Locking Orders + Editing Our Hearts Out!
23 days ago
– Mon, Apr 06, 2026 at 03:42:35 PM
Hey, folks!
We're so excited to check in with you, because we have great news!
We're nearly done editing the main version of Growing Up on the Spectrum, and we hope to have the digital version out later this month…which is Autism Awareness Month!
High-fives all around! 🙌
In the meantime, we are locking BackerKit orders so that we can finalize item counts and start the production process for things like art prints, keychains, stickers, and more. 🔐
Orders will be locked down in 48 hours (that's Wednesday evening, for those of you in the Western Hemisphere, and early Thursday for those of you in the Eastern Hemisphere). So now's a great time to double-check that you got everything you wanted, entered the correct credit card information, and filled out your survey the way you wanted to!
In the meantime, we have something fun to share!
Behold: Tess's sketches for the book's thank-you page! 👇
We're loving the doodles in the margins. 😍 Can't wait to share the final version with you in the digital—and eventually the print—version of the book!
Thanks again for backing Growing Up on the Spectrum! You're the gosh-darn best.
Your friends at Oneshi Press,
Jayel & Lynsey 🧔👩🦰
Digital Rewards ➡️ Thanks 🙏 + Trees 🌳
about 1 month ago
– Mon, Mar 30, 2026 at 02:50:01 PM
Hello again, friends!
Great news! We've got two of your digital rewards ready for you!
First up…
Thank-You Page on Website 🙏
We've posted the online thank-you page on the Oneshi Press website! We're deeply humbled by looking at this epic list of backers. 🥲 Each and every one of you took the time and energy to support Growing Up on the Spectrum, and that means the world to us. 🌍
Tess is currently designing a thank-you page to go inside the book, as well! 🧑🎨 We can't wait to share that with you when it's ready.
And next…
We Planted Your Trees! 🌳
We donated $1 for every backer, plus extras for those who added more trees to their pledges! At One Tree Planted, $1 plants one tree.
So that means that, yesterday, we donated enough to have 344 trees planted in your honor! And we even got a certificate from One Tree Planted to prove it. 👇
Want to see what 344 trees looks like? Here's our artistic interpretation:
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How cool is that? How cool are YOU for helping us to reforest our planet! 🌱
Stay tuned! 📻 More digital rewards will start coming your way soon.
Your friends at Oneshi Press,
Jayel & Lynsey 🧔👩🦰
Last Day for Thank-You Page Credits! ⌚
about 1 month ago
– Mon, Mar 23, 2026 at 11:37:28 AM
Hello again, folks!
Here's a quick reminder that today is your last day to complete your backer survey and get your name on the thank-you page in the book! ⌚
The good news is that a whopping 86% of you have already filled out your surveys! High fives! 🙏
The bad news is that that means there are 43 people who haven't! 😬
Don't worry—you can still fill out your survey anytime. But if we don't have your completed survey by the end of the day today, we won't have time to get it included on the book's thank-you page, since we've got to send this chonky behbeh off to the printer ASAP!
If you haven't completed your survey yet, there are two ways you can do it:
We know that a few people have had issues signing in to their BackerKit survey because of crossed wires with email addresses. If that's you, feel free to send us a message through BackerKit or Kickstarter, and we'll do everything we can to work out those kinks so you can get to your survey.
Thanks again for supporting autistic-led creativity!
Your friends at Oneshi Press,
Jayel & Lynsey 🧔👩🦰
PS - Check Out Our New Project!
Have you taken a few minutes to check out our newest Kickstarter project, The Loose Ends Anthology?
This mega-anthology combines the work of 36 diverse creators from around the world, who tell 23 stories about resolutions—those we achieve and those that may never come.
A Progress Update on "Growing Up on the Spectrum"
about 1 month ago
– Thu, Mar 19, 2026 at 12:49:17 PM
Hi, folks!
We're just popping in to say a few things.
1) You're Awesome
How did you get so fabulous? 🤩 Honestly, we're in awe.
2) Here's a Progress Update on Growing Up on the Spectrum!
