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I was always struck by the frequent comment ‘he looks fine to me, you’d never know’. It made me realise that the invisibility of autism was going to be the biggest challenge for him to be accepted for who he was, and to be able to live his life happily, without judgement.

— Rosie Barnes

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When someone is walking towards me smiling, I have no understanding of whether they are happy, pleased to see me, or laughing at me”.

I love objects that are shiny, glittery, colourful. Anything that has a strong sensory input. I consider them my friends.

Cheese & Onion, Salt & Vinegar, Ready Salted.

The book (62 images and quotes) sold 1,200 copies and was ordered from every continent in the world

I also wanted to give voice to autistic adults and so I interviewed and included their words of their experiences of being autistic, alongside the images.

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