Middle Grade Author Meg Eden Kuyatt shares about her newest novel in verse, The Girl In The Walls. Meg is autistic and shares powerful personal reasons for writing neurodiverse characters. This episode will resonate with you if you are neurodiverse or if you have a loved one who is. It can also be a way for you and kids to gain empathy and connect with those who are neurodiverse.
Find author Meg Eden Kuyatt
https://www.megedenbooks.com/
https://www.instagram.com/meden_author/
https://www.facebook.com/megedenwritespoems/
The Girl in the Walls by Meg Eden Kuyatt
http://amazon.com/Girl-Walls-Meg-Eden-Kuyatt/dp/1546110534/
Good Different by Meg Eden Kuyatt https://www.amazon.com/Good-Different-Meg-Eden-Kuyatt/dp/133881611X/
Neshama by Marcella Pixley https://www.amazon.com/Neshama-Marcella-Pixley/dp/1536236616/
Chapters
00:00 Meet middle grade author Meg Eden Kuyatt
02:10 What is The Girl in the Walls about?
03:29 What inspired you to write in verse? What inspired the story for The Girl in the Walls?
07:02 Why is it important to have books with main characters who are neurodiverse?
11:11 Different generations have handled neurodiversity differently
12:06 Emotions are so powerful, how do we handle our emotions? Don't let emotions pilot you
17:28 What do you think are first steps in moving forward when relationships have been hurt?
23:07 How do you start in your relationship in working with a neurodiverse individual?
29:29 The cover for The Girl in the Walls
30:33 What is next for middle grade author Meg Eden Kuyatt?
32:26 What do you hope children and adults get from your books about neurodiverse characters?
33:44 Meg’s book recommendation
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