When I was first thinking I had autism I bought a lot of books on autism by autistic authors and it was a big help to me and why I pursued getting a diagnosis. Just reading about autism was reassuring for me. Not for all maybe but for some reading autistic books of lived experiences of the autistic authors will help them to better understand autism in a loved one or themselves.
It worked for me.
I think reading of others experiences can be a big help in many ways. It's someone you can relate to if you are the same and can be inspiring.
I want to write a book on autism and my own lived experiences.
Yes. Learning about autistic lived experience from autistic people is the best way to learn. You can learn about the intersectionality and diversity within our community by learning about Black, LGBTQIA+, physically disabled autistics and especially overlooked people in our community including non speaking and apraxic autistics.
You could simply just ask your friend about their autistic experience!
Aucademy is also a great autistic led education platform:
