Autistic Playwrights

Cian Binchy

Playwright, Actor, Autism Consultant

Cian Binchy (British) wrote and performed in his play, The Misfit Analysis, which gained attention at the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Rhiannon Lloyd-Williams

Playwright, Poet, Blogger, Essayist

Rhiannon Lloyd-William (Welsh) is an autistic poet and playwright who created a one-woman play called The Duck, based on her poem of the same name.

Roderick Ford

Playwright & Poet

Roderick Ford (Irish) has written many plays, including Ob Gob, which is about an autistic woman and her family (her mother and two sisters). It is not currently published.

Jody O'Neill

Playwright, Actor, Voiceover Artist

Jody O'Neill (Irish) wrote What I (Don't) Know About Autism, which was produced by the Abbey Theatre in February 2020.

Anthony J. Piccione

Playwright, Screenwriter, Critic, etc.

Anthony J. Piccione (American) is an accomplished writer whose play, A Therapy Session with Myself, explores what life can be like for some autistic people, especially as they begin to explore independence.

Andy Boyd

Playwright

Andy Boyd (US), is a playwright and musician who has had numerous plays developed or produced at a variety of theatres. Of Gods and Cows, a one-act play, is available at youthplays.com, and his full-length play The Trade Federation is available online and was produced in 2023 at the Neurodivergent New Play Festival in New York.

All playwrights on this list have been publicly open about their autistic identity, or have given their permission for their identity to be shared here.

Jenna Lourenco