Story Ideas

Introduction.

After looking at a specific subject/project I could focus on, I believed I could deliver an educational animation based on my own specific learning difficulty.

My intention and aim is to educate others in what is autism, how it affects people and more importantly how we can enable people with autism to accepted into our often critical and judgemental society.

Personally I feel I have been able to look at me, how I work, what affected that has had and then change to enable me to succeed. Colleagues will tell you I can get easily side tracked into other areas, I rarely accept criticisms positively, and I sometimes have traits which some people refuse to accept.

I can come across as eccentric. By putting my own experiences down I am hopeful it will enable others to come forward for help, advice and support.

Professionally I am hopeful this tool will help others to accept people like me. Lets face it the world would be a very dull place if we were all the same, wouldn’t it?

“Acceptance. It is the true thing everyone longs for. The one thing everyone craves. To walk in a room and to be greeted by everyone with hugs and smiles. And in that small passing moment, you truly know you're loved, needed, and accepted.” by Rena Harmon.

I have named the project ACCEPTANCE.

Acceptance of all of us who are different.
Acceptance of Autism.
Acceptance of me.
Acceptance by me.

Research into animated feature films about autism.

Funnily enough I could not find many. In my dissertation, I focused on Disney like many of the major companies, including Disney they have not been brave enough.

I have included some research on some of the information I have found.

• The transporters “Animation DVD to help children with autism recognise human emotions.”
• A is for Autism.
• Creature discomforts.
• Simon Mc Keown: motion disabled.
• John Stienback “Of Mice and Men.”