Recommended Books
Book recommended by our practitioners and community.
This list is constantly evolving.
Please contact us with your recommendations.
General History, Neurodiversity and Personal Accounts
Neurotribes
Steve Silberman
Our Autistic Lives
Alex Ratcliffe (ed.), Jessica Kingsley Publishers
And Straight till Morning: Essays in Autism Acceptance
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network
The Reason I Jump
Naoki Higashida
My Autistic Awakening: Unlocking the Potential for a Life Well Lived
Rachael Lee Harris
The Neurodiversity Reader
Damian Milton
What I Want to Talk About: How Autistic Special Interests Shape a Life
Pete Wharmby
Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn’t Designed for You
Jenara Nerenberg
Authoring Autism: On Rhetoric and Neurological Queerness
M. Remi Yergeau
Unmasking Autism: The Power of Embracing Our Hidden Neurodiversity
Devon Price
Untypical: How the World Isn’t Built for Autistic People
Pete Wharmby
The Adult Autism Assessment Handbook
Davida Hartman, Tara O’Donnell-Killen, and Jessica K Doyle
The Neurodiversity Affirmative Child Autism Assessment Handbook
Dr Maeve Kavanagh, Dr Anna Day, and Davida Hartman
Autistic Masking: Understanding Identity Management and the Role of Stigma
Amy Pearson and Kieran Rose
Self-Care for Autistic People: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Unmask!
Dr. Megan Anna Neff
On Being an Autistic Therapist
Edited by Max Marnau
Looking After Your Autistic Self
Niamh Garvey
Empire of Normality: Neurodiversity and Capitalism
Robert Chapman
Autism and Being Monotropic
Wenn B. Lawson
I Will Die On This Hill
Meghan Ashburn and Jules Edwards
Autistic Community and the Neurodiversity Movement: Stories from the Frontline
Steven K. Kapp
Different, Not Less
Chloe Hayden
Embracing Monotropism and Supporting Young People To Help Prevent Autistic Burnout
Helen Edgar
Breastfeeding, Autism and ADHD
Emily Lunny IBCLC
Autistic and Black: Our Experiences of Growth, Progress and Empowerment
Kala Allen Omeiza
The Autistic Survival Guide to Therapy
Steph Jones
Workplace Accommodations
The Neurodiverse Workplace
Victoria Honeybourne
Women
Camouflage: The Hidden Lives of Autistic Women
Sarah Bargiela
Spectrum Women: Walking to the Beat of Autism
Barb Cook and Michelle Garnett (eds)
Spectrum Women: Autism and Parenting
Barb Cook and Michelle Garnett (eds)
Gender
Gender Identity, Sexuality and Autism: Voices from Across the Spectrum
Supporting Transgender Autistic Youth and Adults: A Guide for Professionals and Families
Young Adults
The Spectrum Girls Survival Guide
Sienna Castallo
The Autism Friendly Guide to Periods
Robyn Steward
The Awesome Autistic Go To Guide
Yenn Purkis
M in the Middle
Limpsfield Grange School
M is for Autism
Limpsfield Grange School
Books for Families
What Works for Autistic Children
Luke Beardon
Neurosensory Divergence: Autistic Languages
Helen Daniel
Supporting Children and Young People Through Autistic Burnout
Viv Dawes
My Child/Teen Has Been Identified as Autistic
Viv Dawes
Autism, Identity and Me
Rebecca Duffus
How to Raise Happy Neurofabulous Children
Katy Elphinstone
Can’t Not Won’t
Eliza Fricker
The Family Experience of PDA
Eliza Fricker
Interoception: The Eighth Sensory System
Kelly Mahler
Your Child is Not Broken
Heidi Mavir
Declarative Language Handbook
Linda Murphy
The Strengths-Based Guide to Supporting Autistic Children
Claire O’Neill
Nurturing Your Autistic Young Person
Cathy Wassell (Autistic Girls Network)
Standing Up for Myself
Evaleen Whelton (AUsome Training)
Start Here: A Guide for Parents of Autistic Kids
Autistic Self Advocacy Network / Autistic Women and Nonbinary Network
Neurodiversity! What’s That?
Nadine Arthur
Slipper the Penguin: A Story About Embracing Neurodivergence
Amy Marschall, Psy.D.
I Am the Sunshine
Alice McSweeney (Neurodiverse Journeys)
We also share the Autism Books by Autistic Authors list as a resource. While we don’t endorse every title, many may provide valuable insights and perspectives for our community.