SKYPE INTERVIEW! Donna Williams hangs out with Craig Evans of Autism Hangout

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Quoting Kathleen Tehrani, writing for Examiner.com:

Once in a blue moon you come across something that makes you think, “This is the find of the century!” Okay, this particular thing may not be the find of the century, but it certainly is my best find of 2009 and it is Autism Hangout created and hosted by Craig Evans. Craig Evans is an incredibly down to earth, intelligent, caring, humble man who (by choice mind you), has become the parent of a child on the autism spectrum. On September the 8th, 2007, Craig was welcomed into the family of DeAnne and her son Nolan who is a young man on the autism spectrum. Apparently soon after that, Craig decided to offer something to the autism community by creating a website whose goal is, “Transforming individuals in need into a community of care.” Autism Hangout is dedicated to bringing timely, relevant news, resources and hope to those affected by autism . . . I have never met Craig, DeAnne and Nolan, and possibly never will, but I truly love this family. Spend a little time on Autism Hangout and I’m sure that you will too . . . I am very grateful for what Autism Hangout provides to the autism community. When we view everyone’s children as our children, and everyone’s needs as our own, there is nothing we cannot overcome together.

Quoting Craig Evans:

Donna Williams is quite delightful. She’s an artist, composer, musician, screenwriter and autism advocate. She’s also on the spectrum. Donna tells her story, beginning with her as a “feral” child, unable to comprehend or interpret the world outside of her patterns of sound and color. As she grew, and the diagnosis and prognosis of her condition became more grim, Donna describes the “Helen Keller” moments of understanding that at first intrigued, then drew her into a foreign world—the real world—to live, prosper and contribute. Donna is nothing short of remarkable. Of all the interviews I’ve conducted with Autism Thought Leaders, this is the one that gives me the most hope for our kids. Wow. I love my job. I meet the most remarkable people! For more on Donna, go to: www.donnawilliams.net.

Quoting Donna Williams:

I met the lovely Craig Evans of Autism Hangout, who did something very technologically amazing and filmed our video Skype interview between his office in Canada and mine in Australia 10,000 miles away. Essentially we linked up on Skype, then as I chatted to him on the screen he turned away and faced a video camera he had facing himself and the screen behind him where I now appeared. The result is a sort of ‘TV’ interview. Very funky. Anyway, check it out. I talk about autism ‘fruit salads’ and what mine’s like, about health issues, co-morbids, agnosias, the culture-cure debate and ARTism in his Key Learnings on Autism series. He set this series up to bring FREE information to the masses of people who can’t afford the fancy conferences and gets to the basics of what some of the major public speakers in the autism field have to say. Here it is:

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