Living With Asperger Syndrome: How Art Helped Hasel Find Her Voice

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Dis-labled, we meet Hasel, an artist who shares her journey of living with Asperger's syndrome (AS) and how art has transformed her confidence, communication and wellbeing.Hasel explains how she discovered art during lockdown, why creativity helps her express herself, and how drawing and painting have helped her connect with others. We also hear Carol's beautiful poem My Place and discuss how opening up on the podcast has helped us find our voices and build confidence.00:00:00 - Start00:01:13 - Intro00:01:56 - We meet Hasel00:02:26 - What's going on?00:13:09 - How does making art help?00:15:02 - How art has helped Hasel's Aspergers00:17:14 - Aspergers is a hidden disability00:17:34 - How art has helped Hasel's confidence00:20:22 - Art as therapy00:22:30 - The future00:23:57 - Poetry Corner00:26:27 - Final ThoughtsIf you enjoy the episode, please like, subscribe and share to help more people discover Dis-labled.Project Managers: Andrea Rai & Phil Powell.Editor: Phil PowellHuge thanks to the National Lottery Reaching Communities Fund for supporting our Dis-labled podcast. Learn more about their amazing work: https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.ukAll enquiries: [email protected]: https://www.communityfocus.co.uk/Theme Music: Rastko Rasic & the students of Community FocusOther Music: Jazzy Frenchy by ⁠⁠⁠Benjamin Tissot