In honor of Autism Awareness coming up, here are 30 books to read if your loved one or someone you might know is diagnosed with ASD. Enjoy!
Thinking in Pictures by Dr. Temple Grandin
The Way I See It by Dr. Temple Grandin
The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum by Dr. Temple Grandin
The Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome by Dr. Tony Attwood
Be Different: Adventures of a Free-Range Aspergian by John Elder Robison
The Asperkid’s (Secret) Book of Social Rules by Jennifer Cook O’Toole
The Asperkid’s Launch Pad: Home Design to Empower Everyday Superheroes by Jennifer Cook O’Toole
Beyond the Wall: Personal Experiences with Autism and Asperger Syndrome by Dr. Stephen Shore
When the School Says No…How to Get the Yes! by Dr. Vaughn K. Lauer
Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew by Ellen Notbohm
Early Intervention and Autism: Real-Life Questions, Real-Life Answers by Dr. Jim Ball
Tasks Galore: Literature-Based Thematic Units by Laurie Eckenrode and Pat Fennell
Living Independently on the Autism Spectrum by Lynne Soraya
A Friend’s and Relative’s Guide to Supporting the Family with Autism: How Can I Help? by Ann Palmer
What I Wish I’d Known about Raising a Child with Autism by Bobbi Sheahan and Dr. Kathy DeOrnellas
The Pocket Occupational Therapist for Families of Children with Special Needs
From Anxiety to Meltdown by Deborah Lipsky
Autism Every Day by Alyson Beytien
The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism by Naoki Higashida
The Spark: A Mother’s Story of Nurturing Genius by Kristine Barnett
What Is Autism? Understanding Life with Autism or Asperger’s by Chantal Sicile-Kira
Raising Reslient Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders by Dr. Robert Brooks and Dr. Sam Goldstein
Autism as Context Blindness by Dr. Peter Vermeulen
Managing Anxiety in People with Autism by Dr. Anne M. Chalfant
Anything by Temple Grandin, “Thinking in Pictures” and “The Way I See it” are both good, but I read her “Emergence: Labled Autistic” when my daughter was first diagnosed 20 yrs ago, and learned so much from it. I have both the original version and the updated one.
Tony Attwood, Simon Baron-Cohen, Clare Sainbury, Joshua Muggleton and Cathy Hoopmann are great too!