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Artism: The Essential Expenditure of Stagnant Energy in the Midst Of Cognitive Starvation
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Donna Williams
Donna Williams is a consultant in the field of autism spectrum conditions, and an international best-selling author diagnosed with Autism, with nine books in the field of developmental 'disabilities' - her autobiography, Nobody Nowhere, its sequel Somebody Somewhere, plus others including Autism-An Inside-Out Approach, and The Jumbled Jigsaw.  
By Donna Williams
Published on 10/26/2006
 
When I'm creating or swinging or rocking are the only times I really sit still for a long time. But what was I like before I could dare these creative outlets? I lived in my head and whenever I was alone (which was as much as possible), I pawed and cried over my mirror reflection like a nutter, I chattered in constant characterisations from the TV, I tried to get lost in the sound of gravel or a pattern in wallpaper, the shifting patterns of lights, anything to not be present, chaotically present with impulses pulling me into fragments and emotions raging... and why, why is the question?