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The ANCA World Autism Festival platform showcases individuals and organisations from all over the world providing cultural experiences & common connections of humanity interactively, at each festival venue. The autistic experience within the human & cultural experience embodies a universal & diverse language providing: “A space where you realise you are not alone.” ~ Nina Roy, India The Annual Regional and International Festivals provide opportunities for society within such mediums as cultural, artistic, commerce, athletic, technology, leadership & mentorship exchanges. The Opening Ceremony embodies the annual themes, shines a light on each countries contribution and celebrates the talent from around the globe, whilst the Trade Show Exhibitors with Open Mic platforms & Performance Art, experience the interactive time to share their products, services and innovations. The AWARDS Ceremony highlights the achievements driven by a deep desire to use one’s talent and initiatives creating an inclusive society for all embedded in cultures of tradition, nature, festivities and vision. The annual interactive workshop presenters are purveyors of common goals highlighting effective solutions with shared values and beliefs embedded in humanity and a desire to strive for common bonds, the common good. Long lasting friendships are made across the globe, partnerships are created with shared life experiences & values, new ideas and visions are fostered, opportunities emerge… In this issue we share with you some examples of the experiences from delegates who attended the 2016 AWAF event – here is what they had to say: “….Autistics are such a brilliant light in this often time isolating and competitive world; my hope, concerning the 8th annual event in 2017, is that more individuals will be as fortunate as I was to attend, and that they, too, can take away with them a sense of gratitude and connection….” —Samantha Craft, M.Ed., Author of Everyday Asperger’s and Community Manage of ULTRA Testing. WELCOME TO Quat Props Showcasing the inventive works of Craig Quat, Wales Introducing the JUGGLE BOARD, the World's first platform to facilitate inclusive juggling. The JUGGLE BOARD takes the traditional challenges of juggling & adapts them to form a fully accessible environment. Instead of throwing, it uses tracks to control the balls so you can roll them back & forth. The JUGGLE BOARD promotes healthy physical activity and social engagement. Juggling is proven to improve brain function, increase co-ordination, concentration & be a great source of active relaxation. “This is a good activity for my daughter or for a young child. The board needs two people and uses eyes, hands, and a pattern. Indeed, this board is very good for kids; not even for Autistic kids only, but good for all. After the Festival, I have thought about the board and come up with some idea. This board can be developed with an Android system with a small screen to setup a pattern and for one child to control pattern and speed.” —Omerjan Bore – AWAF delegate 2016, Canada “His mathematically patterned way of thinking creates a powerful flow. The flow people need to break up old patterns. His fluid thinking and energy are transferred to those he connects with through his ‘juggling’ work. Watching the way he quickly differentiates his alignment with each individual through the patterned flow he facilitates is incredible. So engaging, helpful and life changing for people of all ages and stages. Through 24 | www.naturallyautistic.com
movement and fun Craig challenges and sharpens brain connectivity beyond belief. “Craig sees where someone is at. Meets them there and dares to take them places they have not been or yet realized they can master. Thank-YOU Craig for this game changing work! I also thank ANCA for allowing the opportunity for so many of us to learn from and meet such an important visionary as Mr. Craig Quat. One of the many fantastic ANCA global delegates, nominees and recipients gathered at the 2016 AWAF that go far beyond “the norm” for Autistic people.” —Kelly Green – Interactive Workshop Presenter & 2016 INAP WARDS Nominee WELCOME TO Terapia 3C Coordination, concentration, awareness – Autistic Psychomotor Therapy (PAT) – Founder, Paul Cojocaru, Romania “This is funny for my daughter. We have played in the festival and also played some times at home. From his videos, I learned that 3C therapy is not only with the hands, but also with legs and feet. Again, this is also with a pattern. It makes the game funny, different and lovely. This can be a very good game for kids. If it is made with a computer, it is also very good. After I attended the World Autism Festival, I come up with this question: Why is Autistic people/therapy so much related to pattern? —Omerjan Bore – AWAF delegate 2016, Canada In conclusion, we believe that the 3C Therapy is a very interesting methodology for gaining better psychomotor coordination—which means autonomy for Autistic People. This methodology has a great potential, and it surely deserves to be developed and popularized to a wider audience.—Alessandro e Lisa Perini, Italy – 2016 INAP AWARD recipient, Italian delegation WELCOME TO Autism HWY.com “Chalk It for Autism” – Founder, Kelly Green, USA “Freedom, freedom, freedom, freedom, time is running out! A line from my favorite Japanese boy band NEWS’s song “FREEDOM” has something to do in this workshop by Ms. Kelly Green. I have love for chalks as a kid, writing something in mind then creating another one until in my college, I have made this habit again and taking a photo of it! While attending this workshop, we were asked to draw what we have in mind. I preferred to have myself a free-your-mind of doing it, in which I did put “Chicken love” because of love for chicken in which she liked as well. I even tried coloring the eagle with Pentel pens. Apart from my experience, I was so in awe with other attendees’ creativity! I was also amused with their creativity in which I was so inspired and envious in a good way!! What a great start to use chalks for my art works in the future. So it’s time to put up a graffiti wall with chalk arts and that will make the world more magical and free not only for the autism community but to the world as well!!” —Vell Baria, 2016 INAP AWARD recipient, workshop presenter & performance artist, Philippines “…was inspirational, and hearing all of the great accomp-lishments and connections she’s made is amazing. Chalk is such an accessible device that can be used to connect communities together. Art is a powerful vehicle that can be utilized to connect and communicate with others, and I’m looking forward to chalking it up this coming year at the ANCA regionals! —Liz Pritchard, Rochester, New York, USA “We found very interesting the workshop experience at the 7th AWAF in Vancouver with Paul Cojocaru, who showed us the 3C Therapy. We believe that Paul Cojocaru has conceived a newsworthy and efficacious methodology which helps people with Autistic Spectrum Disorder—and not only them, anybody as a matter of fact—to be more conscious of their psychomotor coordination, improving it in their daily actions and effectively increasing their capacity for autonomy. The methodology consists of specific coordination exercises that we made and tested ourselves during the workshop, under the instructions of Paul Cojocaru. We actually felt that through these exercises we were working on our central nervous system, it was like a training helpful for reinforcing the neural connections. to page 26 www.naturallyautistic.com | 25
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