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Autistic former teacher, now a special needs tutor, award-winning writer and international speaker.

Instagram post 2193770603973438873_2518021402 Oh, Ireland. 😂

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Instagram post 2193720702979558375_2518021402 😂 Got to be honest though, the latter does sound fun. And the event turned out to be amazing.

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Instagram post 2192800772449064115_2518021402 I mean, it took me 13 minutes and 37 seconds, but it's the first time I've managed it in my life. 😀😀😀 #autism #autistic #ActuallyAutistic #rubikscube #cubing #geek
Instagram post 2192433303469218867_2518021402 For those who have Christmas shopping to do (and know people interested in autism-related things), I guess I'd better mention these two books!

WHAT WE LOVE MOST ABOUT LIFE: this is an anthology of 150 autistic young people telling the reader, er, what they love most about life. 😀 It's a shamelessly, relentlessly positive autism book, since I felt the world needs more of those. (Pics and details here: https://autisticnotweird.com/book/) UNDERDOGS: Wow, where to begin? This dystopia novel with autistic/neurodiverse special school heroes has been endorsed by Steve Silberman (author of Neurotribes) and Michael Grant (author of the Gone series), has had a wildly positive reception from the autistic community in general, had its sequel accepted by the publisher before the original even came out (based on the strength of pre-orders), is one of surprisingly few books to have a higher-than-4-star rating on Goodreads, and the Underdogs Facebook community now has 1,100 followers. To those who want character-driven kick-ass action with heroes who think differently, this might be for you. (Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Underdogs-Chris-Bonnello/dp/1789650356 and Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Underdogs-Chris-Bonnello/dp/1789650356/) If you know someone who may like one of these, I hope the links help. Feel free to ask any questions about the books below. 🙂 -Chris

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Instagram post 2191555186424987795_2518021402 Well I completely forgot to tell Instagram last week, but I celebrated my tenth autiversary on Friday. 🙂 I wrote about all the lessons I've learned and how life has changed on Autistic Not Weird- go to autisticnotweird.com and it's the most recent article. -Chris

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Instagram post 2189942620577727872_2518021402 A quote from Underdogs 2 (pre-order link in bio). I'm running two advent calendars at once this year- one on ANW's Facebook page (24 things to love about autistic people) and my favourite 24 Underdogs quotes. Some of them are already on here so I'll only upload the new ones. 🙂
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Instagram post 2188655652443233467_2518021402 Best. Christmas jumper. Ever.

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Instagram post 2185227893084629957_2518021402 Well, not every speaking engagement ends with an audience of therapists asking you to solve a Rubik's cube in front of them, but Saturday's talk in Perth (Scotland) did. 😀
And despite the number of people watching, I managed a faster-than-average time of 34 seconds!
Thanks to all who attended. The whole weekend was awesome.

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Instagram post 2184035457557853161_2518021402 When visiting #Glasgow, some sights never fail to make you smile no matter how often you see them.
Instagram post 2182187476674981258_2518021402 Of course, most of the company I keep knows about my autism anyway and my behaviour has just become normal to them. 😉

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Instagram post 2179298644057240330_2518021402 I had a couple of hours free today, so I spent it teaching chess. 😀
Imagine driving through the rain to teach at an M1 service station, to find this smile waiting for you when you arrive. 😀 This lad *loves* being taught (and isn't bad company either 😝 Especially when we get sidetracked and start having geeky talks about other interesting stuff).
Needless to say, he learned REALLY quickly. Partly because he loves being taught, and partly because he finds chess as satisfying and entertaining as I do. (And believe me, that's saying something. 😉) Oh, and the second photo is him when we first met at the Birmingham Autism Show. I knew we were going to get on well when I read that shirt. 😂

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Instagram post 2178748662589817029_2518021402 To help myself plan, I've written myself a working synopsis for Underdogs 4 (the finale).
This is about as much as I can tell you at this stage. 😀
Madlib versions welcome. 😉 Followers on Underdogs' Facebook page are already making them!

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