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Kay Kerr is an autistic journalist and author who writes fiction and non-fiction that explores the oftentimes surreal life experiences of neurodivergent young people. She has published two Young Adult novels, and a narrative non-fiction book. Kay has a new novel coming out this year (2025) with Pan Macmillan called Might Cry Later, as well as an essay in the UQP anthology of autistic writers: Someone Like Me.
This episode includes a discussion of Love & Autism, Social Queue and Please Don't Hug Me, all by Kay Kerr, as well as reading recommendations including:
Peta Lyre's Rating Normal by Anna Whateley
Nina Kenwood novels
The Skin I'm In by Steph Tisdell
Also discussed are:
- Non-linear career paths
- Using romance texts in the classroom
- Writing diverse autistic characters, and using fiction to fight against outdated and monolithic understandings of what autism is
- The potential of 'communication' as a narrative theme to unpack in a text study
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