In her autobiographical graphic novel The World Beyond My Shadow, award-winning artist and writer Daniela Schreiter offers an honest, funny and deeply personal account of growing up with Autism Spectrum disorder. Through expressive, accessible artwork, she captures the feeling of living on 'the wrong planet', translating complex sensory and social experiences into vivid, relatable scenes. Told from an authentic autistic perspective, the book combines warmth and humour with genuine insight, making it both enlightening and highly readable.