30 May Speaker/Advocate Info Speaker/Advocate Promo Hi, my name is Heidi Lieb-Williams and this is a glimpse of who I am and what I have and hope to offer you at your next event, conference, or venue. I am a speaker, advocate, and consultant for autism. I share my personal story/testimony, knowledge, and experiences having autism myself, being hearing impaired, and being a mom to two kids on the autism spectrum. I am also a business owner, craft designer, an actress, and founder of the Shining Abilities Craft Fair in Alaska
Speaker/Advocate Promo Hi, my name is Heidi Lieb-Williams and this is a glimpse of who I am and what I have and hope to offer you at your next event, conference, or venue. I am a speaker, advocate, and consultant for autism. I share my personal story/testimony, knowledge, and experiences having autism myself, being hearing impaired, and being a mom to two kids on the autism spectrum. I am also a business owner, craft designer, an actress, and founder of the Shining Abilities Craft Fair in Alaska
11 May THE LABELS WE BEAR: ADDRESSING LIMITS AND FINDING EMPOWERMENT WITH THE LABEL OF AUTISM The word label stems from a Germanic term similar to that of ribbon, or to be more precise, a narrow strip. Although the connotations have changed and usage has expanded, to label something or someone continues to restrict that entity to a narrow strip of understanding. That is, of course, if we let it. Heidi Lieb-Williams, a creative entrepreneur living in Alaska, was labeled a lot of things as a child, teenager, and young adult. As labels do, they came from a place of misunderstanding from
The word label stems from a Germanic term similar to that of ribbon, or to be more precise, a narrow strip. Although the connotations have changed and usage has expanded, to label something or someone continues to restrict that entity to a narrow strip of understanding. That is, of course, if we let it. Heidi Lieb-Williams, a creative entrepreneur living in Alaska, was labeled a lot of things as a child, teenager, and young adult. As labels do, they came from a place of misunderstanding from
10 May AUTISM PUZZLE MEANING WHY DO WE USE A PUZZLE, RIBBON, AND COLORS TO SIGNIFY AUTISM?I’ll begin with the general meaning for the autism ribbon and the puzzle piece, then give my own.General statement: The autism ribbon symbol is a jigsaw puzzle ribbon with bright colors. The puzzle pattern on the awareness ribbon reflects the mystery and complexity of the autism spectrum. The autism awareness puzzle ribbon colors and puzzle piece represent the diversity of the people and families living with the condition. The
WHY DO WE USE A PUZZLE, RIBBON, AND COLORS TO SIGNIFY AUTISM?I’ll begin with the general meaning for the autism ribbon and the puzzle piece, then give my own.General statement: The autism ribbon symbol is a jigsaw puzzle ribbon with bright colors. The puzzle pattern on the awareness ribbon reflects the mystery and complexity of the autism spectrum. The autism awareness puzzle ribbon colors and puzzle piece represent the diversity of the people and families living with the condition. The
