Comments on: Playing Their Roles http://www.blisstree.com/articles/playing-their-roles/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:16:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: C. S. Wyatt http://www.blisstree.com/articles/playing-their-roles/comment-page-1/#comment-564689 C. S. Wyatt Sun, 07 Dec 2008 23:14:11 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/playing-their-roles/#comment-564689 I love acting, but I prefer "radio drama" to stage or screen. I write stage plays, but am uncomfortable appearing myself. People with ASDs, including myself, can definitely learn from the mimicry and appreciation of audience required by creative pursuits. I am hoping to present on creative writing, including dramatic writing / acting, at the AuSM conference this year. I know I am presenting at U.C. Davis this summer on issues of "audience" as they relate to autism and writing. If anyone cares to contact me, I'd love to have some examples of how creative expression can help us appreciate "the other" by learning about audience. Acting certainly demands an awareness of expectations. I admit... I'm returning to more and more creative pursuits to recharge after so many years of "serious" education and research. Of course, whatever I do leads right back to teaching somehow. I love acting, but I prefer “radio drama” to stage or screen. I write stage plays, but am uncomfortable appearing myself.

People with ASDs, including myself, can definitely learn from the mimicry and appreciation of audience required by creative pursuits. I am hoping to present on creative writing, including dramatic writing / acting, at the AuSM conference this year. I know I am presenting at U.C. Davis this summer on issues of “audience” as they relate to autism and writing.

If anyone cares to contact me, I’d love to have some examples of how creative expression can help us appreciate “the other” by learning about audience. Acting certainly demands an awareness of expectations.

I admit… I’m returning to more and more creative pursuits to recharge after so many years of “serious” education and research. Of course, whatever I do leads right back to teaching somehow.

]]> By: Danni http://www.blisstree.com/articles/playing-their-roles/comment-page-1/#comment-564667 Danni Sun, 07 Dec 2008 07:59:53 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/playing-their-roles/#comment-564667 I'm not sure I'd want to have drama as a therapy. I took part in school plays because I enjoyed it (and knew what to do, thanks to the script), and though it probably did help with my social and communication skills, that wasn't the aim of taking part- it was to have fun. I hope the performance goes well :) I’m not sure I’d want to have drama as a therapy. I took part in school plays because I enjoyed it (and knew what to do, thanks to the script), and though it probably did help with my social and communication skills, that wasn’t the aim of taking part- it was to have fun.

I hope the performance goes well :)

]]> By: Kristina Chew, PhD http://www.blisstree.com/articles/playing-their-roles/comment-page-1/#comment-564663 Kristina Chew, PhD Sun, 07 Dec 2008 06:37:53 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/playing-their-roles/#comment-564663 I just fixed it----sorry about that! Hope the production goes well------ I just fixed it—-sorry about that! Hope the production goes well——

]]> By: Michael Wesely http://www.blisstree.com/articles/playing-their-roles/comment-page-1/#comment-562781 Michael Wesely Sun, 07 Dec 2008 06:32:04 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/playing-their-roles/#comment-562781 Hello. Just happened to stumble upon this. well done. only, i'm a junior. well the times didn't get it right either. thanks! Hello. Just happened to stumble upon this. well done. only, i’m a junior. well the times didn’t get it right either. thanks!

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