Books
I’m autistic and I wrote a book about it, called But you don’t look autistic at all. It originally came out in Dutch in April of 2019. The English version was crowdfunded by me and came out in the summer of 2020. In the beginning of 2022, the German version was released.
The book was also adapted to a kids version, this book only exists in Dutch (for now). It’s title translates to I’m autastic! I moved to Japan in 2022, and about that I wrote Deze autist ging naar Japan (This autistic girl went to Japan), which will be released in September of 2023. Soon after, it will also be released in English.
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But you don't look autistic at all
Autism – that’s being able to count matches really fast and knowing that 7 August 1984 was a Tuesday, right? Well, no. In this book, Bianca Toeps explains in great detail what life is like when you’re autistic.
Maar je ziet er helemaal niet autistisch uit, the original Dutch version of the book, came out on World Autism Day 2019. In 2020, the English version But you don’t look autistic at all* was released. In 2022, the German translation Aber du siehst gar nicht autistisch aus* was published.
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Ik ben autastisch!
Things can be quite tough when you’re autistic. But you probably knew that already. Did you know you could also be simply fantastic? Or even better, autastic!
This book is for autistic children from around 8 years old and the people in their lives. I’ve written it together with children’s author Esther Walraven. The beautiful illustrations are by Roozeboos. More info on the book can be found on this website (in Dutch).
Deze autist ging naar Japan
When Bianca Toeps first visited Japan in 2008, she already knew: “This is where I’m going to live someday. Recently, she finally got her micro-apartment in Tokyo, but it was not without a struggle.
In this book you won’t find life lessons, inspired by a Japanese word to which people in the West attach much more meaning than many a Japanese person. Nor a freak show, because contrary to what you see on TV, most Japanese are quite normal. So, what is it about then?
This Autistic Girl Went to Japan is the inspiring story of a woman who humorously tells of moving to the other side of the world – to a place where some things may work just a little better for autistic people. Except for tax stamps, that is. And bank accounts. And faxes.
Deze autist ging naar Japan (Dutch version) was released on September 26, 2023 by Blossom Books. This Autistic Girl Went to Japan will be be released in English by the end of 2023.