Autor: Christine Motokane

Christine is an autistic self advocate. She graduated magna cum laude from Loyola Marymount University with a B.A. in psychology. In 2014, Christine wrote an autobiography titled Working the Double Shift: A Young Woman’s Journey with Autism. She has spoken about her experiences with various groups, organizations and conferences. Christine decided to write the fictional novella, The Revolving Door: The Untold Story of Disability Support, based on her personal experience of dealing with the turnover of direct support professionals, as well as raising awareness about this issue and the need to increase pay for caregivers and other direct support professionals. Her passion is to spread autism acceptance and to educate others about the need to create a variety of supports and opportunities for adults with autism and other developmental disabilities.