Communication Counts
Spoken words are only one way to communicate. The series makes room for gestures, facial expressions, AAC, movement, pointing, and all the ways a child can make herself understood.
The heart behind the stories
About The Adventures of Peyton
The Adventures of Peyton is inspired by the real experiences, personality, growth, sensory needs, communication, and everyday adventures of a real little girl.
The goal is simple: help autistic children feel represented while giving other children a warm, relatable way to understand differences, ask questions, and practice kindness.
Explore the 10-Book Series
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Why These Stories Matter
💜The books are built around real childhood experiences—not around making Peyton seem less different, but around helping readers understand her world.
Sensory Needs Are Real
Sensory swings, spinning, comfort items, breaks, sounds, textures, and movement can all be part of a child’s day. The stories help make those needs understandable and ordinary.
Progress Is Personal
Trying a new food, using a new word, making a friend, riding a bike, or getting through a hard moment can all be meaningful accomplishments worth celebrating.
Different Is Not Less
The series invites children, families, classrooms, and caregivers to see the whole child—strengths, needs, joy, personality, challenges, and possibilities.
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The Locked-In 10-Book Series
📚Ten core stories following Peyton as she communicates, learns, grows, explores, and shows the world that every journey matters.
Meet Peyton!
A warm introduction to Peyton, her personality, her sensory world, and the ways she communicates.
Peyton Finds Her Words
A story about communication, being heard, and discovering that words can come in many forms. Coming soon.
Peyton Goes to the Grocery Store
An everyday outing through Peyton’s eyes, with all the sights, sounds, choices, and little wins that come with it.
Peyton Has Big Feelings
A gentle look at emotions, regulation, and what it can mean to need understanding and support.
Peyton Tries New Foods
A story about food, sensory differences, patience, and celebrating progress without pressure.
Peyton Makes a Friend
A story about connection, acceptance, and learning that friendship does not have to look only one way.
Peyton Loves School
Peyton’s school world through routines, learning, support, and the people who help her grow.
Peyton Goes to Therapy
A child-friendly look at therapy as a place to practice skills, build confidence, move, communicate, and grow.
Peyton Rides Her Bike
A story about movement, independence, practice, and the joy of doing something in Peyton’s own way.
Peyton Can Do Hard Things
A celebration of perseverance, support, courage, and the many ways progress can look.
Bonus Adventures
Stories Beyond the Core 10
The 10-book list is the heart of the main series, but Peyton can have special seasonal and community adventures too. These bonus stories keep the same character world and values while exploring moments outside the core list.
Peyton’s Halloween Adventure 🎃
A Halloween story about trick-or-treating, communication, sensory breaks, AAC, and enjoying the night in Peyton’s own way.
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Inspired by a real child. Written for a more understanding world.
These stories are personal because the little details are personal—favorite sayings, sensory comforts, communication breakthroughs, new skills, hard moments, and joyful ones. The hope is that readers get to know Peyton as a child first, while also learning something meaningful about autism, inclusion, and listening.