In 1992, Williams published her first book, an autobiographical account titled "Nobody Nowhere: The Extraordinary Autobiography of an Autistic Girl" (Doubleday, London). It was an international best seller including spending fifteen weeks on "The New York Times" Best Seller list for adult non-fiction in 1993. It was short-listed for the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards for non-fiction in 1992. According to "Kirkus Reviews" the book enabled people associated with autistic individuals, to "understand more clearly what those unresponsive 'dead eyes' see". While Daniel Goleman of "The New York Times" described how Williams "originally wrote it as a series of notes to herself, to help her make sense of her own chaotic world. She planned to burn her journal until a therapist helped her see the value in sharing it".