Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Our minds work in beautifully diverse ways, and these books explore the unique perspectives, challenges, and strengths of people on the autism spectrum. Through personal stories, expert insights, and practical guidance, readers will find understanding, support, and celebration of neurodiversity in all its forms.
Autistic Spectrum Disorder Book Summaries
The Reason I Jump
A nonverbal 13-year-old with autism answers the questions others are afraid to ask.
Psychology
Memoir
Autobiography
Biography
Disability
The Reason I Jump
A nonverbal 13-year-old with autism answers the questions others are afraid to ask.
Psychology
Memoir
Autobiography
Biography
Disability
Disconnected Kids
Autism, ADHD, dyslexia: when brain halves go quiet, symptoms appear. A program to reconnect them.
Parenting
Health
Psychology
Autism
Adhd
Disconnected Kids
Autism, ADHD, dyslexia: when brain halves go quiet, symptoms appear. A program to reconnect them.
Parenting
Health
Psychology
Autism
Adhd
Unmasking Autism
Autistic camouflage is a draining daily act that ends in burnout. Unmask and reclaim yourself.
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Disability
Sociology
Unmasking Autism
Autistic camouflage is a draining daily act that ends in burnout. Unmask and reclaim yourself.
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Disability
Sociology
Neurodiversity
The medical model calls them disorders. Neurodiversity calls them the source of human creativity.
Psychology
Mental Health
Self Help
Autism
Adhd
Neurodiversity
The medical model calls them disorders. Neurodiversity calls them the source of human creativity.
Psychology
Mental Health
Self Help
Autism
Adhd
The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome
Not broken, just a different operating system. A lifetime guide to supporting the Asperger's mind.
Psychology
Autism
Self Help
Parenting
Mental Health
The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome
Not broken, just a different operating system. A lifetime guide to supporting the Asperger's mind.
Psychology
Autism
Self Help
Parenting
Mental Health
Thinking in Pictures
A visual mind, shaped by autism, decoded animal fear and transformed the livestock industry.
Memoir
Autism
Psychology
Science
Animals
Thinking in Pictures
A visual mind, shaped by autism, decoded animal fear and transformed the livestock industry.
Memoir
Autism
Psychology
Science
Animals
The Out-of-Sync Child
The hidden senses that make a child's world chaotic. A guide to recognizing and calming them.
Parenting
Psychology
Self Help
Education
Health
The Out-of-Sync Child
The hidden senses that make a child's world chaotic. A guide to recognizing and calming them.
Parenting
Psychology
Self Help
Education
Health
Uniquely Human
Autism isn't a broken brain; it often comes with its own internal logic and untapped strengths.
Psychology
Parenting
Disability
Mental Health
Education
Uniquely Human
Autism isn't a broken brain; it often comes with its own internal logic and untapped strengths.
Psychology
Parenting
Disability
Mental Health
Education
House Rules
A teenager's Asperger's and crime scene obsession make him the prime suspect in his tutor's murder.
Mystery
Contemporary
Crime
Adult Fiction
Thriller
House Rules
A teenager's Asperger's and crime scene obsession make him the prime suspect in his tutor's murder.
Mystery
Contemporary
Crime
Adult Fiction
Thriller
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
When a math-minded teen finds a dog dead, his search for a killer leads home.
Mystery
Contemporary
Young Adult
Autism
Coming Of Age
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
When a math-minded teen finds a dog dead, his search for a killer leads home.
Mystery
Contemporary
Young Adult
Autism
Coming Of Age
Unlearning Shame
Feeling broken is not a personal failure: it is a system working as designed.
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Social Justice
Sociology
Unlearning Shame
Feeling broken is not a personal failure: it is a system working as designed.
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Social Justice
Sociology
Unmasked
For the generation diagnosed in adulthood: how to unmask, reframe your brain, and stop apologizing.
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
Autism
Adhd
Unmasked
For the generation diagnosed in adulthood: how to unmask, reframe your brain, and stop apologizing.
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
Autism
Adhd
The Essential Difference
Female brains favor empathy, male brains favor systems. This theory says autism is the male extreme.
Psychology
Science
Biology
Evolution
Gender
The Essential Difference
Female brains favor empathy, male brains favor systems. This theory says autism is the male extreme.
Psychology
Science
Biology
Evolution
Gender
Empire of Normality
The line between healthy and broken minds was drawn by factory logic and market demands.
Psychology
Disability
Politics
History
Philosophy
Empire of Normality
The line between healthy and broken minds was drawn by factory logic and market demands.
Psychology
Disability
Politics
History
Philosophy
The Journal of Best Practices
Diagnosed with Asperger's at 30, he engineered his failing marriage, one journal entry at a time.
