YES! is a graphic story about autism based on
video documentation.
Using real-life events
as a point of departure, the six chapters of YES! aim to stimulate debate on the following topics: stereotyping
in film and media, cross-cultural notions of autism, scientific
validation of music, ethics and representation, socialisation, echolalia and
non-verbal communication.
In the section A Mother’s Perspective you can hear interviews
with the protagonist’s mother.
In the References section you can find
suggestions for further reading: these have been compiled by four specialists
from the fields of: autism advocacy, cognitive psychology, ethics and
linguistics.
You will also be able to
sample two video clips from the installation work Onomatopoeia by clicking here.
This project is authored
and produced by Laura Malacart with illustrations by Daniel Locke.
YES! is funded by the
Arts Council of England and the Wellcome Trust.
© LAURA MALACART
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