We're hard at work behind the scenes getting your rewards for Growing Up on the Spectrum ready! 💪
We've just finished proofreading the book, and Tess is finishing up some of the bonus pages that you unlocked during the campaign! 📝
When those are done and we do our final check of the pages, we'll create a specialized script to use in recording the audiobook. After that, we'll make another version of the script to use for the animatic. 😌
So, while we're busy with all, that, here's your reminder…
3) Backer Surveys Are Due on Monday, March 23!
If you'd like to see your name on the thank-you page in the book, then we need your Backer Survey completed by next Monday, March 23.
If you haven't taken your survey yet, there are two ways you can do it:
Backer Surveys take just a few minutes to complete, and they're where you give us your address, so we can ship all your rewards to the right place.
4) You're Invited to Our Next Project!
We just launched our fifteenth (!!!)anthology of short comics from diverse international creators—the Loose Ends Anthology!
We're so very proud of this collection of 23 short comics, and we think you'll like it, too.
So click here to visit the campaign, check out the art and rewards, and watch that campaign video! 📽️ (Make sure you stick around for the bloopers at the end.)
Then, come celebrate the launch with us tonight! 🎉
Join Lynsey G and Jayel Draco for a live-streamed launch party to celebrate, chat live with us and the creators whose work appears in the anthology...and win fabulous prizes! 🎁
Stop in from 5:00 - 7:00 pm Mountain Time on Thursday, March 19 📅 at the Oneshi Press Twitch channel!
Your friends at Oneshi Press,
Jayel & Lynsey 🧔👩🦰
Surveys Are Out! Let's Go!
about 2 months ago
– Thu, Mar 05, 2026 at 09:12:02 AM
We've got great news! (And couldn't we all use some great news?)
We just sent out backer surveys! 🥳
We partner with BackerKit to send out surveys to all of our backers. They'll be emailing every single backer of Bloom Squad within the next 24 hours with a backer survey...and we need all of our backers to complete them!
🤔 What The Heck Is a Backer Survey? ❓
This is not just a feedback form, where you get to tell us what a great job we did (or didn't do). Backer surveys are an absolutely essential tool we use to collect the information we need to fulfill your rewards! 🔨
That includes: your up-to-date contact information, preferred mailing address, final reward choices, and any other vital info we need to send you your goodies. 📦
Plus, it's where you tell us what name you'd like us to say "thanks" to in Growing Up on the Spectrum and online.
🎁 We want to make sure every last one of you gets your well-earned rewards!
So here’s the deal:
- 📅 Surveys are going out over the next 24 hours.
- 📨 Personalized links to your survey will arrive via email from BackerKit, a third-party service we use to facilitate backer surveys.
- 🔍 Check your inbox, promotions tab, and spam folder, just in case it went to the wrong place.
- ❓If you don’t receive a survey by Sunday—please tell us! We'll make sure you get your survey.
- If for any reason you don't get that email, you can click the link below to find it! 👇
And—bonus—we've got a handy add-ons store on BackerKit, so you can grab any extra rewards you like on your way out!
About the Add-Ons Store 🛒
BackerKit is a great tool for us to collect and securely store your information so we can fulfill your rewards.
But it's also a handy way to offer you lots of amazing items, including the entire Oneshi Press back catalogue and all the merch we have available! So, if you'd like to explore our other comics, anthologies, books, stickers, art, and more, now's your chance! They're all available through BackerKit.
The Add-Ons Store is especially handy for people who backed at the digital-only level during the campaign, because BackerKit allows you to add physical items to your rewards.
We're also able to offer backers a $5 donation in your name to the Glioblastoma Research Organization via BackerKit! (Due to rules around donations through Kickstarter, we weren't able to make that an add-on using that platform.) So, if you'd like to help a good cause to fight an actual disease (which autism is not!), now's your chance!
So…let's go! 💪
📅 We need all surveys completed by Monday, March 23! 📅
Any surveys completed after March 23 will still be valid, but we won't be able to get your name in the thank-you section of the book.
Thank you all so much for your support! We can't wait to get these books—and other rad rewards—out to you!
Your friends at Oneshi Press,
Jayel & Lynsey 🧔👩🦰
