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‘I was in the pit of despair’: Non-speaking autistic novelist Woody Brown on his journey from write-off to writer
As a child, Brown was underestimated, infantilised and dismissed by specialists and teachers. Now 28, he has written an acclaimed debut novel set in an adult day care centre that gives people like him a voice
TL;DR
- Woody Brown was underestimated, infantilised, and dismissed by specialists and teachers as a child.
- At 28, he has authored an acclaimed debut novel.
- The novel is set in an adult day care centre.
- The book provides a voice for people similar to the author.