Any opinions on DONNA WILLIAMS services, anyone ???

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Hello, has any of you done the online consultation with Donna Williams (Melbourne based )?
I am considering it to see what she recommends for my son, but am not sure at the same time. Any input ?

THANKS A LOT ! !!

woud suggest caution before any assessment from donna williams, there is a lot of valid concern about her fraudulently pretending to have autism,its old now but woud recommend a read of this article;
http://skymaker69.blogspot.co.uk/2009/0 ... awrie.html

thank you very much for your perspectives - I was skeptical even though I knew very little about her, but the blog and many other articles I have read have helped me reach a decision. How can anyone give fal;se hope to parents who are already troubled - sad Thank you both ! !!

I have read one of her books she published in 1992 and she was diagnosed with it in her childhood but her parents denied the DX because her father told her years later "They thought you were autistic" and she was abused in her childhood and labeled emotionally disturbed by one of her teachers and she decided to create all these different people inside her which people have called multiple personality disorder who have criticized her and questioned her autism. But yet at age 26, one of her doctors said she had autism and said what she wrote in her unpublished book at the time was someone living with autism.

I have seen people questioning her autism too. It seems like if you appear in the media or write a book, someone will always question it. I stay out of those politics now. Even people have questioned Temple Grandin.

wow, FaceBook has so many resources and support - never knew that..THANKS ! !! !
I was not looking for any assessment from Donna; my son had been diagnosed very late (at 16) and was thought to have a Language Disability. I was looking for someone to coach / help him learn what he lacks; its amazing to see people transform so much, so that was the intent. Will keep working on it. Thak you so much for directing me to FB too..! !! All the BEST

I don't relate to donna williams, and I don't understand some of the things that she describes as autistic experiences, they don't seem real to me, and they have an exaggerated + rationalized nature about them that make them seem not real beyond the fact that each person's experience is different.
I relate more to temple grandin, and her autistic experiences are genuine/seem real to me, without much exaggeration or rationalization.
This could be because I am more similar to temple grandin than donna williams, but I just put my observations here for the OP.

Donna W is quite an autism advocate. I'm so pleased to have her speak at an upcoming conference: Love & Autism: A Conference with Heart. By the way, in my opinion if she was "faking" her autism, she'd ask for way higher amounts of money to speak. I look forward to hearing her unique perspective.

Here is her learning objectives for the conference--
Autistic Love
Learning Objectives: (Speaking via video conference)
1. Participants will learn how to build a healthy autistic identity and improve their view of themselves.
2. Learn how to establish one?s own boundaries and respect the boundaries of others.
3. Learn what friendship is and how to navigate these complex relationships.
4. Learn how to increase closeness and intimacy.


Here is a blog we wrote about her:

Although there is a very impressive line-up of speakers at this year?s Love & Autism Conference, one of the people I am incredibly excited to hear speak is Donna Williams. She is an author, speaker, consultant, and autism advocate. Although misdiagnosed at a young age as ?psychotic?, something Donna writes was a common occurrence during that time, she was later diagnosed as autistic. It is from her history that Donna is able to offer a unique insight into the minds of those that turn inwards and on thoughts that are not easily shared.

Having read Donna?s story (and a sneak peak at her conference presentation) I value how she approaches life. She embodies a love-me-as-I-am-not-as-you-want-me-to-be approach to relationships. Her message is powerful because it?s not only one that advocates for loving others, but also about self-love and acceptance.

At the Love & Autism conference, Donna Williams will speak to the importance of self-love and -acceptance. She will also address how this important foundation plays a crucial role in building friendships. If you can?t love, accept, and appreciate who you are, or those qualities that make your child unique, why should we expect others too?

The importance of self-acceptance is nothing new to many reading this. Instead what many find challenging is figuring out how to make it happen.

And the HOW is what Donna William?s will speak too at the Love & Autism conference.

How do you grow to love yourself? To accept yourself as you are? And how do parents of children with autism, help their children develop their own self-love and acceptance?

Donna Williams will also address how individuals with autism can build and strengthen relationships with others, be they friends or potentially more. How do you build friendships that will last, given the unique skills, abilities, and worldview that you have? Parents of children with autism are acutely aware their child?s difficulty in these areas. Professionals will cherish Donna?s insight and want to bring these concepts into practice.

Donna Williams life story will help to illustrate how someone with autism can build healthy and successful relationships. Her presentation at the Love & Autism Conference on August 23, 2014, is one that parents, professionals, and those on the spectrum will not want to miss.

Join us on August 23-24th at San Diego State University!
Tickets start at $279.00

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