Yenn Purkis

Jeanette Purkis has a lived experience of autism and is also the author of a number of books looking at aspects of autism. She works full-time in the Australian Public Service. Dr Emma Goodall has Asperger's syndrome and has professional experience of mental health services. The author of a number of books looking at aspects of autism, Emma is a Senior Autism Advisor in South Australia.

Sam Rose

Glynn Masterman

Yenn Purkis is autistic and non-binary and has published a range of books with JKP since 2006. They actively speak at autism conferences and have increasingly spoken and written on autism and LGBTQIA+ identities and received the ACT Volunteer of the Year award for work in autism advocacy. Yenn lives in Canberra, Australia.

Sam Rose is autistic and trans/non-binary. They are Network Leader at I CAN Network, a Mentor for Kids Under Cover, and a mental health speaker at batyr. Since June 2020, Sam has been running a weekly online program for young LGBTQIA+ autistic people (aged 13-17) to connect and chat about their experiences in a safe and informal environment.