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• Wintering

  the Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times

  May, Katherine,

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  Popular memoir by an autistic writer.

• Lakelore

  McLemore, Anna-Marie

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  YA novel featuring two neurodivergent teenagers and a magical lake.

• A Room Called Earth

  Ryan, Madeleine,

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  Stream-of-consciousness novel featuring a neurodivergent narrator.

• We're Not Broken

  Changing the Autism Conversation

  Garcia, Eric, 1990-

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  "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."

• The Kiss Quotient

  Hoang, Helen,

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  First in a trilogy of romance novels featuring neurodivergent characters.

• Shtum

  a Novel

  Lester, Jem,

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  Contemporary novel set in the U.K. featuring a boy with autism and his parents.

• The Charm Offensive

  a Novel

  Cochrun, Alison,

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  Romance novel set on a reality dating show featuring a character with OCD.

• The Reason I Jump

  the Inner Voice of a Thirteen-year-old Boy With Autism

  Higashida, Naoki, 1992-

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  This book was written when the author (who has autism) was 13 years old.

• The Outdoor Scientist

  the Wonder of Observing the Natural World

  Grandin, Temple,

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  Project-based children's book by autistic scientist Temple Grandin.

• Neurotribes

  the Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity

  Silberman, Steve

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  Nonfiction book about neurodiversity.

• The Girl Who Thought in Pictures

  the Story of Dr. Temple Grandin

  Mosca, Julia Finley,

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  Children's biography of Temple Grandin, a famous scientist with autism.

• Best Boy

  a Novel

  Gottlieb, Eli, 1956-

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  Novel about a 50-something autistic man.

• Life, Animated

  a Story of Sidekicks, Heroes, and Autism

  Suskind, Ron

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  True story of an autistic boy who communicated through Disney dialogue and song.

• Monday's Not Coming

  Jackson, Tiffany D.,

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  YA thriller set in Washington D.C. featuring a main character with learning differences.

• Differently Wired

  Raising An Exceptional Child in a Conventional World

  Reber, Deborah,

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  Parenting book for parents of neurodivergent children.

• Driven to Distraction

  Recognizing and Coping With Attention Deficit Disorder From Childhood Through Adulthood

  Hallowell, Edward M

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  Nonfiction book sharing anecdotes and case histories of people with ADHD.

• Look Me in the Eye

  My Life With Asperger's

  Robison, John Elder

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  "Moving, darkly funny" memoir by a writer with Asperger's.

• Sesame Street. We're Amazing 1, 2, 3!

  Kimmelman, Leslie,

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  Picture book that explains autism for young children.

• The Astonishing Color of After

  Pan, Emily X. R.,

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  YA novel featuring a character with synesthesia.

• Fish in a Tree

  Hunt, Lynda Mullaly,

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  Middle grade novel featuring a girl with learning differences.