Although I mention my autism on my books, guest blogs and interviews, this month I was asked by Magic Beans Bookstore to give a more detailed account of how being autistic has affected my life and writing. Let me give you a taster:

“I was the child that struggled to fit in, but no-one knew why; the child who could tell you everything that had been going on around them all day, but couldn’t remember what the lesson was about; who heard the teachers instructions, but still didn’t know what to do and got told off for not listening. And I was the child who hid when the vacuum cleaner came out at home, even in their teens – My name is Elizabeth Jade. I’m a children’s author and animal lover living in the UK, and this is my story. “(read more…)