By Thushanthi Ponweera Today we're pleased to welcome Lyn Miller-Lachmann (Torch) and Meg Eden Kuyatt (Good Different) to the WNDB blog to discuss writing autistic characters and more! * Both Selah (in Good Different) and Tomas (in Torch) are on the autism spectrum but are both … [Read more...] about Writing Autistic Characters with Lyn Miller-Lachmann and Meg Eden Kuyatt
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Balancing Authentic and Accessible: A. J. Sass on Autistic Representation in Ellen Outside the Lines
We previously interviewed A. J. about Ellen Outside the Lines here. By A. J. Sass When my proposal for my sophomore novel, Ellen Outside the Lines, sold, I cycled through a mix of emotions. I was thrilled to get to write another book, of course, but I was also nervous. Although I am autistic … [Read more...] about Balancing Authentic and Accessible: A. J. Sass on Autistic Representation in Ellen Outside the Lines
Q&A With A. J. Sass, Ellen Outside the Lines
By Alaina Lavoie Today we're pleased to welcome A. J. Sass to the WNDB blog to discuss middle grade novel Ellen Outside the Lines, out today, March 22, 2022! Thirteen-year-old Ellen Katz feels most comfortable when her life is well planned out and people fit neatly into her predefined … [Read more...] about Q&A With A. J. Sass, Ellen Outside the Lines
Q&A With Mickey Rowe, Fearlessly Different
By Alaina Lavoie Today we’re pleased to welcome Mickey Rowe to the blog to discuss Fearlessly Different, out today! My name is Mickey Rowe. I am an actor, a theatre director, a father, and a husband. I am also a man with autism. You think those things don’t go together? Let me show you that … [Read more...] about Q&A With Mickey Rowe, Fearlessly Different
Q&A With Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark
By Tamara Ellis Smith Today we're pleased to welcome Elle McNicoll to the WNDB blog to discuss her middle grade book A Kind of Spark! What inspired you to write A Kind of Spark? How did you find the plot for the story—Addie’s quest to create an acknowledgment and a memorial for the women … [Read more...] about Q&A With Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark
Q&A With Sarah Kapit, The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family
By Alaina Leary Today we’re pleased to welcome Sarah Kapit to the WNDB blog to discuss her middle grade novel The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family, out March 23, 2021! Fans of the Penderwicks and the Vanderbeekers, meet the Finkel family in this middle grade novel about two autistic … [Read more...] about Q&A With Sarah Kapit, The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family
Diverse Autistic Authors Are Changing Neurodiversity Representation in Books
By Haley Moss The first time I encountered an autistic character in a chapter book was Ann M. Martin’s The Baby-Sitters Club series in an installment called Kristy and the Secret of Susan. Kristy, the titular protagonist babysitter, is assigned to look after 8-year-old Susan, a talented, … [Read more...] about Diverse Autistic Authors Are Changing Neurodiversity Representation in Books
15 Books to Read for Autism Acceptance Month
By Alaina Leary Happy Autism Acceptance Month! Are you looking for published or upcoming books by autistic authors and/or about autistic characters? Here are 15 young adult, middle grade, and picture books that are either already out or are coming out soon. All of these books have been … [Read more...] about 15 Books to Read for Autism Acceptance Month
