Abigail Balfe π³οΈβπππ¨
@abigailbalfe
Queer autistic/ADHD author & illustrator ππ§ Repβd by Emily Talbot @unitedagents βοΈ#ADifferentSortOfNormal ππ¬π§π #ADifferentKindOfNormal ππΊπΈπ¨π¦
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https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/443103/a-different-sort-of-normal/9780241508794.html 24-02-2009 12:14:22
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Um so I found out my little book about growing up autistic has sold more than 20k copies worldwide π€― 10k in the UK and another 10K across the rest of the world π
So SO grateful to everyone who has chosen #ADifferentSortOfNormal π₯Ήβ€οΈπ THANK YOU π π
A Different Kind of Normal has been out for a whole year in the USA and Canada! π₯³π
It is such a joy/relief to know that sharing my growing up autistic story has been helpful for so many of you.
Thank you Random House Children's Books Tundra Books PuffinBooks for believing in my story β€οΈ
π§‘πΏOur Book #DrawnToChangeTheWorld is out Today! πΏπ§‘
3 years of work, 16 incredible artists & activists, amazing HarperKids team π
The need to centre Indigenous solutions, intersectional climate justice,& how art can manifest a transformed futureπ§‘
I'm so proud of us!
If only this book had been around when I was growing up. But so glad itβs here now. It makes everything make sense. Itβll make such a difference to so many. πβ¨ #ADifferentSortOfNormal
Our wonderful authors who have donated their books to a great causeβ¦Nikki Saunders. Jon Roberts Abigail Balfe π³οΈβπππ¨ Suzie Books #SBSWinner Pablo patricekarst Anne Alcott Susan Harvey Lauren Brukner Pippa Goodhart Chris Passey FCCTβ¦thank you for your generosity! #SleepUndertheStars βοΈ
2 years since #ADifferentSortOfNormal was born! ππ Which means itβs also 2 years since a dog jumped through my window and pood on my floor. I donβt have photo evidence of that though.
Thank you SO much to everyone who has read/listened to/shared my growing up autistic story π
The wonderfully talented Abigail Balfe π³οΈβπππ¨ will be reading an excerpt from her book, A Different Sort of Normal xxx
#LanguageMatters when describing neurodivergence, especially for #YoungPeople starting out on their journey of discovery and a young person in our community sent us this from #ADifferentSortOfNormal by Abigail Balfe π³οΈβπππ¨
A neurodivergent book club for neurodivergent kids (10+) run by a neurodivergent facilitator and author?
Join me on July 27th (18.00) to discuss A Different Sort Of Normal by Abigail Balfe π³οΈβπππ¨ as one of the fabulous summer activities led by Uncommonππ»
bemoreuncommon.com/service-page/bβ¦
Just spent a lovely few hours this morning reading this book by Abigail Balfe π³οΈβπππ¨. This book needs to be in every classroom - what a triumph! There are so many similarities I can see in my own life and behaviours and in those of friends and family. Thank you for this, Abigail πππ
So wonderful to celebrate the launch of EmpathyLabUKβs new book Weβve Got This with so many lovely book lovers, friends, and family! A brilliant panel with Miranda McKearney OBE Sonia & Robin Banerjee and I got to see some of my book HEROES too - like Emma Reynolds π¦ & Abigail Balfe π³οΈβπππ¨!
Love this important book so much and honoured to have a quote in it, thank you Rashmi Sirdeshpande EmpathyLabUK π #ActuallyAutistic
To celebrate #WorldAutismAwarenessDay and #WorldAutismAcceptanceWeek A different sort of normal by Abigail Balfe π³οΈβπππ¨ Penguin Books UK is our #Bookoftheweek For anyone who has ever felt out of place, this is the book for you!
Wow. Iβve made it onto the Top 50 Influential Neurodivergent Women 2023 list! π€―
The WomenBeyondTheBox list is such a fantastic source of inspiration and celebration of ND women and their career paths and Iβm very humbled to be part of it ππ womenbeyondthebox.com/abigailbalfe/
You know how autism can run in families?
Today may be my mumβs 69th birthday, but itβs also her first birthday knowing she is #ActuallyAutistic π§ β¨π
Happy double bday Paula Balfe - Iβm so proud of you π
I wrote this silly poem in 2012 to try to convince a vegetable delivery company to give me a job. It didnβt work. So I sent it to a social media agency instead (recycle unwanted veg etc). They offered me a job despite no veg or poetry-related clients π #WorldPoetryDay