32. Autistic. Queer. Fat. Fangirl. Wearer of fab earrings. Author of 'Queerly Autistic: The Ultimate Guide for LGBTQIA+ Teens on the Spectrum'.
Erin Ekins (she/her)
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If a book like mine would be helpful to you or someone you know, or if you'd just like to support me, both Queerly Autistic and it's follow-up, The Queerly Autistic Workbook, are available to buy, individually or as a special discounted bundle: uk.jkp.com/products/the...
Erin Ekins (she/her)
Available only on the JKP Store Affirming, inclusive and joyfully empowering, the Queerly Autistic Bundle brings together two essential books by autistic queer author Erin Ekins to support LGBTQIA+ au...
Thank you BBC Essex for giving me space to talk about finding out that my book had been banned at a school in Manchester, and @indexoncensorship.org for blowing the whistle.
As someone who grew up during Section 28, I'll never stop fighting for autistic teenagers' right to access books like mine.
I wrote Queerly Autistic as the book I desperately wish I'd had as a young queer autistic person.
I know what it was like trying to figure myself out without access to this sort of information, and how vulnerable that made me.
Knowledge is empowerment - and safety.
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