Brief Research
Experiment 1: Dance
Models of what I want to do:
Peace of Mind dance about generalized anxiety disorder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rHV1CyPL5k
Narration over dance???
Autism dance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqcYl1N-EDM
choreography/tone
Jordan’s story told by dance https://www.autismspeaks.org/blog/2014/03/20/jordans-story-told-through-dance
Support system and love for someone on the spectrum
Content information:
Simulations, what it feels like to have autism https://mashable.com/2014/04/23/autism-simulations/#6y2XRh66raqM
Inside the mind of a child with autism https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/07/inside-the-mind-of-a-child-with-autism/
My answer to the question: What does autism feel like? https://themighty.com/2016/04/what-does-autism-feel-like/
The positive side of autism http://blog.stageslearning.com/blog/the-positive-side-of-autism
Negative aspects https://www.care.com/c/stories/6633/how-to-handle-the-4-most-challenging-autism-b/
Pieces similar to what I want to create:
Justin: A Poem to Autism bye Alyea Pierce https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-BBeeYE3Vw
The message of love towards people with autism, being inspired by their awesomeness, creativity, simplicity, etc.
Looking at autism from the other side https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/shut-about-your-perfect-kid/201106/looking-autism-the-other-side
A mother discusses the aspects of autism that she loves about her child after being scared by the original diagnosis.
Autistic brains have distinct advantages https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/09/autism-hidden-advantages/406180/
Interesting to consider what a dance choreographed by someone on the autism spectrum would look like
Creative ideas of people with ASD
“A way to portray autism in a way that people can understand” https://www.dance.com/competitions/this-dance-team-with-autism-just-did-something-incredible/
"People with ASD need to find ways to communicate, leads me to love dance therapy, giving them a way to express themselves."