<p>On today's episode I have special guest Lauren Melissa Ellzey also known as Autienelle.</p><p>Lauren Melissa is an autistic self-advocate and author of three young adult novels, BOY AT THE WINDOW, STREAMLINE, and GIMMICKS AND GLAMOUR, which explore belonging for queer, neurodivergent youth of colour. </p><p>Her advocacy work has crossed paths with New York University, Reframing Autism, Cripple Media, NeuroClastic, and the United Nations. She holds a Master of Science in Library and Information Science and resides in New York City with her cat, Tifa, and her dog, Farron.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Lauren Melissa's links:</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;opi=89978449&amp;url=https://www.instagram.com/autienelle/&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjrwZa1gp-SAxV6QUEAHQaDPegQFnoECB4QAQ&amp;usg=AOvVaw1WXFwwBNMSWZTm-JbauqEA" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Instagram: Lauren Melissa Ellzey (@autienelle) </a></li><li><a href="https://www.twitch.tv/autienelle" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Lauren Melissa on Twitch </a></li><li>Lifelines Grounding Stone: <a href="https://www.lifelines.com/grounding-stones" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.lifelines.com/grounding-stones</a></li><li><a href="https://sites.google.com/view/laurenmelissaellzey/autienelle" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Autienelle</a> website</li></ul><p><strong>Book links:</strong></p><ul><li>Boldstroke books: <a href="https://www.boldstrokesbooks.com/authors/lauren-melissa-ellzey-364" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.boldstrokesbooks.com/authors/lauren-melissa-ellzey-364</a></li><li>Amazon link: <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B09P9NG71S/allbooks?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ref_=aufs_ap_ahdr_dsk_ab&amp;pd_rd_w=XElMK&amp;content-id=amzn1.sym.cfd647ec-1da7-4905-9467-44757bd2ffd7&amp;pf_rd_p=cfd647ec-1da7-4905-9467-44757bd2ffd7&amp;pf_rd_r=525-5842395-1915853&amp;pd_rd_wg=PAv0K&amp;pd_rd_r=b98265e0-9b3f-4a46-8cd9-203d14e1522c" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Lauren Melissa Ellzey: books, biography, latest update</a></li></ul><p><strong>My 21andsensory links:</strong></p><ul><li>@21andsensory on Instagram: <a href="http://www.instagram.com/21andsensory%E2%81%A0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/21andsensory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li>@21andsensory on TikTok: <a href="http://www.tiktok.com/@21andsensory%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.tiktok.com/@21andsensory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://patreon.com/21andsensory?utm_medium=unknown&amp;utm_source=join_link&amp;utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&amp;utm_content=copyLink" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠21andsensory on Patreon⁠</a></li><li>21andsensory on YouTube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/c/21andsensory%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/c/21andsensory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li>Work with me: <a href="https://21andsensory.wordpress.com/working-with-me" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://21andsensory.wordpress.com/working-with-me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li>21andsensory Blog: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://21andsensory.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://21andsensory.wordpress.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li>@21andsensory on X: <a href="http://twitter.com/21andsensory%E2%81%A0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://x.com/21andsensory" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/21andsensory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li>@21andsensory on BlueSky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/21andsensory.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/21andsensory.bsky.social⁠⁠</a></li></ul><p><br /></p>