Rose Smitten is an autistic teenager who wrote her part of this book when she was 11 years old. She has also created the illustrations for this book herself. Jodie Clarke is Roses mum. She is a practitioner working with neurodivergent children and their families, who also offers training in autism and ADHD. Jodie holds a MA in Autism (with a focus on autistic masking), and is also neurodivergent.