There's a special kind of ecstasy I feel when I read an Andrew Joseph White book and his protag unapologetically talks about the horrors of being a woman (without pulling any punches), and talks about the horrors of being a woman when a woman is not what you are
The Many Half Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester - YA paranormal, an autistic acespec MC, aroace side character
Compound Fracture - thriller, MC figures out he's autistic & arospec
The Tale That Twines - fantasy, autistic grey-aro love interest (MC is also demi & neurodivergent and says it's been suggested e's also autistic)
Convenience Store Woman - contemporary novella. not explicit, but the MC is pretty clearly aroace and autistic coded, most of the story is about these experiences
Kea's Flight - scifi with a bunch of autistic characters, one major character is an ace lesbian
Poisoned Primrose - cozy mystery, autistic bi-ace MC
Party of Fools - high fantasy, one of the MCs is an autistic ace lesbian (+ other aroace / autistic characters)
Odd Blood - paranormal romcom, autistic demisexual MC
Earthbound Hearts - YA contemporary/fantasy, autistic ace lesbian MC
See also: The Mariah Mission - YA contemporary, the love interest is ace, and autistic coded (mentioned in author's note),
Fave Five: New and Upcoming Fiction with Autistic MCs
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Paige Not Found by Jen Wilde (Sci-Fi Adventure MG)
The Problem with Gravity by Michelle Mohrweis (Contemporary MG)
Daniel, Deconstructed by James Ramos (Contemporary YA)
The Spirit Bares its Teeth and Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White (Historical YA Horror, Paranormal YA Thriller)
Late Bloomer by Mazey Eddings (F/F…
Do you mean like the wound from a compound fracture?
A compound fracture is a broken bone where the bone ends stick out of the skin.
In an urban first aid setting, generally the big problem would be blood loss. This would be treated with pressure, or if that was not possible due to the placement of the bones, a tourniquet. If time allowed, splinting could also be considered, but usually by the time the bleeding is under control in an urban setting, EMS have shown up and taken over.
In a hospital this would be treated with surgery- the bone ends would be realigned and potentially fixated (pins, plates, and rods placed to keep the bone ends in place and provide stabilization) and the skin and other tissue repaired and the wound closed.
The limb would then be splinted to allow access to the wound so it could be dressed and cared for. Likely the person would have 2-5 days of IV antibiotics as well to prevent infection.
In a remote first aid setting, you'd still have to stop bleeding, but once that's stopped you also have to make an attempt to clean the bone ends and reduce the fracture. Clean water is adequate to clean the bone ends and remove as much debris as possible. Reduce the fracture by applying traction to the limb (this may take 2-3 people), and then gently guiding the bone ends into place.
Once the bone ends are in place, ensure that the fingers or toes on that limb are pink, warm, and have sensation. If they do not, this is a limb-threatening emergency and the person may need to be evacuated to care quickly in order to keep the limb. If the fingers or toes are pink, warm, and have sensation, the wound can be packed and the limb can be splinted in place, and evacuation can be a slower process.
The BACKROADS??? I can’t believe character Paul Miller from Compound Fracture, upcoming novel from Andrew Joseph White, lives in the backrooms that’s so cool
follows an autistic trans boy who survives being almost killed by the Sheriff’s son after a party, and accidentally kills one of the boys who hurt him when he tries to get back at him
and is pulled head-first back into the 100 year old feud between his & the sheriff’s families, that began when his great-great grandfather was executed after inciting a miner’s rebellion, the grandfather whose ghost has started to haunt him