Partly Robot: Navigating Autistic and ADHD Identities

Partly Robot Industries is the name of the publishing business that sprouted from an old social media handle I used when I was still in the closet about being neurodivergent. Now I’m in the funny position of being known in some spaces as Partly Robot, and other spaces as Andrew Coltrin. Either’s fine. Or both. But it did confuse the judges at the local stand-up comedy competition.

I am a writer, comics artist, and disabilities advocate when not at the day job as a paraeducator for a large urban school district. For decades I thought I was just weird, anxious and unexplainably broken until the DSM finally had an update that caught up with my lived experience. I was diagnosed as autistic at the age of 37, and informally diagnosed with ADHD by my brother at age 49 (“your DHD is Advanced”). The ADHD diagnosis has since been confirmed by healthcare professionals.

My previous works include the glossary zine A is for Autistic, and the zine Ability: Emerging from the Social Constraints on Neurodivergence and Disability. My work has appeared in multiple issues of Neurodivergent Pride and Aurtistic Zine. I have led staff trainings about neurodiversity, led webinars with gowise.org and have spoken on panels at the Interdisciplinary Autism Research Festival (2021) and the Tucson Zine Fest (2023). Currently I am writing The ADHD FAQ for Microcosm Publishing, available in stores in October 2026.

My emphasis is providing situation specific insight based in lived experience. I also strive to take into account the social model of disability while working to help people emerge from the constraints of the medical deficit model.

I am available for speaking engagements, consulting, coaching and assistance with navigating IEP language and goals. I am also very interested in collaborative advocacy ventures. Especially when they involve comics and illustrations.