About the Author

Right brain, left brain. Creative, strategic. Yin, yang.
Lynda Farrington Wilson has 25 years of experience that spans copywriting and design for advertising, promotional media and publicity, and creative account management for national and international clientele, a tenured Marketing Vice President.
Steadfast in a new direction, she is relishing in a career as a writer, children's book author, illustrator and potter... accepting projects that challenge and inspire. She is certified in the Affect-Based Language Curriculum, and has created "ArtFriends," a unique social skills class model providing sensory and social experiences through the arts.
Lynda and her husband have three sons, the youngest a funny, brilliant, sensory-seeker with high functioning autism. He along with his equally brilliant older brothers has provided the impetus to write and illustrate her new book, "Squirmy-Wormy, "and given her the inspiration and joy to advocate on behalf of autism awareness including its challenges, and its blessings.

Reviews

Squirmy Wormy is a cute and funny picture book that will help elementary school children understand sensory problems.Temple Grandin, Ph.D.
author of The Way I See It and Thinking in Pictures.

This colorful book captures how overwhelming sensation can be to children with SPD through gorgeous imaginative pictures. The reader will learn about SPD and learn strategies to help calm the nervous system of a child who experiences a disorganized sensory world.Paula Aquilla, B.Sc., O.T.
author of Building Bridges through Sensory Integration