by admin | Nov 29, 2023 | Blog, News
I have been doing a lot of thinking and soul-searching this year, trying to work out what I want to do with my life. My kids are both adults now, one has moved out of home. I had a job earlier in the year that I lost due to funding cuts. Since my AuDHD (autism &...
by admin | May 3, 2023 | Blog
We all know that we can get free books by borrowing them from the library, but did you know there are often other opportunities for free, or cheap, books from the library? I’m a big believer in buying books from bookshops or borrowing from libraries so that...
by admin | Apr 6, 2023 | Blog
Another thing I get asked about a lot is my writing process. There are so many different that are taught and, for years, I had thought I was a failure at writing because they didn’t work for me. This started back in high school. Writing is something I have...
by admin | Apr 5, 2023 | Blog
Since my post the other day, I have had a few people asking me about my diagnosis process and whether or not I had pursued an autism diagnosis. All my life, I had felt something wasn’t quite right. I didn’t seem to fit in places I was supposed to, or...
by admin | Apr 4, 2023 | Blog
If you been hanging around here for any amount of time, you’ll know that I read a lot of books! I always have. Growing up, the only book I read that featured an autistic character was The October Child by Eleanor Spence, and that is what I thought autism was. In...
by admin | Apr 3, 2023 | Blog
I wrote Swallow Me, NOW! about nine years ago, it’s been published for eight years. When I wrote it, I knew very little about autism, especially autism in girls. Recently, I realised I had written a book featuring an autistic girl, because much of this story is...