is the person to listen to where autism is concerned – she has taught me so much”
“Inspirational, gave me more and more insight - and I thought I already had a lot!”
“Such a valuable input from a widely knowledgeable speaker who knows at first-hand what some things feel like. Ability to answer questions so fully is a real skill”
“Very interesting, best lecture I’ve ever been to – very exciting and informative”
“Brilliant – truly inspirational and thought provoking - explained a lot about my son”
“Very reflective, extremely fluent, very engaging, fascinating and excellent at challenging stereotypes - very insightful delivery,
incredibly eloquent”
“Brilliant, I’ve worked with so many children who are diagnosed with Asperger’s - always something new to learn. You have opened my eyes even further, especially with your take on perception” |
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| The compere for this event was our own James Rawlings, a local teenager with Asperger’s syndrome. He was stunningly charming and funny, giving all the necessary information in an innovative, amusing fashion. |
What the audience said about James: “Very funny and charming, a great compere”
“Very entertaining”
“Humorous and interesting”
“Great – lovely humour!”
“Enjoyed the jokes!”
“Excellent - very clear and a good sense of humour” |
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| Our first speaker was Alicia Wengler, another local teenager, who spoke movingly about how having Asperger’s syndrome affects her life – and how proud she is of being an Aspie. She was engaging, confident, very competent and thoroughly interesting to listen to, illustrating her speech with stunning examples of her obvious talent in artwork. |
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What the audience said about Alicia: “Excellent insight into the life of a young person”
“Enjoyable and explained a lot about my niece”
“Really good to hear how it affects an individual, particularly a female perspective. Spoke really well”
“Really interesting, great slides of artwork. Good use of ‘subtitles’ on slides, making it memorable”
“Very fluent and easy to listen to - informative, honest, engaging and excellent delivery” |
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