Musings and What-not

Join author, Adonya Wong, as she trots around the globe for autism , visiting various websites and blogs during her first-ever virtual book tour! She will be sharing her thoughts on living with autism, writing, getting published, and future works.  In addition to these interviews, you can read reviews of In My Mind and listen to an audio interview by Autism Hangout. Adonya's "Globe Trottin' for Autism" VBT begins January 19 and ends January 29. In My Mind creatively explores, through the form of a children’s picture book, the inner world of an autistic child… the world no one else seems to see.   From exciting adventures to silly games and conversations with a range of imaginary friends, the main character of the story, inspired by her son, Nicholas, brings readers into his world to demonstrate how a child with autism sees the world, and, in turn, how the world often sees a child with autism. Additionally, In My Mind isn’t about defining autism by her own experien...

I walked into class, not knowing anyone. Y'know?  The new kid in school. I laid my books on the desk... and waited for someone to say, "Hi."   "Welcome."  "It's nice to meet you." And someone did! It was my first book signing.  And I was beyond excited. Word on the street is if you sell one book, the signing was a success.  After all, books are only sold one at a time. I did better than one, but the quantity of books sold really wasn't important in the end.  I had a really good time meeting other parents, grandparents, aunts, and supporters of our community. When you're passionate about something, talking about it is second-nature. I also had a good time talking about the benefactor of a portion of my proceeds, Tulsa Autism Foundation .  It is unfortunate that not everyone in Tulsa (within the autism community) has heard of them.  It saddens me to hear that people are still out there struggling to find information when there is a wealth o...