![]() ![]() It seemed like an interesting topic toĮxplore in fiction it wasn’t purposefully political, although no doubt my work ![]() To write a novel with a (post-)apocalyptic setting that explored the role ofĭisabled people in these narratives. I had wanted to write a novel with an autistic protagonistįor a while, but was never sure in what kind of story. ![]() ![]() Politics-charged choice, you grabbing the opportunity to write what you wanted Overtly include autistic protagonists was having Denise be autistic a disability Dystopian narratives and generation ship stories rarely Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism (TPGA): On The Edge of Gone’s main character isĭenise, a Dutch autistic teen girl trying to survive what very well may be theĮnd of the world. Reads “On The Edge of Gone, Corinne Duyvis.”] [image description: Book Cover: Teen girl with herīack to the camera, in front of an urban landscape Today we’re interviewing autistic author Corinne Duyvis about her new science fiction novel On The Edge of Gone, in which a biracial, autistic, cat-loving teen girl is forced to fight for the accommodations she needs during a post-comet strike apocalypse - and if she’s going to make it on one of the spaceships that may be humanity’s only hopes for survival. TPGA is observing Autism Acceptance Month by featuring accounts from autistic people about the differences accommodations (or lack thereof) make in their lives. ![]()
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