A Tribute to the Creative Genius of Marie Faverio
The Autistic Beautiful Mind and Modern Hypatia
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*Omnia vincit amor.* (Virgil)
*Love conquers all.*
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"We are correct to call inhuman those who are moved neither by reason nor by pity to render help to others." Baruch Spinoza
"Bearer of Light" by Marie Faverio
“I could have told you, Marie, this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you.” (adapted from "Starry Starry Night")
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"Genius is sorrow's child." John Adams
"Where there is sorrow, there is holy ground." Oscar Wilde
Marie's main website, now maintained by Paul (he is currently mostly unavailable too, but when he comes back he will be the administrator again, and I have also given him access to this site, so he can help me maintain it):
https://mariesmagicworld.wordpress.com/
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Dame Marie Faverio's biography on The Genius of Autism Wiki:
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Marie Faverio is an Australian award-winning Renaissance lady with Asperger's Syndrome. She writes beautiful poems, aphorisms, short stories and puzzles. Her puzzles have been used in the Cerebrals Cognitive Ability Tests and in contests of the Ludomind Society and her poems have been widely published. She has also worked as a poetry editor of the ISPE, a group of philosophers (she is a Diplomate of this group as the only woman in Australia) and now edits her own journal of philosophical poetry. She has also been a poetry contest judge and was her poetry teacher's assistant in college. Marie also writes research books on various subjects (astronomy, poetry forms, philosophy, literature) and is an accomplished self-taught, regularly exhibited artist and musician as well as the "Artist-in-Residence" of this site. She graduated with honors in languages and educational sciences and was a model student who also helped other students, is included in Who's Who of Australian Women, has received a letter of congratulations from a Member of Parliament and is often considered a modern Hypatia for her multiple talents and for the circumstances of her life. Marie has been working in the past as a translator and a teacher of English as a second language for international students. She speaks several languages (and has invented her own secret language) and has a proven high IQ 4 standard deviations above average (higher than 164 if the standard deviation is 16). She is also one of the winners of the 2017 Autism Hall of Fame Genius Award and the recipient of the 2018 Donna Williams Bravery Award (see the Autism Hall of Fame blog for details) and is included on this list of Great Women of Our Time. She ranked No. 1 on this site honoring top autistic creative geniuses and is one of the contributors of We Can - We Will (Autistic People Help the World), the anthology of the Autism Hall of Fame designed to help the world, something that has always been a priority in Marie's life. Marie had to gradually withdraw from the world and Internet activities as well as groups (including High-IQ groups) due to multiple health problems and adult autistic regression (including selective mutism) and an accident she had a few years ago, but she still does a lot for others, in particular children who are or have been victims of abuse and bullying (see the "Faces of Angels" project, which earned her the "Inspiration of the New Millennium" award). Read more about the accomplishments and many publications of this extraordinary lady on her website.
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Marie also reached the highest rank in ISPE (the International Society for Philosophical Enquiry) in the minimum time (the Diplomate rank required to be approved by voting, and the voting had first to be announced in their journal), but she applied on September 1 like in the previous years. Members have to wait at least a year until they apply for the next rank, so Marie reached the highest rank in the minimum time.
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Autistic Geniuses of the 21st Century
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Different, not less... (Temple Grandin)
"Tree of Light" by Marie Faverio
Whatever happens, you won't be forgotten! EVER!
Academic excellence, creative genius, extremely high intelligence, kindness and consideration for others - you have truly changed the world! An angel on earth... and voted the "Inspiration of the New Millennium" by
representatives of charities/organizations that fight against child abuse. (Originally it was an unofficial title, just what they thought she is based on her service to humanity and her work for others in spite of her own problems and traumas, but then they decided to make it official and to send her a certificate/award.)
What life does to us does not define us!
"The only way to live the perfect life is to live it in seclusion." William Sidis
Maybe the Willoughby you were looking for is real, and I hope you have found it or that you will find it soon... I am sure your friend Albert is there too! I am so happy for you!
NB: Willoughby is a reference to the "Twilight Zone", which Marie loved: "A Stop at Willoughby".
There is no evil in Willoughby!
“Don’t want to be free of hope
But I’m at the end of my rope
It’s so tough just to be alive
When I feel like the living dead..."
Daniel Johnston
(author of the book above)
Possibly the only true Hypatian spirit in many centuries...
Indigo Children like Marie (click on the image for more information)