Noi's Notes
“As many of you know, autism has such a deep-rooted place in my heart because of my daughter Noi. Noi has kindly agreed to share some of her stories and memories. Here I will refer to them as “Noi’s notes.” I hope they leave you all with a better insight into the wonderful autistic world.” Dr. Richard Williams
Noi is the adult daughter of Dr. Richard WIlliams. Her autism diagnosis inspired Dr. Williams and his wife Sally to become experts on the condition so they could best advocate for Noi and help her reach her full potential. Dr. William’s expertise and training as a research scientist drove him to want to understand autism from a medical, clinical, scientific ad personal level.
Noi’s experices helped Dr. Wiliams understand how women and girls experience autism very differently than boys and men. The diagnisos process is different, the social impact is different and then life impact is different.
Noi is now a very successful artist living her dream while she captures the beauty of the nature world around her!
Noi’s Story – Sensitivity to Noises
Written by Dr. Richard O. Williams‘ daughter Noi Williams Throughout my life, I have always been hypersensitive to many different sounds around me, especially loud
Noi’s Story – Sensitivity to Clothing
Written by Dr. Richard O. Williams‘ daughter Noi Williams I have always had strong sensitivities to clothing. For example, I have felt uncomfortable wearing certain
Noi’s Story – Making Friends
Written by Dr. Richard O. Williams‘ daughter Noi Williams My mother introduced me to Brownies in 2nd grade since she was one in her elementary
Noi’s Story – Living on My Own During COVID
Written by Dr. Richard O. Williams‘ daughter Noi Williams For over a year I lived through the COVID pandemic on my own as everyone else
Noi’s Story – Being a Naturalist
Written by Dr. Richard O. Williams‘ daughter Noi Williams I really enjoyed reading a great book called, “Diary of a Young Naturalist,” by Dara McAnulty.
Noi’s Story – My Struggle Working at My College’s Library
Written by Dr. Richard O. Williams‘ daughter Noi Williams I remember that I was one of the few students who spent lots of their free
Noi’s Story – Sleep
Written by Dr. Richard O. Williams‘ daughter Noi Williams One of my most difficult hurdles of my entire life is that I have always had
Noi’s Story – Perfectionism
Written by Dr. Richard O. Williams‘ daughter Noi Williams I have always wanted to do everything correctly almost to the point of OCD where I
Noi’s Story – Food 101: Textures, Tastes & Smells
Written by Dr. Richard O. Williams‘ daughter Noi Williams Throughout my life, I have always been hypersensitive to many different sounds around me, especially loud
Noi’s Story – Struggles with an Academic Counselor
Written by Dr. Richard O. Williams‘ daughter Noi Williams I remember a struggle I had at college with an academic counselor talking down to me,
Noi’s Story – Mt Vernon College
Written by Dr. Richard O. Williams‘ daughter Noi Williams I was really excited about going to college and learning to live away from home and
Noi’s Story – Moving to Colorado
Written by Dr. Richard O. Williams‘ daughter Noi Williams Moving with my family from Potomac, Maryland to Evergreen, Colorado has been the best experience of
