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Sunday, 9 September 2012

Meet Some Well-Known Adults with Autism

Posted on 20:55 by Unknown
To kick-off our theme of services for adults with autism, we would like to share some biographies of well-known adults with autism who have made great accomplishments and contributions to both their fields of interest and to the autism community. This list is by no means complete!

Note: Click on the book cover pictures to view the book at Amazon.com. For each purchase, Amazon.com makes a donation to Positively Autism!


Donna Williams, Author and Artist: http://www.donnawilliams.net/about.0.html

Stephen Shore, Author, Speaker, Educator, and Musician: http://www.autismasperger.net/bio.htm

William Stillman, Author and Speaker: http://www.williamstillman.com/about.html

John Elder Robison, Author and Speaker: http://www.johnrobison.com/about-john.php

Temple Grandin, Author, Speaker, and Professor: http://autism.about.com/od/whoswhoinautism/f/TempleGrandin.htm

Jerry and Mary Newport, Authors and Speakers: http://www.jerrynewport.com/



 
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