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Autistics Recommend: Books on Autism 

Books about Autistic Women and Girls 

But You Don’t Look Autistic at All – Toeps, Bianca, MacCorquodale-Smith, Fay

Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle – Emily Nagoski 

Childhood Disrupted: How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology And How You Can Heal – Donna Jackson Nakazawa 

I Will Die On This Hill: Autistic Adults, Autism Parents, and the Children Who Deserve a Better World – Meghan Ashburn (Author), Jules Edwards (Author), Morénike Giwa Onaiwu 

Kicking ASSpergers One Meltdown at a Time – Jeremy Tolmie, Dave Ray & Joel Mark Harris  

Knowing Why: Adult-Diagnosed Autistic People on Life and Autism – Published by ASAN (Autistic Self Advocacy Network) 

Letters To My Weird Sisters: On Autism And Feminism, Book by Joanne Limburg – You can borrow this book as an ebook or audiobook from the Aide Lending Library: Search results for weird sisters – AIDE Canada – OverDrive

NeuroDivergent Rebel’s 2021 Neurodiversity Book List 

We’re Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation by Eric Garcia 

What I Want to Talk About: How Autistic Special Interests Shape a Life – by Pete Wharmby

For Everyone 

Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8 – Naoki Higashida (author of The Reason I Jump) 

Neurotribes – Steve Silberman (TW: Language)

Uniquely Human – Dr. Barry Prizant  

Unstrange Minds: Remapping the World of Autism – Roy Richard Grinker

Regulation and Co-Regulation: Accessible Neuroscience and Connection Strategies that Bring Calm into the Classroom (15-Minute Focus Series) – Ginger Healy

Thinking in Pictures – Dr. Temple Grandin 

For Caregivers

Beyond Behaviours: Using Brain Science & Compassion to Understand and Solve Children’s Behavioural Challenges – Dr. Mona Delahooke 

Brain-Body Parenting – Mona Delahooke, Ph.D.

Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle – Emily Nagoski  

Calm The Chaos Dayna Abraham | Now Available for Order! (calmthechaosbook.com) – Dayna Abraham

I Will Die On This Hill: Autistic Adults, Autism Parents, and the Children Who Deserve a Better World – Meghan Ashburn (Author), Jules Edwards (Author), Morénike Giwa Onaiwu 

Lost at School: Why our kids with behavioural challenges are falling through the cracks and how we can help them – Dr. Ross Greene 

Raising Human Beings: Creating a Collaborative Partnership with your Child – Ross W. Greene Ph.D. (Author)

Self-Reg: How to Help Your Child and You Break the Stress Cycle and Successfully Engage with Life – Dr. Stuart Shanker 

The Explosive Child – Dr. Ross Greene 

The Little Book of Autism FAQs: How to Talk with Your Child about Their Diagnosis and Other Conversations – Davida Hartman, Illustrated by Margaret Anne Suggs

The Power of Showing Up – Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson

The Whole Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind –  Daniel J. Siegel (Author), Tina Payne Bryson (Author)

Verbal Judo: The Gentle Art of Persuasion – George J. Thompson and Jerry B. Jenkins  

YOUR CHILD IS NOT BROKEN: Parent Your Neurodivergent Child Without Losing Your Marbles – Heidi Mavir

For Children 

It’s OK to be Different: A Children’s Picture Book about Diversity and Kindness – Sujata Saha 

Kindness is my SuperPower: A Children’s Book about Empathy, Kindness & Compassion – Alicia Ortego 

Stories for Boys Who Dare to be Different – Ben Brooks

Speak Up  – Rebecca Burgess

Superkids Activity Guide to Conquering Every Day, The: Awesome Games and Crafts to Master Your Moods, Boost Focus, Hack Mealtimes and Help Grownups Understand Why You Do the Things You Do – Dayna Abraham

The Girl Who Thought in Pictures – The Story of Dr Temple Grandin – Julia Finley Mosca & Daniel Rieley

Why Johnny Doesn’t Flap: NT is OK! – Clay & Gail Morton

Mrs. Gorski, I Think I Have the Wiggle… – Barbara Esham

For Teens/Tweens 

The Awesome Autistic Go-to-Guide (for teens and tweens) – Yenn Purkis & Tanya Masterman 

The Aspie Teen Survival Guide – J. D. Kraus

The ASD Independence Workbook: Transition Skills for Teens and Young Adults – Francis Tabone

Autistically Thriving – Judy Endow

Beyond Puberty (Workbook)– PowerUp Education

Take it from the Expert: Sixteen Years of Living on the Autism Spectrum – Kaitlin Smith

I Can’t Go To School! : The School Non-Attender’s Workbook – Suzy Rowland and Adam Freeman  

Speak Up  – Rebecca Burgess

Professionals: 

Teachers Guide to Autistic Behaviour: What, Why, and How to Help

Non-Speaking Autistics: 

Carly’s Voice: Breaking Through Autism – Arthur Fleischmann 

Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8: A Young Man’s Voice from the Silence of Autism – Naoki Higashida

Autistic LGBTQIA+ Community: 

Misfit: Changemaker with an Edge – Andreas Souvaliotis

Spectrums: Autistic Transgender People in Their Own Words – Sparrow Maxfield

The Autistic Trans Guide to Life – Yenn Purkis (Author), Wenn Lawson (Author)

Queerly Autistic – Be proudly autistic. Be proudly queer. Be proudly you. – Erin Ekins

Other Resources: 

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