About this episode
Tiffany Hammond is a New York Times bestselling author, speaker, and disability advocate. She is the author of A Day with No Words, a picture book about a Black mother and son who use a tablet to communicate with each other and the world around them. A Day With No Words successfully normalizes communication methods outside of verbal speech and provides representation of neurodiversity and autism in a way that affirms and celebrates. Through Tiffany's platform, Fidgets and Fries, she shares stories about autism, identity, and the fullness of Black and disabled family life. She is the proud mother of two autistic sons and uses her lived experiences to shift narratives around autism and communication. Win a copy of A Day with No Words! For a limited-time, Beyond 6 Seconds is giving away a hardcover copy of "A Day with No Words" to up to 3 listeners in the United States. To enter, check out my pinned Instagram post @beyond6seconds on November 11, 2025. The giveaway ends at 11:59 PM ET on November 21, 2025. Up to 3 winners will be selected at random. This giveaway is valid for listeners at US addresses only. During this episode, you will hear Tiffany talk about: How her family's real-life experiences inspired her to write A Day with No Words Why she wrote her book from the perspective of a nonspeaking autistic child What her nonspeaking autistic son Aidan thinks of the book How her book is different from other children's books about autism Common misconceptions that people have had about her autistic sons Learn more Tiffany and her work at FidgetsAndFries.co and ADayWithNoWords.com. Follow Tiffany on Facebook, Instagram and Substack. Watch the video of this interview on YouTube. Read the episode transcript. Follow the Beyond 6 Seconds podcast in your favorite podcast player. Subscribe to the FREE Beyond 6 Seconds newsletter for early access to new episodes. Support or sponsor this podcast at
