Autism Reading List

1.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 3.89 avg rating — 1,568,799 ratings
2.
Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity
Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity 4.36 avg rating — 21,977 ratings
3.
Autism in Heels: The Untold Story of a Female Life on the Spectrum
Autism in Heels: The Untold Story of a Female Life on the Spectrum 3.88 avg rating — 3,358 ratings
4.
Strong Female Character
Strong Female Character 4.42 avg rating — 36,840 ratings
5.
Reasons to Stay Alive
Reasons to Stay Alive
by: Matt Haig
4.07 avg rating — 109,067 ratings
6.
NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity
NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity 4.29 avg rating — 17,216 ratings
7.
Odd Girl Out
Odd Girl Out 3.92 avg rating — 4,031 ratings
7.
But You Don’t Look Autistic at All (Bianca Toeps’ Books)
But You Don’t Look Autistic at All (Bianca Toeps’ Books) 4.02 avg rating — 5,807 ratings
7.
The Comfort Book
The Comfort Book
by: Matt Haig
4.06 avg rating — 70,133 ratings
10.
The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient, #1)
The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 485,423 ratings
11.
Leo and the Octopus
Leo and the Octopus 4.42 avg rating — 156 ratings
12.
We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation
We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation 4.12 avg rating — 2,483 ratings
13.
Hell Followed With Us
Hell Followed With Us 4.10 avg rating — 30,511 ratings
13.
Separate Things: A Memoir
Separate Things: A Memoir 4.16 avg rating — 86 ratings
13.
Autistic and Black
Autistic and Black 4.34 avg rating — 87 ratings
13.
A Kids Book About Executive Functioning
A Kids Book About Executive Functioning
by: Iris Wong
4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings
17.
Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior (A Harvest Book)
Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior (A Harvest Book) 4.15 avg rating — 9,826 ratings
17.
The Spirit Bares Its Teeth
The Spirit Bares Its Teeth 4.47 avg rating — 15,538 ratings
19.
How to Keep House While Drowning
How to Keep House While Drowning 4.22 avg rating — 72,908 ratings
20.
Defining Autism From The Heart
Defining Autism From The Heart 4.57 avg rating — 35 ratings
20.
Invisible Differences: A Story of Asperger's, Adulting, and Living a Life in Full Color
Invisible Differences: A Story of Asperger's, Adulting, and Living a Life in Full Color 4.28 avg rating — 5,674 ratings
22.
Laziness Does Not Exist
Laziness Does Not Exist 3.91 avg rating — 10,569 ratings
22.
Autistics on Autism: Stories You Need to Hear About What Helped Them While Growing Up and Pursuing Their Dreams
Autistics on Autism: Stories You Need to Hear About What Helped Them While Growing Up and Pursuing Their Dreams 3.63 avg rating — 54 ratings
24.
Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice
Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice 4.53 avg rating — 4,859 ratings
24.
Autism and Falling in Love: To the One That Got Away
Autism and Falling in Love: To the One That Got Away 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings
26.
Neuroqueer Heresies: Notes on the Neurodiversity Paradigm, Autistic Empowerment, and Postnormal Possibilities
Neuroqueer Heresies: Notes on the Neurodiversity Paradigm, Autistic Empowerment, and Postnormal Possibilities 4.31 avg rating — 1,038 ratings
26.
Supporting Your Autism Journey: Autistic Adult Answers Your Burning Questions
Supporting Your Autism Journey: Autistic Adult Answers Your Burning Questions really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings
28.
How to Be Autistic
How to Be Autistic 3.92 avg rating — 1,045 ratings
28.
Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions
Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions 3.63 avg rating — 3,379 ratings
30.
Untypical: How the World Isn’t Built for Autistic People and What We Should All Do About it
Untypical: How the World Isn’t Built for Autistic People and What We Should All Do About it 4.29 avg rating — 1,886 ratings
31.
The Electricity of Every Living Thing
The Electricity of Every Living Thing 3.99 avg rating — 4,754 ratings
32.
Queerly Autistic: The Ultimate Guide For LGBTQIA+ Teens on the Spectrum
Queerly Autistic: The Ultimate Guide For LGBTQIA+ Teens on the Spectrum 3.62 avg rating — 239 ratings
33.
The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism
The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism 3.88 avg rating — 61,092 ratings
34.
Sensory: Life on the Spectrum
Sensory: Life on the Spectrum 4.25 avg rating — 3,108 ratings
34.
In a Different Key: The Story of Autism
In a Different Key: The Story of Autism 4.31 avg rating — 3,163 ratings
36.
I Think I Might Be Autistic: A Guide to Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis and Self-Discovery for Adults
I Think I Might Be Autistic: A Guide to Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis and Self-Discovery for Adults 4.21 avg rating — 1,817 ratings
37.
The Heart Principle (The Kiss Quotient, #3)
The Heart Principle (The Kiss Quotient, #3) 3.93 avg rating — 126,494 ratings
38.
Queens of Geek
Queens of Geek
by: Jen Wilde
3.77 avg rating — 9,587 ratings
39.
Ada Twist, Scientist: A Picture Book
Ada Twist, Scientist: A Picture Book 4.49 avg rating — 8,594 ratings
40.
A Different Sort of Normal: The award-winning true story about growing up autistic
A Different Sort of Normal: The award-winning true story about growing up autistic 4.38 avg rating — 1,011 ratings
41.
Black and Neurodiverse: “The intersectionality of being Black and Neurodiverse”
Black and Neurodiverse: “The intersectionality of being Black and Neurodiverse” 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings
42.
The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin (Amazing Scientists, 1)
The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin (Amazing Scientists, 1) 4.38 avg rating — 2,074 ratings
43.
Love & Autism
Love & Autism
by: Kay Kerr
4.26 avg rating — 674 ratings
44.
Drama Queen: One Autistic Woman and a Life of Unhelpful Labels
Drama Queen: One Autistic Woman and a Life of Unhelpful Labels 4.38 avg rating — 1,139 ratings
45.
All Cats Are on the Autism Spectrum: An affirming introduction to autism
All Cats Are on the Autism Spectrum: An affirming introduction to autism 4.24 avg rating — 3,788 ratings
46.
Notes for Neuro Navigators: The Allies' Quick-Start Guide to Championing Neurodivergent Brains
Notes for Neuro Navigators: The Allies' Quick-Start Guide to Championing Neurodivergent Brains 4.15 avg rating — 34 ratings
47.
Camouflage: The Hidden Lives of Autistic Women
Camouflage: The Hidden Lives of Autistic Women 3.80 avg rating — 1,882 ratings
48.
Conversations with Monsters
Conversations with Monsters 4.11 avg rating — 63 ratings
49.
A Day With No Words
A Day With No Words 4.64 avg rating — 951 ratings