Donna Williams

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Donna Williams
Donna Williams, May 2011
Donna Williams, May 2011
BornDonna Keene
12 October 1963
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died22 April 2017(2017-04-22) (aged 53)
OccupationWriter
Period1992–2017
GenreNon-fiction, autobiography, poetry
Literary movementAutism rights
Website
www.donnawilliams.net

Donna Leanne Williams (born Donna Keene; 12 October 1963 – 22 April 2017) was an Australian singer-songwriter, author and artist.[1][2] In 1991, she was officially diagnosed as autistic. She wrote four autobiography books: Nobody Nowhere, Somebody Somewhere, Like Colour to the Blind and Everyday Heaven. She also wrote several books on autistic spectrum conditions.

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  1. "'Nobody Nowhere' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. Golson, Emily B (2005). "Williams, Donna (1963– )". In Boynton, Victoria; Malin, Jo (eds.). Encyclopedia of Women's Autobiography. Vol. 2: K–Z. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 565–567. ISBN 978-0-31332-739-1.

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