My Favourite Books About Autism
My reading recommendations for learning about Autism
My reading recommendations for learning about autism, primarily from actually Autistic people, but also from clinicians and other experts with a neurodiversity-affirming philosophy.
Books about autism
Currently reading
In true ADHD style, I have quite a few books on the go at a time (and these are only the Autism-related ones!)
Is This Autism? by Donna Henderson & Sarah Wayland with Jamell White: I’m about 2/3 of the way through this new book and loving it so far! This book is primarily about more subtle presentations of autism. It’s essentially it’s a guide for clinicians to stop looking for stereotypical autism and actually listen to the autistic community about our lived experiences, but I feel it would also be very helpful for allistics (non-Autistic people) to better understand their loved ones.
Different, Not Less, by Chloé Hayden: This is an informative memoir written by the charismatic Autistic actor, Chloé Hayden. She is sarcastic and funny, and doesn’t hold back when sharing about her experiences growing up as a child with as-yet-unidentified Autism.
