Why I Wrote A Book For Neurodiverse Children

It started with one of those standard child health appointments. You know the ones—tick boxes, height checks, polite questions about eating and sleeping.

But then came the part I wasn’t expecting.

A quiet pause.

Some scribbled notes.

And then words like developmental delays, referral pathways, and early intervention.

I was suddenly in a world where none of the language felt right. Not for him. Not for us. Not for the people around us who wanted to understand but didn’t know how.

Instead, I was handed a lot of other words: Intervention. Red flags. Delays.

Words that made my bright, creative, wildly curious child sound like a problem to fix, not a person to understand. He's moving through the world on a path that didn’t match the tick-box timelines.

What I needed wasn’t more clinical language. It was a way to help the people around us understand—without fear, shame, or pity. A way to help him feel proud of how his mind works.

So, I did what I always do when I can’t find the right words: I wrote them.

From those scribbles came a story. A love letter to the way his brain works, and eventually, a book.

Your Brain Is A Wonderful Place is my debut children’s book for neurodiverse kids—a gentle, rhyming story that celebrates all kinds of minds. It was written for my son, but it’s also for his friends. His future classmates. His cousins. For the kids growing up beside him; the ones learning how to understand and include someone who might think or feel differently.

It’s for parents. For teachers. For support workers and speechies and early childhood educators. It’s even for the grandparents who ask, “We didn’t have this in our day, did we?” (and no, it’s not new, it just wasn’t recognised, supported, or talked about.)

This story is a gentle way to start big conversations across generations, differences, and the dinner table.

It’s the book I wish I’d had at the beginning of this journey. The one that says:

💛 You are not broken

💛 Your brain is not too much

💛 Your way of thinking is something to be proud of

And it’s not just for neurodivergent kids. It’s for every child who’s ever looked around and thought, “Why don’t I learn like them?” or “I want to understand, but I don’t have the words.”

This book gives them the words, starts the conversation, holds space for curiosity, celebration, and connection, without needing a diagnosis to make it valid.

Since launching, the response has been overwhelming in the best way—parents, therapists, educators and kids telling me: “This is what we needed.”

So, if you’re holding this book, thank you for believing in stories that honour difference, for helping shape a world where all kids feel seen, and for reminding me that our brains—in all their colour, complexity, and creativity—really are wonderful places.

If you’ve been looking for a way to talk to your child about difference, identity, or how every brain works a little differently, this book is a beautiful place to begin.

Your Brain Is A Wonderful Place is available now.

👉 Order your copy here

And if it lands in your hands, I’d love to know what it sparked for you.