Exploring Diagnosis
Exploring Diagnosis
Jean Harrington, Research Fellow and Project Manager of the films, and Steven Kapp, another Research Fellow on the Exploring Diagnosis project, are taking our films to the SAP Diverse Minds event in London on the 11thApril. Diverse Minds is an entire event dedicated to raising awareness and educating attendees on how those on the spectrum can […]
We were delighted with how well our #ExDxFilms launch went on the 2nd April, World Autism Acceptance Day. Interviewees from the films, people who took part in our animation workshops and colleagues from the University of Exeter came to support our Autism Friendly event. The response to the films was very positive with those who […]
Angela Weddle, one of the talented artists who has been working with us to produce our 3 Films on autism, diagnosis, neurodiversity and art, shares with us her thoughts and experiences. Working on the films with the University of Exeter has been a wonderful and engaging experience. The process of learning animation by doing it, […]
Over the last 3 years we have been working with neurodivergent artists teaching them the craft of animation. Just in the past year, four artists have been working with us more closely to produce three short films about the experiences of autistic people. These artists are: Eddie Callis from Cornwall, James Frye from Washington State, J A Tan […]
Not only has Dom been working with Angela, James and JA in the States, but he has also spent time with Eddie here in the UK. Below is a still from a short video of Eddie’s work that, incidentally, will be featured in one of our soon to be released films!
After first visiting our three Stateside artists in April – James Frye, JA Tan and Angela Weddle – Dom and Jeremy have been back for a second visit to again work with them and to see the artwork that they have been preparing for our films on Diagnosis, Neurodiversity and Art. The trip was a […]
We are presently working on three short films that aim to capture the voices of autistic adults giving their views on subjects such as the diagnosis and treatment of autism and neurodiversity and also feature artwork by autistic artists. As we move through the creation and development of these films we are using a Logic […]
Our event explored the role and nature of diagnosis in mental health. Speakers argued for an alternative to diagnosis and the following discussion critically considered the proposed model of the Power Threat Meaning Framework. Follow this link to to find details of the talks and their respective recordings: http://blogs.exeter.ac.uk/exploringdiagnosis/talks-2018/ Sir Denis Pereira Gray gave this feedback: […]
Today is Tuesday. We met once more outside the Tan’s place at 8:50 and walked to the studio. JA has a Wacom tablet which his dad bought for him. He hasn’t used it before, but we set it up on his laptop along with the open source animation software ‘pencil 2d’. He did just fine, […]
On Monday we met at 8:50 outside the Tan’s apartment and I walked with JA to his studio. His mentor Jeanne (who is also a tenant of the studios) met us there. I was going to start with a simple flick book made with reference cards and a foldover clip but on the advice of […]