My Journey From Pain to Purpose Was The Spark for a Cultural Homecoming
The next chapter isn’t about downloads, it’s about the people building a life beyond burnout and masking. Let's create a future where late-identifying Autistic adults find and support each other.
Launch week has officially finished! I am exhausted but completely in awe. Out of 20 million books on Amazon, Am I Actually Autistic? reached #108 overall and became a #1 bestseller in five countries and nine categories.
🌍 Highlights:
🇬🇧 UK: #108 overall, #1 in 6 categories
🇺🇸 USA: Top 1,000, #1 in 5 categories
🇦🇺 Australia: #282 overall, #1 in 3 categories
🇨🇦 Canada: #428 overall, #1 in 8 categories — plus #1 paperback in Individual & Society
🇯🇵 Japan: #1 in Medical
In just three days, 1,000 new readers joined the Autistic Culture Movement, doubling the reach from our six-month beta period (March–October 2025). That means 2,000 people now reading, reflecting, and healing through late discovery.
Here’s what I want you to know: support for late-identifying autistic adults can’t stop at awareness. We need spaces for belonging, processing, and rebuilding, places where well-being is treated as culture, not pathology. That’s what we’re building together.
💬 Two invitations this week:
1️⃣ My next hurdle is to get more Amazon reviews. If you Leave a review on Amazon and you send a screenshot to Info@AutisticCulturePodcast.com, you’ll get a free week inside our Substack, with access to weekly calls, writing prompts, our Identity Shock course, live discussions, and so much more. It’s a small gift to say thank you for amplifying this message. To leave your review click the relevant link below and scroll down to or search for the phrase “Review this product” and click Write a customer review to leave your review.
2️⃣ Join the Late Diagnosis Club at a reduced rate. Our £8/month introductory rate has now ended and the cost to join is £27 a month, but as a thank-you for all the love and support lunch week, you can still get 75% off an annual membership for the next 7 days (or until 40 people join) using this link:
👉 autisticculturepodcast.com/thankyou
If you’ve been waiting for a sign to invest in your own thriving, this get’s you access for about £1.50 or $2 a week - far less than a cup of coffee. We’re not just surviving late discovery anymore. We’re building a cultural home where autistic well-being can finally take root.
If you’ve been waiting for a sign to invest in your own thriving, this is it. We’re not just surviving late discovery anymore. We’re building a cultural home where Autistic well-being can finally take root. 💛