Cindy Kurose is a career writer, having spent nearly two decades writing for brands, and two years as a journalist in print media. She holds a degree in psychology from the University of Southern California, and has spent many years working with neurodiverse children alongside parents, educators, behavioral therapists, occupational therapists and speech language pathologists.

A mother of two, Cindy has enjoyed reading countless picture books with her young children. Over time, however, she has discovered that inclusive representation of neurodiverse protagonists is severely lacking. Of the stories that do feature neurodiverse characters, most highlight their behaviors as different, or offer didactic lessons in correcting them.

Driven by a desire to promote acceptance, inclusion, and normalized representation of neurodiverse children in literature, Cindy turned her professional writing focus away from the corporate world and toward becoming a children’s book author. Her aim is to create stories where both neurodiverse and neurotypical children see themselves reflected in the characters, as they experience everyday childhood moments alongside their siblings or peers. Additionally, by including supplemental resources for parents and educators on her website, she intends for her books to provide social-emotional learning benefits for people of all abilities.