Adonya Wong

Adonya has a diverse professional background and has worked in several industries such as banking, telecommunications, sales, and healthcare. She is also a veteran of the U.S. Navy and California Air National Guard. In My Mind creatively explores, through the form of a children’s picture book, the inner world of an autistic child - the world no one else can see. From exciting adventures to silly games and conversations with a range of imaginary friends, the main character, inspired by her son, Nicholas, brings readers into his world to demonstrate how a child with autism sees the world, and, in turn, how the world often sees a child with autism. Adonya’s primary motivation for writing such a book stemmed from the most basic recognition that there was a scarcity of literature directed to and written for autistic children. When she is not writing, she homeschools her son and heads the Tulsa-based nonprofit which she founded, M.O.C.H.A. – Mothers of Color for Holistic Alternatives.