Donna Williams
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In 1965, aged two, Williams was assessed as "psychotic". During the rest of her childhood, she was tested multiple times for deafness and labelled as "disturbed". In 1991, she was diagnosed as autistic and also underwent treatment for gut, immune system and sensory perceptual disorders. She wrote four memoirs: ''Nobody Nowhere: The Extraordinary Autobiography of an Autistic Girl'' (1992), ''Somebody Somewhere: Breaking Free from the World of Autism'' (1994), ''Like Colour to the Blind: Soul Searching and Soul Finding'' (1998) and ''Everyday Heaven: Journeys Beyond the Stereotypes of Autism'' (2004) – and released two albums, ''Nobody Nowhere'' and ''Mutation''. She was the subject of several TV documentaries during the '90s.
Williams wrote textbooks on the autism spectrum and was a qualified teacher, international public speaker and autism consultant.
Williams died of cancer in April 2017. Provided by Wikipedia
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2by Lavoie, Josée Gabrielle, Williams, DonnaGet access
Published in The Journal of Community Informatics (2009)
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