Memoir
Psychology
Self Help
Autism
Parenting
The Journal of Best Practices
Diagnosed with Asperger's at 30, he engineered his failing marriage, one journal entry at a time.
Memoir
Psychology
Self Help
Autism
Parenting
The Pattern Seekers
The cognitive engine behind human invention also explains autism; it emerged 70,000 years ago.
Psychology
Science
Evolution
Anthropology
Mental Health
The Pattern Seekers
The cognitive engine behind human invention also explains autism; it emerged 70,000 years ago.
Psychology
Science
Evolution
Anthropology
Mental Health
The Everything Parent's Guide To Children With Asperger's Syndrome
Your child's intense interests aren't obsessions; they're a career map. Here's how to read it.
Parenting
Autism
Self Help
Psychology
Family
The Everything Parent's Guide To Children With Asperger's Syndrome
Your child's intense interests aren't obsessions; they're a career map. Here's how to read it.
Parenting
Autism
Self Help
Psychology
Family
An Early Start for Your Child with Autism
Transform bath time, mealtime, and play into therapy: a parent's guide to early autism intervention.
Psychology
Autism
Parenting
Education
Self Help
An Early Start for Your Child with Autism
Transform bath time, mealtime, and play into therapy: a parent's guide to early autism intervention.
Psychology
Autism
Parenting
Education
Self Help
Born on a Blue Day
A mind where numbers glow with color, calendars are landscapes, and prime numbers feel smooth.
Memoir
Autobiography
Autism
Psychology
Mental Health
Born on a Blue Day
A mind where numbers glow with color, calendars are landscapes, and prime numbers feel smooth.
Memoir
Autobiography
Autism
Psychology
Mental Health
The Speed of Dark
A pharmaceutical company offers an autistic man normalcy. The treatment could erase who he is.
Science Fiction
Speculative Fiction
Literary Fiction
Adult
Book Club
The Speed of Dark
A pharmaceutical company offers an autistic man normalcy. The treatment could erase who he is.
Science Fiction
Speculative Fiction
Literary Fiction
Adult
Book Club
Look Me in the Eye
No eye contact. No friends. Flawless with machines. The reason hid in plain sight for forty years.
Memoir
Autism
Psychology
Autobiography
Mental Health
Look Me in the Eye
No eye contact. No friends. Flawless with machines. The reason hid in plain sight for forty years.
Memoir
Autism
Psychology
Autobiography
Mental Health
Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships
The social rulebook written from scratch by an autistic mind that treated interactions like data.
Autism
Psychology
Self Help
Relationships
Parenting
Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships
The social rulebook written from scratch by an autistic mind that treated interactions like data.
Autism
Psychology
Self Help
Relationships
Parenting
We're Not Broken
Why autism talk must shift from cure to acceptance, from an autistic journalist inside the movement.
Autism
Disability
Social Justice
Psychology
Mental Health
We're Not Broken
Why autism talk must shift from cure to acceptance, from an autistic journalist inside the movement.
Autism
Disability
Social Justice
Psychology
Mental Health
Sincerely, Your Autistic Child
They grew up autistic. They wrote down everything they needed their parents to know.
Autism
Parenting
Disability
Essays
Psychology
Sincerely, Your Autistic Child
They grew up autistic. They wrote down everything they needed their parents to know.
Autism
Parenting
Disability
Essays
Psychology
Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew
Too loud, too bright, too literal: a child with autism explains the world you cannot see.
Autism
Parenting
Education
Teaching
Psychology
Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew
Too loud, too bright, too literal: a child with autism explains the world you cannot see.
Autism
Parenting
Education
Teaching
Psychology
Engaging Autism
Floortime: build emotional connection from the child's own interests, and language and logic follow.
Autism
Parenting
Psychology
Self Help
Disability
Engaging Autism
Floortime: build emotional connection from the child's own interests, and language and logic follow.
Autism
Parenting
Psychology
Self Help
Disability
Differently Wired
Your child isn't broken; the parenting rulebook is. Rewriting the rules for neurodivergent kids.
Parenting
Psychology
Education
Mental Health
Autism
Differently Wired
Your child isn't broken; the parenting rulebook is. Rewriting the rules for neurodivergent kids.
Parenting
Psychology
Education
Mental Health
Autism
Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast, Too Tight
Why tags, crowds, and noise feel unbearable: a body-based fix for sensory defensiveness.
Psychology
Self Help
Health
Mental Health
Science
Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast, Too Tight
Why tags, crowds, and noise feel unbearable: a body-based fix for sensory defensiveness.
Psychology
Self Help
Health
Mental Health
Science
Navigating Autism
Nine shifts to see beyond the label: build strengths, treat hidden pain, and prepare for life.
