if we liken the definition of trivial to the definition of autistic then we can
the definition of autistic then we can
the definition of autistic then we can come to see it as a spectrum and we have
come to see it as a spectrum and we have
come to see it as a spectrum and we have a spectrum of people but we are not
a spectrum of people but we are not
a spectrum of people but we are not fussing about and we need to be because
fussing about and we need to be because
fussing about and we need to be because these people are the mole hills that
these people are the mole hills that
these people are the mole hills that should be mountains in society I didn’t
should be mountains in society I didn’t
should be mountains in society I didn’t make a fuss I was not fussed about and I
make a fuss I was not fussed about and I
make a fuss I was not fussed about and I suffered but I did not and do not suffer
suffered but I did not and do not suffer
suffered but I did not and do not suffer from being autistic I suffered from the
from being autistic I suffered from the
from being autistic I suffered from the ignorance of others I suffered from
ignorance of others I suffered from
ignorance of others I suffered from anxieties I suffered from depression I
anxieties I suffered from depression I
anxieties I suffered from depression I suffered from being unrecognized
suffered from being unrecognized
suffered from being unrecognized underutilized unfulfilled and
underutilized unfulfilled and
underutilized unfulfilled and conventional now in school I was a bit
conventional now in school I was a bit
conventional now in school I was a bit of a doodler my experience dueling was
of a doodler my experience dueling was
of a doodler my experience dueling was one of those things with told people you
one of those things with told people you
one of those things with told people you weren’t listening it probably wasn’t
weren’t listening it probably wasn’t
weren’t listening it probably wasn’t uncommon to hear something like stop
uncommon to hear something like stop
uncommon to hear something like stop doodling pay a tent but if we can pay
doodling pay a tent but if we can pay
doodling pay a tent but if we can pay attention to what something seemingly
attention to what something seemingly
attention to what something seemingly trivial can offer us because the skills
trivial can offer us because the skills
trivial can offer us because the skills foundation for do link and openness to
foundation for do link and openness to
foundation for do link and openness to new worlds like comic books graphic
new worlds like comic books graphic
new worlds like comic books graphic design architecture admittedly my life
design architecture admittedly my life
design architecture admittedly my life took a very different paths but this is
took a very different paths but this is
took a very different paths but this is not about me this is about working with
not about me this is about working with
not about me this is about working with what you’ve got what I call imagining
what you’ve got what I call imagining
what you’ve got what I call imagining multiple dimensions this is about the
multiple dimensions this is about the
multiple dimensions this is about the unrecognized underutilized unfulfilled
unrecognized underutilized unfulfilled
unrecognized underutilized unfulfilled unconventional people of the future I
unconventional people of the future I
unconventional people of the future I presented here as a speaker to speak
presented here as a speaker to speak
presented here as a speaker to speak about these people as one of these
about these people as one of these
about these people as one of these people but speaking only goes so far and
people but speaking only goes so far and
people but speaking only goes so far and that’s why I want to
that’s why I want to
that’s why I want to do I want to do things about these
do I want to do things about these
do I want to do things about these people with these people when I want us
people with these people when I want us
people with these people when I want us to do something right now I want us to
to do something right now I want us to
to do something right now I want us to make a fuss just have a good old fuss
make a fuss just have a good old fuss
make a fuss just have a good old fuss because we fussed about so many other
because we fussed about so many other
because we fussed about so many other things we fuss about customer service we
things we fuss about customer service we
things we fuss about customer service we fussed about the weather we fuss about
fussed about the weather we fuss about
fussed about the weather we fuss about our loved ones we’re now health is
our loved ones we’re now health is
our loved ones we’re now health is concerned we fuss about that 12 doctors
concerned we fuss about that 12 doctors
concerned we fuss about that 12 doctors indeed we need to fuss in the context of
indeed we need to fuss in the context of
indeed we need to fuss in the context of education because if we see unusual
education because if we see unusual
education because if we see unusual behavior or a bruise and we don’t fuss
behavior or a bruise and we don’t fuss
behavior or a bruise and we don’t fuss we may be allowing abuse to continue
we may be allowing abuse to continue
we may be allowing abuse to continue fussing does not discriminate fussing
fussing does not discriminate fussing
fussing does not discriminate fussing unites us and I believe there is a
unites us and I believe there is a
unites us and I believe there is a prominent link to most if not all
prominent link to most if not all
prominent link to most if not all fussing we fuss because we want what we
fussing we fuss because we want what we
fussing we fuss because we want what we think we deserve rightly or wrongly we
think we deserve rightly or wrongly we
think we deserve rightly or wrongly we fast because we want what we think we
fast because we want what we think we
fast because we want what we think we deserve better pay better environment
deserve better pay better environment
deserve better pay better environment better working conditions better
better working conditions better
better working conditions better neighbors just generally better lives
neighbors just generally better lives
neighbors just generally better lives but this brings me to my second question
but this brings me to my second question
but this brings me to my second question which is what does better mean because
which is what does better mean because
which is what does better mean because i’m not sure i want better to mean
i’m not sure i want better to mean
i’m not sure i want better to mean inclusion out of sympathy or fitting
inclusion out of sympathy or fitting
inclusion out of sympathy or fitting into a neurotypical normalized template
into a neurotypical normalized template
into a neurotypical normalized template of success because if we’re inspiring
of success because if we’re inspiring
of success because if we’re inspiring generations we don’t need clones we need
generations we don’t need clones we need
generations we don’t need clones we need to imagine multiple dimensions of
to imagine multiple dimensions of
to imagine multiple dimensions of success I want to tell you a short story
success I want to tell you a short story
success I want to tell you a short story now because in the process of gathering
now because in the process of gathering
now because in the process of gathering notes and experience for this talk I met
notes and experience for this talk I met
