In recent decades in this country, there has been increasing education and activism relating to both autism and neurodiversity. The latter term reflects the understanding that human brains operate along a spectrum of different traits, rather than deviating from an unspoken norm. In a fascinating reappraisal, publishing and inclusion consultant Jo revisits characters from classic fiction and applies the lens of what we know now to their experiences and behaviours.
About Jo Ross-Barrett (they / them)
Jo is an experienced writer, editor and inclusion consultant. They gained a first class degree in English Language and Literature at the University of Edinburgh and a distinction in their MSc in Publishing at Edinburgh Napier. A queer autistic non-binary person, Jo guest-edited the first-ever disabled and neurodivergent writers’ edition of the sci-fi magazine Shoreline of Infinity. They have worked as an inclusion consultant and editor on hundreds of books, many by major publishers.
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