Salem Foxx – Autism , Aspergers and Ballet
Aged just 14, he’s already danced with the Royal New Zealand Ballet and credits his condition with helping him become a better dancer.
“If I didn’t have Asperger’s I could have possibly not even had my obsession with ballet.” His passion for dance is plain to see in this beautiful documentary.
– See more at Dan Buckingham’s blog: http://attitudelive.com/blog/dan-buckingham/documentary-salems-ballet#sthash.m6tFp70p.dpuf
Dr Stephen Shore
AttitudeLive of New Zealand have asked us to share this guest blog post with you about a new short film looking at ASD and the work of Dr Stephen Shore. Dr Shore is himself autistic.The blog was written by Dan Buckingham one of the produces at AttitudeLive. Outside of work he represents New Zealand’s wheelchair rugby team, the Wheel Blacks.
He shares ”
As a toddler, Stephen Shore was struck with what he now describes as ‘the Autism bomb’, which, for most people at that time, would have meant a life sentence in an institution.
His path however was one that would defy the expectations of that time.
Through extensive support that would have seemed ground breaking for the mid 1960s, he became verbal by the age of 4, and continued to go from strength to strength.
Stephen is now a professor at Adelphi University where his research focuses on matching best practice to the needs of people with autism. He also teaches music to children with autism and has written many books about the condition.
In this short film he talks about some of the obstacles he’s overcome, the social situations he’s navigated, and provides some advice for parents of children with autism.”
You can watch the film here http://attitudelive.com/blog/dan-buckingham/film-unlimited-potential