Autism Awareness Month - April 2024

Updated March 23, 2024
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Sincerely, your autistic child : what people on the autism spectrum wish their parents knew about growing up, acceptance, and identity
Ballou, Emily Paige
Paper Book
A diverse collection of autistic voices that highlights how parents can avoid common mistakes and misconceptions, and make their child feel truly accepted, valued, and celebrated for who they are. Most resources available for parents come from psychologists, educators, and...
Divergent mind : thriving in a world that wasn't designed for you
Nerenberg, Jenara
Paper Book
AUDIBLE EDITOR'S PICK A paradigm-shifting study of neurodivergent women--those with ADHD, autism, synesthesia, high sensitivity, and sensory processing disorder--exploring why these traits are overlooked in women and how society benefits from...
Spectrum women : walking to the beat of autism
Cook, Barb
Paper Book
Barb Cook and 14 other autistic women describe life from a female autistic perspective, and present empowering, helpful and supportive insights from their personal experience for fellow autistic women. Michelle Garnett's comments validate and expand the experiences described from a clinician's...
Neurotribes : the legacy of autism and the future of neurodiversity
Silberman, Steve
Paper Book
This New York Times-bestselling book upends conventional thinking about autism and suggests a broader model for acceptance, understanding, and full participation in society for people who think differently. "Beautifully told, humanizing, important."--The New York Times...
But everyone feels this way : how an autism diagnosis saved my life
Layle, Paige
Paper Book
Autism acceptance activist and TikTok influencer Paige Layle shares her deeply personal journey to diagnosis and living life autistically.  "For far too long, I was told I was just like everyone else. But knew it couldn't be true. Living just seemed so much...
Women and Girls on the Autism Spectrum: Understanding Life Experiences from Early Childhood to Old Age
Hendrickx, Sarah.
Paper Book
The difference that being female makes to the diagnosis, life and experiences of an autistic person is hugely significant. In this widely expanded second edition, Sarah Hendrickx combines the latest research with personal stories from girls and women on the autism spectrum to present a picture of...
The #ActuallyAutistic guide to advocacy : step-by-step advice on how to ally and speak up with autistic people and the autism community / Jennifer Brunton and Jenna Gensic
Brunton, Jennifer
Paper Book
The #ActuallyAutistic Guide to Advocacy takes an in-depth look at the key elements of effective, respectful, inclusive advocacy and allyship. Every topic was chosen, shaped, and informed by #ActuallyAutistic perspectives. The step-by-step guide discusses various aspects of how...
Letters to my weird sisters : [on autism and feminism]
Limburg, Joanne
Paper Book
An autistic feminist author looks at women's history, in search of her 'weird sisters'.
I will die on this hill : autistic adults, autism parents, and the children who deserve a better world
Ashburn, Meghan
Paper Book
There is a significant divide between autistic advocates and parents of autistic children. Parents may feel attacked for their lack of understanding, and autistic adults who offer insight and guidance are also met with hostility and rejection. Meghan Ashburn, a mother of two autistic...
I overcame my autism and all I got was this lousy anxiety disorder : a memoir
Kurchak, Sarah
Ebook
We're not broken : changing the autism conversation
Garcia, Eric
Paper Book
"This book is a message from autistic people to their parents, friends, teachers, coworkers and doctors showing what life is like on the spectrum. It's also my love letter to autistic people. For too long, we have been forced to navigate a world where all the road signs are written in another...
Unmasking autism : discovering the new faces of neurodiversity
Price, Devon
Ebook
A deep dive into the spectrum of Autistic experience and the phenomenon of masked Autism, giving individuals the tools to safely uncover their true selves while broadening society's narrow understanding of neurodiversity "A remarkable work that will stand at the...

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