The Editor's Half Hour

Rebecca Scharpf: Working with Neurodivergent Clients


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Rebecca Scharpf of Scrollwork Edits provides an abundance of information about what it takes to work with neurodivergent clients. She primarily works with fiction writers and specializes in editing fantasy, sci-fi, and romance novels.


In this episode, she shares a variety of ways editors can create positive and affirming spaces for neurodivergent writers.


Rebecca shares several resources for both writers and editors:


Yo Samdy Sam (autistic and ADHD): https://www.youtube.com/@YoSamdySam/videos


Orion Kelly - That Autistic Guy (autism as it presents in men): https://www.youtube.com/@orionkelly


Purple Ella (nonbinary, autistic, and ADHD, parent to a neurodivergent child): https://www.youtube.com/@PurpleElla


How to ADHD (ADHD in women): https://www.youtube.com/@HowtoADHD


I am MindBlind (autistic / ADHD / mother / aphantasia / memory disorder): https://www.youtube.com/@HowtoADHD


Also, check out Meg McIntyre’s blog that shares additional tools and resources for both writers and editors: https://mcintyreeditorial.com/blog/tools-resources-neurodivergent-writer-editor

To learn more about Rebecca and her business, please visit: https://www.scrollworkedits.com/


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