“James as James” Williams is a My Little Pony fan with autism.

He was diagnosed with autism at the age of 3, in 1991. Today, he hosts panels on autism awareness at anime and gaming cons, and has staffed and/or volunteered at anime and gaming cons since 2012. He’s also an accomplished recorderist who has performed recorder adaptations of music from My Little Pony and other fandoms at various types of cons since 2013. He believes that the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic TV series contains many references to the unique life experiences of people with disabilities that can be used to teach awareness of varying disabilities, and hopes to share those insights to attendees at Ponyville Ciderfest.