Discover an expert creative process for building visual narratives like comics and picture books with this tutorial. Autistic people often process information differently from non-autistic people, for example sounds and smells may be more (or less) intense.

It also serves, of course, as a source of first-hand experiences/information for neurotypical readers wanting to understand more about neurodiversity from direct testimony. I have Asperger’s and people would mislabel people like me of having a really high IQ or something because we are at the “high end” of the “spectrum” but this really clarifies it. I thought it was brilliant at getting the most important message across that we are all different and that our uniqueness should be embraced.From old favourites such as the modestly named ‘ Mr Fantastic‘, to new players like Lunella Lafayette from Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, though most of these characters are still yet to see an official diagnosis, it’s impossible to understate the inspiration they provide by kicking backside and taking names, whilst also depicting traits of our often under represented community. A colorful and eclectic comics anthology exploring a wide range of autistic experiences—from diagnosis journeys to finding community—from contributors with autism. I think reading comics can be really helpful and enjoyable for individuals with autism and I just wanted to speak to anyone who has an opinion on the subject.

You can use just paper, pencils, crayons and markers, computer word processing applications, or you could use an app.What makes Jetpulse Comics so unique is that our comic book adventures and characters are all created by a 7 year old boy with autism.