Alyssa Hillary is an Autistic writer and activist who blogs at Yes, That Too. In addition to blogging, sie writes short fiction, typically with disabled characters, and analysis of neurodivergent representation in other people's fiction, both canonical and fan-recognized. Sie has presented at the Society for Disability Studies annual conference and at Debilitating Queerness. When not doing disability stuff, Alyssa is also working on a masters degree in mathematics and enjoys playing Ultimate Frisbee.
It’s a rare occurrence when an author can update an already published book, and even more rare when that update includes a huge overhaul of the portrayal of an autistic character. Alyssa Hillary takes a look at both the original and updated version in this review.
The world does its best to remove our autism from the mainstream narrative of life, hiding either it or us whenever possible. In the world of fiction, we often see these same attempts.