Autism and the Arts: Poetry with Peter Street

"Slaughterman. Gravedigger. War Poet."

Born in 1948, Peter Street struggled at school with epilepsy and illiteracy in Bolton, Lancashire, and, later in life, as a slaughterman, a gravedigger and a war poet. At 66 years old he was then diagnosed with autism, and his world changed forever.

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The Odd Way Home

The Odd Way Home

2013

Taniel

Taniel

2018

Dancing at the Blue Iguana

Dancing at the Blue Iguana

2001

Scaffolding

Scaffolding

2017

Killer Diller

Killer Diller

2004

My Name Is Khan

My Name Is Khan

2010

The Other Sister

The Other Sister

1999

Young & Naive

Young & Naive

Belinsky

Belinsky

1953

Delirium

2025

Mohammad Saadh

Mohammad Saadh

2023

The Devils

The Devils

2002

Women's Script

Women's Script

2023

Shadowlands

Shadowlands

1993

Papa Zeus

Papa Zeus

2011

Gothic

Gothic

1987

The Teacher

The Teacher

2017

Testament of Youth

Testament of Youth

2015

Aku Jati, Aku Asperger

Aku Jati, Aku Asperger

2024

Ben X

Ben X

2007