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 allowing...
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
A New York Times bestseller Winner of the 2015 Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction A groundbreaking book that upends conventional thinking about autism and suggests a broader model for acceptance, understanding, and full participation in society for people who...
I overcame my autism and all I got was this lousy anxiety disorder : a memoir
Kurchak, Sarah
Paper Book
Sarah Kurchak is autistic. She hasn't let that get in the way of pursuing her dream to become a writer, or to find love, but she has let it get in the way of being in the same room with someone chewing food loudly, and of cleaning her bathroom sink. In I Overcame My Autism and All I Got...
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
Paper Book
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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