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Autism

On Writing Neurodivergent Characters

Posted on April 28, 2023 by Meg Eden Kuyatt

I had poured so much of myself into my protagonist. When my agent called my character childish, naive, and vulnerable, I couldn’t help but feel she was calling me childish, naive, and vulnerable.

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Autism

Gifts Autistic People Actually Want, According to TPGA Community Members

Posted on December 20, 2016December 8, 2022 by Shannon Des Roches Rosa

Finding gifts autistic kids and adults appreciate isn’t that hard—if you actually find out what individual people like, and you remember that everyone has their own interests and preferences (and that they’re sometimes the exact opposite of other autistic people’s interests and preferences).

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