THINKING IN COLOUR
Understanding Autism from the inside-out
More information about me and my other book can be found at author.stevejohnson.uk and steve.stevejohnson.uk
My new book will look at autism from the point of view
of autistic people themselves, including my own
autism. I will explore how we experience our autism,
from the inside out, and how we deal with the issues it
can cause. I will also include the experiences from the
parents and siblings of autistic people. I hope it will be
useful for anyone who might be interested in learning
more about autism or for those who are autistic,
reading about how other autistic people deal with
theirs, most autistic people and some people who are
not autistic have a visual way of thinking. I do, and it
can provide a colourful world of thought which can
help in so many ways, although there are a few
challenges to this too. I call it Thinking in Colour. Here
is a potential cover design! As the work progresses I
shall include updates here and on social media.
The book will not just be about my autism, but I am very keen to include the
lived experiences of many people who are autistic; male, female, gay,
straight, young and old - essentially a cross section of autistic people in
society. I also want to speak to the parents, siblings and friends of autistic
people to provide an insight into how they support the autistic friends and
family members and how it impacts on their lives.
Therefore, I need volunteers who are willing to talk about their experience
of autism. It can be added to the narrative anonymously if needed.
Very often Autism co-occurs with other neurodiverse conditions such as
ADHD and Dyslexia and I will include these too.
If anyone can help, please contact me using the button on the right.
22nd May 2025
I have begun putting together the topics I would like to discuss with
those who would like to contribute their thoughts to the book.
These include the following, but the list might change:
•
Processing delay
•
Hyper focussing and special interests
•
Sensory issues
•
How being autistic makes us feel
•
Routines
•
How we fit in (masking)
•
Positive points about being autistic
•
Negative points about being autistic
•
What we wish others understood about autism
•
Meltdowns, panic attacks and anxiety attacks
•
What helps to deal with daily activities
•
Communication
•
Importance of time for de-stressing
•
Stimming
•
Self-harm
•
Literal thinking
•
Theory of Mind
•
Other co-occurring neurodiverse conditions
Cover image concept
THINKING IN COLOUR
Understanding Autism from the inside-out More information about me and my other book can be found at www.stevejohnson.uk/author and www.stevejohnson.uk
My new book will look at autism from the point of
view of autistic people themselves, including my own
autism. I will explore how we experience our autism,
from the inside out, and how we deal with the issues
it can cause. I will also include the experiences from
the parents and siblings of autistic people. I hope it
will be useful for anyone who might be interested in
learning more about autism or for those who are
autistic, reading about how other autistic people deal
with theirs, most autistic people and some people
who are not autistic have a visual way of thinking. I
do, and it can provide a colourful world of thought
which can help in so many ways, although there are
a few challenges to this too. I call it Thinking in
Colour. Here is a potential cover design! As the work
progresses I shall include updates here and on social
media.
The book will not just be about my autism, but I am very
keen to include the lived experiences of many people who
are autistic; male, female, gay, straight, young and old -
essentially a cross section of autistic people in society. I
also want to speak to the parents, siblings and friends of
autistic people to provide an insight into how they
support the autistic friends and family members and how
it impacts on their lives.
Therefore, I need volunteers who are willing to talk about
their experience of autism. It can be added to the
narrative anonymously if needed.
Very often Autism co-occurs with other neurodiverse
conditions such as ADHD and Dyslexia and I will include
these too.
If anyone can help, please contact me using the button on
the right.
22nd May 2025
I have begun putting together the topics I would like to
discuss with those who would like to contribute their
thoughts to the book. These include the following, but
the list might change:
•
Processing delay
•
Hyper focussing and special interests
•
Sensory issues
•
How being autistic makes us feel
•
Routines
•
How we fit in (masking)
•
Positive points about being autistic
•
Negative points about being autistic
•
What we wish others understood about autism
•
Meltdowns, panic attacks and anxiety attacks
•
What helps to deal with daily activities
•
Communication
•
Importance of time for de-stressing
•
Stimming
•
Self-harm
•
Literal thinking
•
Theory of Mind
•
Other co-occurring neurodiverse conditions
Cover image concept