Henriett Seth F.


Henriett Seth F., also known as Seth F. Henriett, is a Hungarian autistic savant, poet, writer, musician, and artist.
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Youth and education

In 1987, the primary schools in her hometown of Eger refused to admit Henriett due to her communication challenges. She was placed in a music and art class, but she would not sing. As a result, she was sent to a primary school for mentally handicapped students in 1989, though she remained in the music and art class. She was found to have echolalia, communication problems, and repetitive behaviors.
Henriett began writing during her early teens. She painted autistic art for the House of Arts in Eger, and the Hotel Stadion of Budapest at the East-European Autism Conference in 2004.
At age 18, she attended Eszterházy Károly College to study at the Psychology Institution, and won the Géza Gárdonyi Prize for her art and literature. She was determined to have a Raven IQ above 140, and a Magyar Wechsler Intelligence Test IQ above 120, with some parts under an IQ of 90, and is thus considered an autistic savant.

Writing career

In 2005, she wrote and starred in an autobiographical short film titled Esőlány, which was produced by Friderikusz Sándor.
In 2005, she wrote a book titled Autizmussal önmagamba zárva, which was published by the Hungarian Autism Research Group and Ministry for National Cultural Heritage.
In 2006, Henriett wrote a novel titled Autizmus – Egy másik világ. The book was published by the University of Pécs in the New Galaxy anthology.

Monodramas

In 2010, Orlai Produkciós Iroda produced a monodrama, Nemsenkilény, monológ nemmindegyembereknek, from Henriett's book. The textbook contains details of Donna Williams's Nobody Nowhere: The Extraordinary Autobiography of an Autistic Girl, Birger Sellin's Don't Want to Be Inside Me Anymore: Messages from Autistic Mind, and a few lines from Mark Haddon.The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time The monodrama played in the theaters of Esztergom, Budapest, Pécs, Tatabánya, Székesfehérvár, and Eger and was adapted into a TV documentary for Hungarian Television in 2010, and played in Budapest and Gyöngyös theaters in 2011.

End of career

Henriett ended her creative music career at the age of 13, her creative writing career at the age of 25, and her painting career before the age of 27.
She showed her last artwork in Brody Sandor Public Library in June 2007.

Works

In Hungarian

  • Henriett's unpublished poems from her childhood and teen years before the age 25 with titles: It may be...; Autumn; Well, don't speak this child; Something easy to write and sweet; There in the distance; Silently; Somewhere; A dream in a cage; Liberation from the slavery of the soul and Poem to the patron, on title 2nd Existence, infinity, and the world years between.
  • Winner of the XIIth and XIIIth International Literature Competition International Alliance of Hungarian Writers.
  • Novels to the periodical New Face, Autizmussal önmagamba zárva by Henriett Seth F. to Hungarian Autism Research Group and Ministry for the National Cultural Heritage.Autizmus – Egy másik világ by Henriett Seth F. to University of Pécs.
  • Novel to the periodical Esőember by Henriett Seth F. from her kindergarten's, primary school's and Eszterhazy College's life.

Exhibitions

  • Henriett Seth F.'s paintings and galleries in House of Arts and Brody Sandor Public Library, Eger, 1993–2007.

TV documentaries

Theatre

Reception and reviews

  • Henriett Seth F.'s book Autizmussal önmagamba zárva by Alliance Safeguarding for Hungarian Autistic Children and Adults
  • Henriett Seth F.'s book Autizmussal önmagamba zárva and Henriett Seth F. by Börcsök Enikő, title with Megoszthatatlan belső magány.
  • Henriett Seth F.'s book Autizmus – Egy másik világ by ''Magazine Solaria Science Fiction''