Emily’s ground-breaking book, Drawing A Blank: Improving Comprehension for Readers on the Autism Spectrum, focuses on building understanding for those who can decode but do not understand.

An updated second edition of Drawing A Blank was published in 2026 by Future Horizons Publishers. For more information visit www.ReadingAutism.com

The original release from Autism Asperger Publishing Company in 2011 was a ground-breaking book which offers both scholarly and practical information. DaB makes the connection between features of autism and comprehension failure in those who can decode well but don’t really understand the meaning of what they read. DaB and offers easy-to-implement evidence-based and promising strategies to improve comprehension.

Emily presents a “Guided Tour” of Drawing A Blank. She guides participants through the book, chapter-by-chapter in this full-day workshop. Participants leave armed with the information and resources they need to address compression issues of their students or children. Other presentation formats on this topic are available ranging from a one-hour introduction to a half-day training to online webinars.