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Lisa

McArthur-Collins

Children’s Author

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Hidden Disabilities Advocate

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Speaker

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School Visits

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Children’s Author ✶ Hidden Disabilities Advocate ✶ Speaker ✶ School Visits ✶

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Who Am I?

Hi, I’m Lisa McArthur-Collins — an autistic and dyslexic children’s author from Adelaide, creating stories that celebrate difference, inclusion and the beauty of neurodivergent minds.

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What Do I Do?

I write children’s picture books, middle-grade fiction, and devotionals that encourage empathy, inclusion, and understanding of neurodivergence and hidden disabilities.

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Why Do I Write?

Growing up, I often felt different and misunderstood. Now I use storytelling to help children embrace differences, build empathy and recognise the beauty in every mind.

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Author Visits

I offer engaging author visits for schools, libraries, and community groups. Creating meaningful conversations about inclusion, kindness, and neurodivergent experiences.

Books That Encourage Inclusion & Understanding

Close-up of three stacked books with colorful covers. The top book has a blue cover titled 'Sophie and Brave' by Lisa McCarthy, the middle book has a pink cover titled 'Jazzy and Bear' by Lisa McCarthy, and the bottom book has a purple cover with an incomplete title and author.
A collection of children's books about health, animals, and family relationships, featuring colorful cartoon illustrations of girls, a dog, and a baby.
Book cover titled "Brave the ESSA" featuring a cartoon black and white dog with a blue support harness, sitting on grass.
A woman wearing glasses and a black shirt is holding a stack of colorful children's books. She has short, reddish-brown hair and is standing in front of a plain light-colored wall.
A woman with glasses and long brown hair smiling and holding three illustrated books titled 'ESSA High'.
A children's book titled "Little Fox's Hidden Disability" with an illustrated cute fox in a forest setting, surrounded by green plants and yellow flowers.
Book cover titled "Different and Wonderfully Made" featuring two young girls and a butterfly, with a wooden background.
Cover of a children's book titled 'Little Fox's Hidden Disability' with an illustrated smiling fox surrounded by green foliage and yellow flowers in a colorful forest scene.

What’s New

Little Fox’s Hidden Disability is a children’s story about understanding differences that aren’t always visible.

Little Fox is searching for something he can’t find… his hidden disability.

As he meets friends who use wheelchairs, hearing aids, and other supports, Little Fox begins to wonder why his difference can’t be seen. With Mama Fox's help, he discovers something important: some disabilities are felt, not seen.

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Children sitting on a wooden floor, with one girl reaching toward a butterfly on the cover of a children's book titled 'Different and Wonderfully Made' by Lisa McArthur-Collins.

Different and Wonderfully Made is a 50-day devotional for children who experience the world differently, including those with disabilities and additional needs, while welcoming all children and families.

With simplified Scripture, short truth statements, and prayers designed for young listeners, this devotional helps children understand a lasting truth.

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A group of children sitting at a table listening to a woman in a black blazer or jacket who is standing and holding a tablet or notepad. The setting appears to be a cafe or restaurant with a bar area in the background, wine bottles stored in a wine rack, and books displayed on the table.

School Visits

I love visiting schools, libraries, and community groups to share my stories and spark meaningful conversations about inclusion, empathy, and understanding differences.

My sessions are engaging, age-appropriate and designed to help children better understand neurodivergent minds, hidden disabilities and the importance of kindness and acceptance. Through storytelling, discussion and personal experiences, students are encouraged to celebrate what makes each person unique.

Visits can be adapted to suit different year levels and group sizes.

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Supporting the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower

A woman with glasses and brown hair smiling and holding a sunflower-themed badge at a disability event.

I’m proud to support the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower and help raise awareness of disabilities, conditions, and challenges that may not always be visible to others.

The sunflower is a simple way for people with hidden disabilities to quietly show that they may need extra understanding, patience or support. Through my books and author visits, I hope to encourage conversations that help children grow in empathy, kindness and inclusion.

A portion of sales from selected books also helps provide sunflower lanyards to individuals and families in need. If you or someone you know would benefit from a sunflower lanyard but cannot access one, please feel free to reach out. We would love to help where we can.

A circular badge with a sunflower in the center and text around it that reads, "Proud to Support the Sunflower."
Green lanyard with sunflower pattern and metal clip at the end.
Text reading "Hidden disabilities' with a sunflower on the right side.

Let’s chat!

Reach out to me via the form below or hello@littlewingspublishing.com

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