Liam Adams is challenging perceptions about autism and living with intellectual disability through his self-publishing business, Everyone Needs a Liam.
Liam has published eight books through Everyone Needs a Liam, combining science fiction, fantasy and comedy, illustrating each book cover with his own cartoons. Liam launched the business to show what people living with intellectual disabilities and autism could achieve, challenging preconceptions about neurodiversity and celebrating difference.
Liam has spoken at events, including the Adelaide Fringe Festival 2024, where he won a Week 4 Weekly Award for Emerging Artist.
Through his writing, speaking appearances and cartoons, Liam is a role model for other neurodivergent and disabled artists across Australia, showing what can be achieved with support and self-belief. The success of his business highlights the contribution that people living with intellectual disabilities and autism can make in the creative arts, helping to further a more inclusive society.