![]() ![]() I started writing the book as soon as I got home from winning the Spectrum Art Award, it felt like a natural extension of the video and it just flowed out of me, I didn't eat, didn't sleep, just wrote and wrote until it started to resemble what it is today. How did you find the writing process for the book? If you are looking for a great, no-nonsense memoir which does not gloss over anything, this is the book for you.īefore we set off to the book launch, we sent Charlotte some questions about the book and autism. ![]() The book overall is a fantastic, sometimes harrowing read which does not talk down to you and really feels like Charlotte is there with you, telling you these things. The latter half of the book details the journey of submitting the video and then winning the prize. With this, they made a raw video about living with the condition and submitted it to the Spectrum Prize. Finally, at age 21, Charlotte was diagnosed with autism and it felt that all the pieces fit together. The book is about Charlotte’s life growing up in a village town in Suffolk, going through school life thinking there was something wrong - but with teachers, parents and even the health service not being able to pinpoint what it was. The book, which is beautifully illustrated by Clare Shepherd, was front and centre with bunches of flowers decorating it. ![]() On a sunny mid-afternoon I went along to a bohemian townhouse just next door to the British Museum to see Charlotte Amelia Poe celebrate their book launch with friends, family and colleagues. ![]()
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