Someone Like Me: An Anthology of Non-Fiction by Autistic Writers

by Clem Bastow PhD (Editor), Jo Case (Editor)

Overview

In Someone Like Me, editors Clem Bastow and Jo Case showcase the wide-ranging experiences of Autistic gender-diverse and women writers - and explode long-held stereotypes. BIPOC and white gender minorities with Autism have existed on the fringes of mainstream media for too long, rarely seeing representations of their unique experiences, hardships and triumphs. Delving into topics like sex, living room dance parties, the natural world, eating disorders, religion and all-encompassing passions, Someone Like Me brings together an eclectic mix of forms and voices that expand the cultural definition of the Autistic experience. Featuring contributions from authors from Australia and beyond - including Lucy Rose, author of The Lamb, and Naoise Dolan, author of Exciting Times - this groundbreaking anthology invites Autistic people of all kinds to find company in these pages, and maybe even see themselves too.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780857309266
Publisher:	Oldcastle Books
Publication date:	01/13/2026
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.75(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr. Clem Bastow (they/them) is a screenwriter, cultural critic and award-winning critical Autism studies researcher from Naarm–Melbourne. Clem works as a screenwriter and neurodiversity consultant for film and TV, and teaches screenwriting at the University of Melbourne. Clem’s debut non-fiction book, Late Bloomer, was published in 2021. They have contributed to numerous books, including Investigating Stranger Things and ReFocus: The films of Elaine May, and their writing appears regularly in The Guardian. 

Jo Case (she/her) is a writer and editor who lives in Adelaide. Her memoir of autistic motherhood, Boomer and Me, was published by Hardie Grant in 2013, and she has contributed personal essays to Mothermorphosis (MUP) and Rebellious Daughters (Ventura). She is the deputy editor of Books & Ideas at The Conversation and has worked in various roles in books and publishing, including as a festival programmer and literary editor. Her writing has been published in The Age/Sydney Morning Herald, The Monthly, Meanjin, Kill Your Darlings, The Big Issue Fiction Edition and Best Australian Stories.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS & LIST OF ANZ CONTRIBUTORS: (NB VERVE Books will add five new pieces to the collection from authors including Lucy Rose and Julie Farrell - full details to be confirmed.) Introduction / Dr Clem Bastow and Jo Case Overshadowed, overlapped, unseen / Fiona Wright When everyone else has a conversation / Anna Whateley and Kate Gordon Facts are the only feelings / Dr Clem Bastow Building an intersectional legacy / Khadija Gbla Bread time, and other antidotes to burnout / Erin Riley Autistic temporalities and adventures in crip time / Danni Stewart Recently I was diagnosed as Autistic / Lauren Metzler Dance like nobody (neurotypical) is watching / Kay Kerr autismDARK / Sara Kian-Judge A shamelessly autistic guide to romantic longing / Jerico Mandybur The word made flesh / Alison Sampson Giant robots and the revolution of self-discovery / CB Mako Discovering nature and a positive autistic identity / Shadia Hancock Dog years / Tash Agafonoff White noise / Marlee Jane Ward ‘Look how big this engine is’ / Jess Ho Twelve haircuts / Caitlin McGregor Burning out, as an autistic doctor / LT Why teaching English as a second language makes me feel known / Adele Dumont School system reject / Sienna Macalister An Autistic trans man travels back to the nineties to give his younger self some advice / Kai Ash What is a car? Wrong answers only / Phoebe Lupton It allows kinship – an essay in four voices / Dr Amanda Tink Echoes in a white room / Ange Crawford Kindred spirits / Jo Case