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What Are Some Symptoms of Autism?

My first child collected matchbox cars. He wouldn't play with them by zooming them around or crashing them into each other. He mainly just lined them up. He loved lining up his cars and other toys so much. There [...]

2023-03-24T14:49:01+00:00

What does Neurodiversity mean?

What does Neurodiversity mean? Having different brain-wiring. Maybe it's ADHD, autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia. Or interoceptive, sensory, or auditory processing differences. Or Tourettes, or epilepsy. Or some strange combo deal - a pinch of this, a dash of that - that [...]

2023-03-08T20:02:16+00:00

The importance of showing up.

Came across an old journal. I guess I took these notes while at a SCBWI (Society of Childrens Writers and Illustrators) conference, quite a few years ago. That lightbulb on the page? It marks the first moment I got the [...]

2022-11-20T16:13:25+00:00

Windows and Mirrors, Blueprints and Models.

Many of us, especially those of us with underrepresented identities, often describe the "first time I saw myself in a book" as a moment of magic. A rite of passage, a life-changing, validating moment. We talk of mirror-books, window-books: [...]

2022-05-04T14:45:06+00:00
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