WENN LAWSON on his #actuallyautistic interpretation of METAPHORS and CONCEPTS!
Dr. Wenn Lawson of Australia, autistic lecturer, psychologist, researcher, advocate, writer, and poet, has passionately shared professional and personal knowledge of autism over the past 3 decades. He has written/contributed to over 25 books and many papers. Wenn is an Associate Researcher with Curtin University (WA), Macquarie University(NSW), and the University of Southern Queensland, Tutor Practitioner with the University of Birmingham’s (UK) Masters Autism course, member of the autism Co-operative Research Centre (ACRC), Co-Chair of the Autism Research Council, Australia, Ambassador for ‘I CAN’, Australia, and on the Editorial Board ‘Autism in Adulthood’. Dr. Wenn is also a member of The Neurodivergent Co. (ND Co.) Australia, and a family man with neuro-diverse offspring and grandchildren. In 2008 Dr. Wenn won 4th. place as Victorian Australian of The Year & in 2017 he presented to the United Nations on matters of Autism and aging. He is a member of the US Autism Association Advisory Board.