About the author.
Born and raised in New York state, USA, Amanda Hebert Hughes is a 40-year-old, late-diagnosed autistic artist and author. She is a pastor’s wife of 16 years with a PhT Putting Honey Through from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary for her husband’s PhD in Applied Theology, MDiv, and ThM. She has served as a chaplain’s wife in the United States Air Force Reserve since 2010 with two years of active duty at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.
Amanda is the founder of Sensory Gated Art®, a genre that reduces sensory overload and serves in accessible design. Her paintings have been featured in commercial design industry publications, neurodiversity advocacy spaces, and children’s literature publications for universal design and social stories. She has been writing and publishing for her art genre and neurodiversity advocacy since 2019. Her original paintings have sold to collectors across the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Australia. Her speaking engagement invitations have spanned from international bank corporations to suicide prevention charities, art galleries, and churches throughout the United States.
Between her love for people, psychology, and art, it was only a matter of time before Amanda’s calling as a pastor’s wife and a writer, opened this expansive mission field to the neurodivergent population. She currently serves as the volunteer neurodiversity ministry director at her church in Charlotte, North Carolina.©