Psychology
Parenting
Disability
Education
Self Help
Navigating Autism
Nine shifts to see beyond the label: build strengths, treat hidden pain, and prepare for life.
Psychology
Parenting
Disability
Education
Self Help
I Think I Might Be Autistic
Wondering if you're on the spectrum? A roadmap from suspicion through diagnosis to self-acceptance.
Autism
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
Disability
I Think I Might Be Autistic
Wondering if you're on the spectrum? A roadmap from suspicion through diagnosis to self-acceptance.
Autism
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
Disability
Secrets of the Autistic Millionaire
Diagnosed late, millionaire early: an autistic programmer's strategies for a life that fits.
Autism
Psychology
Self Help
Memoir
Mental Health
Secrets of the Autistic Millionaire
Diagnosed late, millionaire early: an autistic programmer's strategies for a life that fits.
Autism
Psychology
Self Help
Memoir
Mental Health
Living Sensationally
Your sensory wiring dictates comfort with food, touch, and noise. Four patterns reveal why.
Psychology
Self Help
Health
Parenting
Mental Health
Living Sensationally
Your sensory wiring dictates comfort with food, touch, and noise. Four patterns reveal why.
Psychology
Self Help
Health
Parenting
Mental Health
Turn Autism Around
Your toddler stopped pointing. Start 15-minute daily learning sessions now; a diagnosis can wait.
Parenting
Autism
Psychology
Education
Disability
Turn Autism Around
Your toddler stopped pointing. Start 15-minute daily learning sessions now; a diagnosis can wait.
Parenting
Autism
Psychology
Education
Disability
Nerdy, Shy, and Socially Inappropriate
Diagnosed autistic at 40, she found the instructions for her own brain. Now she shares them.
Psychology
Autism
Memoir
Self Help
Mental Health
Nerdy, Shy, and Socially Inappropriate
Diagnosed autistic at 40, she found the instructions for her own brain. Now she shares them.
Psychology
Autism
Memoir
Self Help
Mental Health
What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic
What small sounds, meltdowns, and pattern obsession reveal about the logic of an autistic mind.
Psychology
Memoir
Mental Health
Self Help
Disability
What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic
What small sounds, meltdowns, and pattern obsession reveal about the logic of an autistic mind.
Psychology
Memoir
Mental Health
Self Help
Disability
The Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships
The hidden social curriculum, decoded by an autistic mind who learned every rule from scratch.
Autism
Psychology
Self Help
Relationships
Parenting
The Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships
The hidden social curriculum, decoded by an autistic mind who learned every rule from scratch.
Autism
Psychology
Self Help
Relationships
Parenting
Love & Autism
Autistic women hide themselves to find love. What happens when they stop hiding is the real story.
Psychology
Autism
Disability
Mental Health
Relationships
Love & Autism
Autistic women hide themselves to find love. What happens when they stop hiding is the real story.
Psychology
Autism
Disability
Mental Health
Relationships
The ADHD-Autism Connection
Your child’s ADHD may be hiding autism. A roadmap for accurate diagnosis and integrated treatment.
Autism
Adhd
Psychology
Mental Health
Health
The ADHD-Autism Connection
Your child’s ADHD may be hiding autism. A roadmap for accurate diagnosis and integrated treatment.
Autism
Adhd
Psychology
Mental Health
Health
Autism Breakthrough
Your autistic child doesn't need fixing. Enter their world, and the breakthroughs follow.
Parenting
Autism
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Autism Breakthrough
Your autistic child doesn't need fixing. Enter their world, and the breakthroughs follow.
Parenting
Autism
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Breaking the Silence
One boy feared water, another clung to stones. A foster carer unearths the silent grief beneath.
Memoir
Autobiography
Biography
Parenting
Children
Breaking the Silence
One boy feared water, another clung to stones. A foster carer unearths the silent grief beneath.
Memoir
Autobiography
Biography
Parenting
Children
Thinking In Numbers
Numbers live in a family of nine, an Icelandic counting word, snowflakes, and how decades shrink.
Mathematics
Science
Essays
Philosophy
Memoir
Thinking In Numbers
Numbers live in a family of nine, an Icelandic counting word, snowflakes, and how decades shrink.
Mathematics
Science
Essays
Philosophy
Memoir
I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder
She 'overcame' her autism to earn praise, then broke under the weight of the act.
Memoir
Autism
Mental Health
Disability
Psychology
I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder
She 'overcame' her autism to earn praise, then broke under the weight of the act.
Memoir
Autism
Mental Health
Disability
Psychology
Be Different
How to turn autistic traits into professional and personal strengths, from someone who lived it.
Autism
Memoir
Self Help
Psychology
Disability
Be Different
How to turn autistic traits into professional and personal strengths, from someone who lived it.
Autism
Memoir
Self Help
Psychology
Disability
