Books can play a big role in helping you and your child with Autism. You’ll find books can be a good way to connect with your children as they learn to share, make eye contact and it enhances their speech while reading one with their parents.
Here is a list of specially curated books related to Autism available on Kindle, Pdf version and paperback.
We would love to get recommendations from you on any useful books for children with Autism that are not in this list. You could write to us at contact@autismconnect.com
Growing Up Undiagnosed: Surviving Childhood in New York City as an Undiagnosed Autistic
What can experiences of social and sensory invalidation teach us about what in means to be autistic in a world created for the neuromajority? Living as an undiagnosed autistic person in the loudest sensory city in the world, NYC, author Becca Lory Hector details her lived experience of social and sensory invalidation. Whether she refused to put on shoes, wore sunglasses inside, or asked direct questions, her very way of being was called into question, leading her to feel insignificant and unimportant. In a world created by and for the neuromajority, Becca’s needs took a back seat as others felt her reality couldn’t possibly be true...
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June 26, 2024
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Blueprint to Behavior: Adapting to Autism in Your Family by Understanding Behaviors
Blueprint to Behavior is a book rich with practical answers to the question "what is my Autistic child communicating to me with their behaviors?". From the worksheets to the enriching examples, this book covers the spectrum on an everyday at home vibe of how Autism presents and needs to be cared for. Meghan Ashley, MSCP, LPC-S serves as a fountain of parental knowledge perfectly blended with therapeutic expertise which shines a light on rarely talked about Autistic family dynamics. This book is for you if you want to take the guess work out of figuring out your child's wants and needs and instead have tools to know how to parent an Autistic child. Autistic people have a different way of thinking, expressing, and processing information from the world around them. They need a different way of parenting that matches their unique world view and needs.
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July 1, 2024
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Welcome Neurokin: I Am Autistic
A strengths-based book and celebration of being Autistic written by Autistic Autism Consultant, Louise Cooper, and illustrated by members of the Mount Alexander Autism Community. This book was supported by a Mount Alexander Shire Council project grant.
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21 June 2024
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Just the Job!: A Light-Hearted Guide to Office Life for the Autistic Employee
Smart casual? Close of play? Endless water-cooler discussions about the weather? Non-autistic adults can behave in baffling ways - and never more so in the maze of unwritten social rules, jargon and ritual that is your average day at the office. Luckily, Maura and Debby (office code cracker extraordinaires) have gone undercover in 'typical' offices for decades to pull together the ultimate survival guide for the autistic employee. Wickedly illustrated by Tim Stringer, this one-stop-shop gives guidance on everything from navigating sensory issues and asking for reasonable workplace adjustments to the appropriate etiquette of in-person and hybrid spaces and how to deal with instances of bullying and harassment. With translations of the bizarre idioms and acronyms of office-speak, as well advice on the baffling unspoken rules of an office social life - this is both a hilarious and highly practical guide to being happier and more successful at work.
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June 21, 2024
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Autism and Me
My name is Ollie and I am 11 years old. I found out I had autism when I was 7 years old. This book is about all the different ways autism affects me and some of the things I have learnt about autism. One of the things I have learnt about autism is that it can be a superpower! Another is that autism affects everyone differently, so this is my experience - autism and me! NOTE: I am not aware that the puzzle piece icon can be controversial when used in association with autism but my Mum is so she has written this part of the description. The puzzle piece as used by Ollie in the design of his front cover is purely to represent the journey he has gone on, to discover how all the different pieces of his life fit together with his diagnosis. It is not intended to suggest that an autistic person needs to fit in with society, or that they don't fit in, or any other negative connotation.
Paperback
21 Jun. 2024
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Arriving Late: The Lived Experience of Women Receiving a Late Autism Diagnosis
"The stories within this book tell of the journey women take to late autism diagnosis: stories of discovery, strength, self-awareness and belonging."" An honest and eye-opening collection of stories from the lives of late diagnosed autistic women across the world, brought together with thoughtful observations from neurodivergent advocate, Jodi Lamanna. Exploring life before and after diagnosis and covering topics such as masking, social interaction, parenting and employment, this book provides much-needed insight into the challenges and successes of late diagnosed women.
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June 21, 2024
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Musings from the Towpath: An Autistic Journey of Spiritual Awakening
This is about my journey navigating through life masking childhood trauma and addiction as well as the challenges of being on the spectrum I was struck by lightening in 1968 aged 7 and feel sure that had some impact on my neurology contributing to who I am Following my path that attempts to face my issues and looking for ways to return to health through various healing modalities and spiritual search to discover who I truly am After a decade of living and working in different communities working and traveling doing a wide range of occupations including voluntary work and care work amongst many others My search took me to the Findhorn Community in the Northeast of Scotland after a series of difficult personal events in my mid 20s that changed my life and began my search I took up running age 46 then Ultramarathon running as a therapeutic response to my addictions and competed in the UKs longest Ultramarathons.
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12 Jun. 2024
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My Crazy Life: A Story of Autism and More!
Think you've lived a crazy, up-and-down life? You've got nothing on me. This book contains themes of autism, cerebral palsy, borderline personality disorder, chronic pain, balloon fetishism (yes, really), sex, music, loss and... Basil Brush? You'll get it as you read it. Follow my journey through life's ups and downs and hopefully it'll give you hope that life does get better!
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June 7, 2024
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Mateo: The Autistic Tyrannosaurus
"This illustrated story is a tender way to talk to both autistic and neurotypical characteristics of some characteristics of autism. It is so useful for parents read it to their children, as well as so that grandparents, uncles, teachers, autistic people and mental health professionals learn more about the condition. "This charmingly illustrated tale of a dinosaur who is not like other dinosaurs uses a simply story to make important point of neurodiversity and the benefits of building a society in everyone has access to what they need to have the best chance of success"". -Steve Silberman, author, ""NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity"
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June 5, 2024
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Me? Autistic?
This book is an autobiography of the author where she alternates autistic characteristics with a scientific basis and her personal experience. It is fully illustrated (by the same author) with simple language, so that it is easy to access for all people interested in learning more about autism. It can be read by opening it randomly to any page, at the beginning, middle or end.
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June 3, 2024
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