Catina Burkett

Seeking Solace Catina Burkett

What do autistic people really think and feel? Putting and end to the myths that all autistic people are savants, above average intelligence, don't like to engage others, are non-empathetic, have mentally disability, weird and aggressive. This series address all of these myths and it's about time! Individuals on the autism spectrum vary just as much as people not on the spectrum. There are millions of non-autistic people that don't like to engage others, have varying degrees of intelligence, mental disabilities, non-empathetic and aggressive. This book follows the daily life struggles of a mild autistic boy named Sammy who grows up throughout the series. Sammy has friends who have mild autism too. The series will present girls and women with mild autism and highlight how differently autism looks in males and females. These picture books are geared toward children, parents and caretakers. Colorful illustrations and realistic subject matter will take readers on a journey. People with autism wish they could get away to a place that is peaceful, loving and logical. In this book, that place is Solace. Solace is a parallel universe where we all happily coexist.