notes and experience for this talk I met a local family including my autistic son
a local family including my autistic son
a local family including my autistic son now nursery comes along for their son
now nursery comes along for their son
now nursery comes along for their son and like any nursery should for anyone
and like any nursery should for anyone
and like any nursery should for anyone in my view they wanted to improve his
in my view they wanted to improve his
in my view they wanted to improve his reading capacities
reading capacities
reading capacities fine but for why they wanted to connect
fine but for why they wanted to connect
fine but for why they wanted to connect with him was ineffective those that
with him was ineffective those that
with him was ineffective those that symbolized education in his world were
symbolized education in his world were
symbolized education in his world were not making connections with him but that
not making connections with him but that
not making connections with him but that did not mean that he was not making
did not mean that he was not making
did not mean that he was not making connections with the world you see he
connections with the world you see he
connections with the world you see he loved trains and whilst his family could
loved trains and whilst his family could
loved trains and whilst his family could have easily dismissed fist love as a
have easily dismissed fist love as a
have easily dismissed fist love as a distraction from the core curriculum of
distraction from the core curriculum of
distraction from the core curriculum of life they chose to take it from his
life they chose to take it from his
life they chose to take it from his world utilize it and maximize it and
world utilize it and maximize it and
world utilize it and maximize it and created the engine ABC at the engine ABC
created the engine ABC at the engine ABC
created the engine ABC at the engine ABC was an organic alphabet book co-produced
was an organic alphabet book co-produced
was an organic alphabet book co-produced with their son where every letter of
with their son where every letter of
with their son where every letter of that alphabet correlated to a train
that alphabet correlated to a train
that alphabet correlated to a train reference they personalized the activity
reference they personalized the activity
reference they personalized the activity and he thrived because of it he made
and he thrived because of it he made
and he thrived because of it he made significant advances in his reading
significant advances in his reading
significant advances in his reading capacities but the journey didn’t end
capacities but the journey didn’t end
capacities but the journey didn’t end there you see we can go further if we
there you see we can go further if we
there you see we can go further if we take the red signal green signal system
take the red signal green signal system
take the red signal green signal system often seen in the world of trains we can
often seen in the world of trains we can
often seen in the world of trains we can now use it as a way to navigate social
now use it as a way to navigate social
now use it as a way to navigate social complexities is that appropriate to
complexities is that appropriate to
complexities is that appropriate to leave or stay in assembly where a signal
leave or stay in assembly where a signal
leave or stay in assembly where a signal would be no you need to stay where you
would be no you need to stay where you
would be no you need to stay where you are green signal would be yes you can go
are green signal would be yes you can go
are green signal would be yes you can go it’s also a communication system if you
it’s also a communication system if you
it’s also a communication system if you need to go then you can silently maybe
need to go then you can silently maybe
need to go then you can silently maybe she’ll a card it has forensic nor green
she’ll a card it has forensic nor green
she’ll a card it has forensic nor green signal to indicate how he’s feeling and
signal to indicate how he’s feeling and
signal to indicate how he’s feeling and it also can ensure road safety so okay
it also can ensure road safety so okay
it also can ensure road safety so okay to you cross the road at signal no green
to you cross the road at signal no green
to you cross the road at signal no green signal yes but if we further that
signal yes but if we further that
signal yes but if we further that dimension of function we can also use it
dimension of function we can also use it
dimension of function we can also use it as an emotional register how are you
as an emotional register how are you
as an emotional register how are you feeling today bad red well good green
lets it be known that this is just a
lets it be known that this is just a mere snippet of a much broader picture
mere snippet of a much broader picture
mere snippet of a much broader picture if I feel that it demonstrates that if
if I feel that it demonstrates that if
if I feel that it demonstrates that if we imagine multiple dimensions of
we imagine multiple dimensions of
we imagine multiple dimensions of communication of success of function of
communication of success of function of
communication of success of function of our very identities and we can be
our very identities and we can be
our very identities and we can be anything but trivial and it ties in with
anything but trivial and it ties in with
anything but trivial and it ties in with what my friend Jack Whitfield said speed
what my friend Jack Whitfield said speed
what my friend Jack Whitfield said speed illustrator from Cornwall when I asked
illustrator from Cornwall when I asked
illustrator from Cornwall when I asked about the relationship between art and
about the relationship between art and
about the relationship between art and his autistic identity he said that when
his autistic identity he said that when
his autistic identity he said that when we can streamline something beautiful we
we can streamline something beautiful we
we can streamline something beautiful we can then really appreciate the
can then really appreciate the
can then really appreciate the individual beautiful path of something
individual beautiful path of something
individual beautiful path of something and therefore make more sense of it I
and therefore make more sense of it I
and therefore make more sense of it I returned to an earlier fort we fuss
returned to an earlier fort we fuss
returned to an earlier fort we fuss because we want what we think we deserve
because we want what we think we deserve
because we want what we think we deserve and now my final question what do
and now my final question what do
and now my final question what do artistic people deserve I believe that
artistic people deserve I believe that
artistic people deserve I believe that they deserve to be appreciated for their
they deserve to be appreciated for their
they deserve to be appreciated for their individual beautiful parts but also
individual beautiful parts but also
individual beautiful parts but also meaningfully integrated as a whole and
meaningfully integrated as a whole and
meaningfully integrated as a whole and that is why we should make mountains out
that is why we should make mountains out
that is why we should make mountains out of molehills because autistic people are
of molehills because autistic people are
of molehills because autistic people are worth fussing about
worth fussing about
worth fussing about [Applause]
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