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Thursday, 28 March 2024

Local author with autism hopes children's book will inspire others

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Local author with autism hopes children's book will inspire others
Local author with autism hopes children's book will inspire others

A local author isn't letting his disability stop him from doing what he loves while bringing joy to children.

Thirty-one-year-old Daniel Austin published the first book of his series, Chelsea's New Beginning, in October 2019.

The book is based on his childhood golden retriever named Chelsea.

LETTING HIS DISABILITYSTOP HIM FROM DOINGWHAT HE LOVEHE'S USING HIS BOOKS TOHELP OTHERS WITHAUTISM..."It was a major part of my lifeandwanted to give those people avoiceor at least one more voice."DANIEL AUSTIN SAYS HE'STRUGGLED WITH AUTISMFOR MOST OF HIS LIFE -BUT HE'S ALWAYS HAD ADREAM OF WRITINGSTORIES.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER EMMA JAMESTELLS USWHAT HE HOPES OTHERSWILL TAKE AWAY WHENTHEY READ HIS WORK....DANIEL AUSTIN, AUTHOR,CHELSEA'S NEW BEGINNING"We don't know it yet but thisis Chelsea trying to play withher siblings here."FOR DANIEL AUSTIN - THISBOOK REPRESENTS ALIFE-TIME OF HARD WORK.AS A CHILD HE says heSTRUGGLED WITH AUTISM.DANIEL AUSTIN, AUTHOR,CHELSEA'S NEW BEGINNING "I did hand flapping, I couldn'tunderstand the differencebetween fantasy and reality Ihad poor social skills."HE'S COME A LONG WAYOVER THE YEARS -GRADUATING FROM K-WITH A BACHELOR'SDEGREE AND WORKINGTWO JOBS.HE HOPES HIS WORK WILLINSPIRE CHILDREN ANDADULTS WITH DISABILITIESTO DO WHAT THEY LOVEDANIEL AUSTIN, AUTHOR,CHELSEA'S NEW BEGINNING"It was a major part of my lifeand I wanted to give thosepeople a voice."HIS BOOK - CALLED'CHELSEA'S NEWBEGINNING' IS BASED ONHIS CHILDHOOD GOLDENRETRIEVER.DANIEL AUSTIN, AUTHOR,CHELSEA'S NEW BEGINNING "She was the best dog I everhad so I wanted to dsomething dedicated to her."AUSTIN'S SERIESFOLLOWS CHELSEATHROUGH LIFE.ONE OF THE COMMONTHEMES THROUGHOUT ISCHELSEA'S SUPPORT OFPEOPLE WITHDISABILITIES.DANIEL AUSTIN, AUTHOR,CHELSEA'S NEW BEGINNING "One of her major journeys isbeing a therapy dog."THE STORY LINES AREPERSONAL.DANIEL AUSTIN, AUTHOCHELSEA'S NEW BEGINNING "I think of my past experiencesI think of experiences I wanthave I think of what wouldmake for great stories.RIGHT NOW HE'SWORKING ON GETTING HISFIRST BOOK IN STORES.HE ALSO HAS FIVEOTHERS FULLY WRITTENAND IS WORKING ON TWOMORE.IN ALL - HE HOPES TOWRITE ONE HUNDREDSTORIES ABOUTCHELSEA'S LIFE WITH THEHOPES IT'LL LEAVE ALASTING EFFECT.DANIEL AUSTIN, AUTHOR,CHELSEA'S NEW BEGINNING"I've always wanted to makea difference in somebody'slife."IN KANSAS CITY, EMMAJAMES, 41 ACTION NEWS.AUSTIN'S BOOK ISAVAILABLE ON AMAZON,BARNES AND NOBLEONLINE AND LULU DOTCOM.

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