Gendered Fictions about Autism Talk

On Tuesday, September 23rd, I gave my talk Gendered Fictions about Autism: Writing Better Representations of Autism into Fiction. For the first half of the event, I provided a brief presentation, and then the second half was reserved for discussion. I also donated a copy of Little White Flowers to Fogler Library.

It was a wonderful event. People asked such great questions, and we had some good conversations about gender, autism, and representation. I feel like these conversations are especially important now with all the public discourse around autism, and I am grateful to Elizabeth Neiman and the University of Maine WGS Department for providing me this opportunity. A huge thank you to everyone who helped make the event possible, attended, or helped spread the word!

Amber with LWF in front of UMaine Memorial Union

Presentation title slide on laptop screen

Amber giving her talk

Lindsay Decker from Fogler Library with Amber

WGS Director Elizabeth Neiman and Amber