For those of you who are on Instagram, I found an interesting post about autistic representation in #HeatedRivalry (the character Shane Hollander):

https://www.instagram.com/p/DS0lI8sDJbx/

#autistic #autism #autisticrepresentation #autisticCharacter #neurodivergent #neurodivergence #ShaneHollander #HudsonWilliams #RachelReid

Exciting times as the British Fantasy Society can reveal the latest work to come from multi-award-nominated fantasy writer David Green. World, mark the date and get ready for Magic, Maps, and Mischief!

https://britishfantasysociety.org/cover-reveal-magic-maps-and-mischief-by-david-green/

#fantasy #cosyfantasy #autisticrepresentation #austism #coverreveal

Pretty cool to me as a fan of the band, I found out yesterday that Zia McCabe of the Dandy Warhols is Autistic. She was only diagnosed fairly recently, but has been embracing it so far.

#ActuallyAutistic #Autistic #AutisticRepresentation

I reckon Hannah Gadsby must be magic in some way.

Without fail, their shows always get me feeling All The Feels, not least of which is validation.

I find myself relating to Hannah's stories about the way they react to situations and events, even when the circumstances are so very different to my own life.

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#HannahGadsby #AutisticRepresentation #Autistic #ADHD #AuDHD

Autism story recommendation:

Planting Life in a Dying City – is have autistic characters, one main character is be autistic (but not all). Is from Silent Spinner family, is family of autistic people! Is worldbuilding where family is polyamory and multigenerational and work same job. Spinner family take on other autistic people not born there, and kids some time grow up, marry into other family, do other thing they like! Not have be spin. But many be like spin, is good stim! Is be calm down! Is be good, good at!
Is Silent because some Spinners not be talk loud. Is be talk hands. Have own language. Teach to Farwalkers for be use in hunt, Farwalkers be appreciate silent language too!

Is society have no gender, everyone pronoun use is "ey/em/eir".

Is many thing me like in story. Is found family, MAKE family even if society be mean. Is friend/family be different, different part of society, different part of world (mountain, fisher village, city), different age, different thing can do and not do, have disability, have trauma, have grief – but be kind and be friend and family and be get better together. Grandparent fight oppression, too! Is be poor people not have established family, is city families be mean, be exploit - is grandparent say NO we not be exploit, we do thing about!

Is be #HopePunk story, yesyes! Is be serial fiction, ongoing, once a week is be update!

#story #SerialFiction #StoryRecommendation #BookRecommendation #ToRead #read #reading #AutismAcceptance #AutismAwareness #ActuallyAutistic #representation #AutisticRepresentation

https://www.story-aerie.com/the-wave/

Someone is making a detective show about a recently-diagnosed autistic woman, starring, written, and crewed by autistics!

https://youtu.be/Mw9LDjKOV24?si=Kq5_EhIyBIdMZluT

#ActualluAutistic #Autistic #TV #AutisticRepresentation #Neurodivergent

Had to explain to a non-Autistic person why putting a puzzle piece on their advertising isn't going to attract Autistic Adults.

You can see the confusion.

"But puzzle pieces and Autism go hand in hand!"

I had to try and explain about the 'Autism Community' and the 'Autistic Community'

'There's this community that says they support Autistic ppl, but they're not actually Autistic, and they won't listen to us...' 😳

#ActuallyAutistic
#AutisticRepresentation #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs

Via @Shelflove, a discussion of #AutisticRepresentation in genre romance with author Amanda Cinelli

https://shelflovepodcast.com/episodes/season-2/episode-139/autistic-representation-in-romance-with-amanda-cinelli

In my new article on The Ability Toolbox, I chat with Christine Ellis, #LilysGarden Lead Narrative Designer.

Since its launch, Lily's Garden has quietly become an example of inclusive rep done well. Now, the cast includes a femme autistic character.

https://theabilitytoolbox.com/autism-acceptance-mobile-game-lilys-garden/

#AutismAcceptance #ActuallyAutistic #Games #GameIndustry #Representation #AutisticRepresentation #MobileGaming