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Rosie King (born c. 1998) is a British writer, public speaker and autism advocate. She has featured in a BBC documentary on the subject, and is a prominent contributor to the Pablo TV series.
Jan 14, 2023 · Rosie King challenges stereotypes of people with autism and contextualizes the issue by asking us, ‘Why be normal?‘. ‘People are so afraid of variety that they try to fit everything into a tiny little box with a specific label,’ says 16-year-old Rosie King, who is bold, brash and autistic.
May 17, 2023 · A woman with autism has spoken about how she "developed a lot of self-hatred" growing up with the condition. Rosie King was nine when she received a diagnosis of autism and Tourette's syndrome.
May 12, 2018 · Vancouver, Canada — Storytelling activist Rosie King celebrated autism in her TED talk, challenging the way our society today looks at ‘normal’. King, who diagnosed herself with Asperger’s when she was nine years old, talked about how her autism has ‘freed’ her and allowed her to be creative.
Feb 15, 2016 · Rosie King has inspired a generation, seeing autism through fresh eyes. ‘My Autism and Me’, the BBC Newsround documentary she presented, won awards and her TEDMED talk has been viewed more than 1.7...
“People are so afraid of variety that they try to fit everything into a tiny little box with a specific label,” says 16-year-old Rosie King, who is bold, brash and autistic. She wants to know: Why is everyone so worried about being normal?
Storytelling activist. TEDMED Bio "My Autism and Me" TED Speaker. Rosie King challenges stereotypes of people with autism and contextualizes the issue by asking us, “Why be normal?” Why you should listen. When she was nine years old, doctors confirmed Rosie King’s self-diagnosis of Asperger’s Syndrome.
