Phoebe Lupton
Someone Like Me: An anthology of non-fiction by Autistic writers,
edited by Clem Bastow and Jo Case
UQP, 2025
While the ‘nerdy white man’ stereotype of Autism dominates in media and popular culture, other Autistic people miss out on seeing themselves, their unique experiences, their hardships and their triumphs.In Someone Like Me, edited by Clem Bastow and Jo Case, twenty-five Autistic gender-diverse and women writers explore their experiences – and explode stereotypes. This groundbreaking anthology ranges from sex, living room dance parties and the natural world to eating disorders, all-encompassing passions and religion. Autistic people of all kinds are invited to find company in these pages – and maybe even see themselves, too.
Phoebe Lupton’s essay is titled ‘What is a car? Wrong answers only’.
Other contributors include Fiona Wright, Sara Kian-Judge, CB Mako, Jess Ho, Kay Kerr, Khadija Gbla, Adele Dumont, Erin Riley, Shadia Hancock, Amanda Tink, Tash Agafonoff, Kai Ash, Anna Whateley and Kate Gordon.
About the Author
Phoebe Lupton is an Australian-Singaporean writer, editor and aspiring academic, currently based in Canberra. In her practice, Phoebe is interested in writing from emotional response. Her work is published or forthcoming with Griffith Review, Archer Magazine, Sinister Wisdom, Emerging Writers’ Festival, The Big Issue, Overland, and a UQP anthology of essays by autistic women. Phoebe also co-edits for Lost Souls Magazine alongside Ben O’Mara and Ali Alizadeh. She is currently developing a novel about grief and madness. Additionally, she maintains a weekly newsletter via Substack, entitled ‘Neuropoetic.’
About the Editors
Dr Clem Bastow is a screenwriter, cultural critic and award-winning critical Autism studies researcher from Naarm–Melbourne. Clem works as a screenwriter and neurodiversity consultant for film and TV, and teaches screenwriting at the University of Melbourne. Clem’s debut non-fiction book, Late Bloomer, was published in 2021. They have contributed to books including Investigating Stranger Things and ReFocus: The films of Elaine May, and their writing appears regularly in The Guardian. They’re currently working on a series of critical Autism studies essays and a collection of speculative fiction short stories.
Jo Case (she/her) is a writer and editor who lives in Adelaide. Her memoir of autistic motherhood, Boomer and Me, was published by Hardie Grant in 2013, and she has contributed personal essays to Mothermorphosis(MUP) and Rebellious Daughters (Ventura). She is the deputy editor of Books & Ideas at The Conversation and has worked in various roles in books and publishing, including as a festival programmer and literary editor. Her writing has been published in The Age/Sydney Morning Herald, The Monthly, Meanjin, Kill Your Darlings, The Big Issue Fiction Edition and Best Australian Stories.
