AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT
JULIE DAY
Julie Day
I write children's books featuring autistic characters. I also write adult magical realism including mysteries as well as memoirs and guides about autism and heart issues. I also write and create videos about autism and being autistic.
The Passion Path: A Guide for Parents and Educators to Empower Autistic Children Through Their Interests
by JULIE DAY
Unlock the Power of Passion to Empower Autistic Children
Every autistic child holds a world of wonder within them—often revealed through their special interests. Far from being “just hobbies,” these passions can become the very key to confidence, learning, and lifelong fulfillment.
In The Passion Path: A Guide for Parents and Educators to Empower Autistic Children Through Their Special Interests, author and advocate Julie Day shares both personal insight and practical strategies, showing how to honor and harness the deep fascinations that shape autistic identity. With warmth, clarity, and lived experience, Julie bridges understanding between families, educators, and the children they love.
Inside you’ll discover:
- Why special interests matter—and how they fuel joy, resilience, and growth.
- The link between identity and expression, and why embracing neurodivergence is so vital.
- Practical strategies to support autistic learners at home, in school, and beyond.
- Inspiring pathways for turning passions into possibilities, from early play to meaningful work.
If you are a parent, educator, caregiver, or advocate, this book will equip you with the understanding and tools to walk beside autistic children on their journey—helping them transform passions into purpose, and joy into empowerment.
Kindle Price: $8.99
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Endocarditis - My Journey
by Julie Day
Want to learn how to cope with a serious illness? Especially one to do with the heart? Then this book is for you.
From 2020 to 2021 Julie Day had an unknown serious illness involving weight loss, muscle pain and tiredness. Despite various tests and scans, no one seemed to know what was wrong. Until a blood test in 2021 revealed an infection in the blood which was life threatening. But where? Following advice Julie admitted herself to her local hospital. After an echocardiogram it was discovered her heart had been affected and she was transferred to King's College Hospital, London. There Julie had another procedure that revealed she had endocarditis, an infection of the inner lining of the heart and/or valve, and it had so severely damaged her aortic valve that it needed replacing. She was then transferred to St Thomas's Hospital under their Adult Congenital Heart Disease team.
Follow Julie's journey from the symptoms, tests, then hospital stays that included surgery and a pacemaker being fitted, to recovering both in hospital and at home. All during a pandemic. Julie has included tips on how to cope with the symptoms, being in hospital and recovering from home, which can be used for any serious illness.
This book is for anyone who wants to learn about heart conditions either personally or medically, and/or to raise awareness.
Kindle Price: $4.99
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One Good Turn (Geraldine's Gems Book 1)
by Julie Day
55 year old Geraldine Simmonds dies of cancer and ends up in heaven. But to actually get through the gates to join her old lover Keith, she has to prove her worth – by showing that she isn’t the uncaring relative she used to be and getting Keith to be the happy, loving man she used to know. Can Geraldine fulfil her promise to do the 'one good turn'?
What will happen when she does? Is there a ghost of a chance that she can find out the true meaning to 'one good turn deserves another'.
Kindle Price: $0.99
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