Making A Difference: Daniel Svoboda with Autism Awareness & Acceptance
Jan 28, 2022, 04:00 AM
Is the subject of autism important to you?
Do you know someone who lives with autism?
Does someone you love live with autism?
Tonight, I am bringing back my conversation with Daniel Svoboda!
If the subject of autism matters to you, tonight's podcast is very important! Read on...
If the subject of autism matters to you, tonight's podcast is very important! Read on...
Daniel, also known as D.J., Svoboda was diagnosed at the age of three with Autism Spectrum Disorder with psychomotor obstruction which included speech delays and issues with his fine motor skills. He found it difficult to even hold a pencil.
Today, D.J. is a dynamic motivational public speaker, accomplished artist and author with three books to his credit; My Imagiville, The Mupperezmo and the Rainbow, and The Inspirations of Imagiville.
Growing up, D.J. was teased and bullied. These negative experiences inspired D.J. to create the land of Imagiville; a safe place in his imagination where everyone is treated kindly and accepted just the way they are. Through his art, and public speaking he brings Imagiville and the Imagifriends to life and uses them as a vehicle to spread a message of hope, inspiration and awareness that those with autism and special needs are special just the way they are.
D.J.’s artwork has been featured in numerous publications such as Autism Spectrum Quarterly Magazine, Autism Digest, Autism Perspective, and Australian Parent’s Child to name a few, and hangs in museums and on the walls of corporations, organizations and in private homes.
Growing up, D.J. was teased and bullied. These negative experiences inspired D.J. to create the land of Imagiville; a safe place in his imagination where everyone is treated kindly and accepted just the way they are. Through his art, and public speaking he brings Imagiville and the Imagifriends to life and uses them as a vehicle to spread a message of hope, inspiration and awareness that those with autism and special needs are special just the way they are.
D.J.’s artwork has been featured in numerous publications such as Autism Spectrum Quarterly Magazine, Autism Digest, Autism Perspective, and Australian Parent’s Child to name a few, and hangs in museums and on the walls of corporations, organizations and in private homes.
The Autism Society of America selected D.J.’s Mupperezmo character to be the image on their “Puzzle Project.” The Mupperezmo, affectionately known as the “Mupp” is a dragon-like character who turns his head upside-down to see the world from a different point of view.
D.J. is an Advocate for the Autism Society of North Carolina, has been nominated for the Naturally Autistic ANCA Visual Arts Award, and has been interviewed on numerous Radio and Television shows. I was able to interview D.J. on TMWS and it was a real pleasure.
To learn more about D.J. Svoboda, the Imagifriends and Imagiville go to:
www.myimagiville.com.
To schedule a speaking engagement,
art event or interview contact:
Cindi Svoboda (919)370-0722/djjw9221@earthlink.net.
To learn more about D.J. Svoboda, the Imagifriends and Imagiville go to:
www.myimagiville.com.
To schedule a speaking engagement,
art event or interview contact:
Cindi Svoboda (919)370-0722/djjw9221@earthlink.net.
Follow:
DJ & The Imagifriends
Friends of DJ Svoboda and the Imagifriends
The Imagifriends Stop Bullying Team
The Imagifriends Going Global
DJ & The Imagifriends
Friends of DJ Svoboda and the Imagifriends
The Imagifriends Stop Bullying Team
The Imagifriends Going Global