Books
Here are a number of books on Autism and its associated conditions that have been recommended by our Members. Please note that Autism Bucks is not suggesting in any way that these books are the sole, definitive sources of accurate information on Autism. A book appears on this list only because a Member has brought to our attention that they found some value in reading it.
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A Different Sort of Normal
by
Abigail Balfe
The beautiful true story of one girl's journey growing up autistic - and the challenges she faced in the 'normal' world
The Healing Code
by
Alex Loyd
A ground breaking system from one of the contributors to The Secret: six minutes to heal the source of your health, success or relationship issue.
Carly's Voice
by
Arthur Fleischmann
In this international bestseller, father and advocate for Autism awareness Arthur Fleischmann blends his daughter Carly’s own words with his story of getting to know his remarkable daughter—after years of believing that she was unable to understand or communicate with him.
My Parent has an Autism Spectrum Disorder
by
Barbara Lester
The author describes common characteristics of ASD, and encourages children to think about how the world might look from their parent's perspective. Topics include social and emotional difficulties, sensory issues, body language, special interests, and how the child might go about explaining their parent's differences to other children.
Like Colour to the Blind
by
Donna Williams
In Donna's relationship with Ian, a man with difficulties related to her own, we watch the two of them break through their rock-solid emotional barriers and dare to defy all the rules imposed by the autistic condition of 'exposure anxiety'. Their struggle is told with Donna's characteristic humour, insight and sense of fragility.
Autism: An Inside-Out Approach
by
Donna Williams
This book, written by an autistic person for people with autism and related disorders, carers, and the professionals who work with them, is a practical handbook to understanding, living with and working with autism. It shows clearly how the behaviours associated with autism can have a range of different causes.
Unmasking Autism
by
Dr Devon Price
Blending cutting-edge research, personal insights and practical exercises for self-expression, Dr Devon Price examines the phenomenon of 'masking', making a passionate argument for radical authenticity and non-conformity. A powerful call for change, Unmasking Autism gifts its readers with the tools to uncover their true selves and build a new society - one where everyone can thrive on their own terms.
Unmasking for Life
by
Dr Devon Price
Because Autistic people often fear change, struggle to process unfamiliar situations, and have trauma histories that have conditioned them to avoid conflict, they don\'t always know how to transform their inner revelations into outer realities. They need more than internal healing - they need practical tools to translate acceptance into assertiveness and interpersonal effectiveness. In this book, Devon Price helps you advocate for your needs and invent new ways of living, loving and being that work for you.
Girl Unmasked: How Uncovering My Autism Saved My Life
by
Emily Katy
Emily's moving book is a powerful testimony that shines a light on the continued failure of health services to provide any kind of meaningful improvement for autistic people. Should be essential reading for mental health professionals and anyone with autism in their lives.'
The Autism Spectrum Guide to Sexuality and Relationships
by
Emma Goodall
Unravelling the complexities of relationships and sexuality, this straight-talking guide will help you to navigate the associated social, emotional and physical issues. Expert advice and real life examples give you the knowledge to reflect on your own sexuality, provide you with information on different types of relationship, and gives you the confidence to decide which type of relationship is right for you.
Healing Your Aloneness
by
Erika Chopich & Margaret Paul
Erika Chopich and Margaret Paul show how anyone can reconnect with his or her Inner Child to short-circuit self-destructive patterns, resolve fears and conflicts, and build satisfying relationships. Healing Your Aloneness outlines a self-healing process that can be used every day to restore a nurturing balance between loving Adult and loved Inner Child.
Multicoloured Mayhem
by
Jacqui Jackson
Jacqui Jackson has seven children. Luke has Asperger Syndrome, Joe has ADHD, and Ben has autism. Full of anecdotes and lively thinking, the book explains vividly what it is like to parent young people with such a range of conditions, and provides a wealth of helpful and creative advice for other parents and carers.
Learning the Hidden Curriculum
by
Judy Endow
Gleaning the best from past years' One-a-Day Hidden Curriculum Calendars, this book not only includes over 1,000 HC nuggets, it brings them together within a framework that enables readers to learn to create their own social `rules' and, as a result, live freer, more successful lives. The fact that the book is written by a person who has learned by trial and error makes it all the more valuable.
Afrotistic
by
Kala Allen Omeiza
In her new town, the fifteen-year-old strives to make Dean's Merit Society, an elite honor society that she sees as her ticket to success. To make the society, she needs leadership experience, but there's one problem: Noa struggles to socialize appropriately. Desperate to make it in the society, she creates her own group consisting of autistic students from her school district and names it the "Roaring Pebbles".
Autistic and Black: Our Experiences of Growth Progress and Empowerment
by
Kala Allen Omeiza
In this powerful insight into the lives of Black autistic people, Kala Allen Omeiza brings together a community of voices from across the world, spanning religions, sexuality and social economic status to provide a deep and rich understanding of what it means to be autistic and Black.
The Story of Codey Crowe
by
Karen Murphy
This is the story about a happy, adventurous, carefree little boy who doesn't let being autistic and non-verbal hold him back from having fun.
101 Positive Steps Toward Employment and Independence for Young Adults with Autism
by
Lisa New
This book is for parents and professionals who are guiding adolescents and young adult children with high functioning autism or Asperger's toward employment and independence. It will help you focus on your child's positivity in their interactions with others, and will help you guide him or her to respond positively to the many challenges he or she faces every day.
Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome
by
Luke Jackson
Drawing from his own experiences and gaining information from his teenage brother and sisters, Luke Jackson wrote this enlightening, honest and witty book in an attempt to address difficult topics such as bullying, friendships, when and how to tell others about AS, school problems, dating and relationships, and morality.
Energy Accounting: Stress Management and Mental Health Monitoring for Autism and Related Conditions
by
Maja Toudal
Delivering the first authoritative introduction to this practical, neurodiversity-affirming technique, Energy Accounting features straightforward step-by-step instructions on how adjustments can be made to reduce stress and increase energy and improve quality of life.
Live Uncaged
by
Mary E. DeMuth
Are you stuck in the past? Don't know how to heal beyond what happened to you back then? Are you tired of repeating the mistakes of your parents? Author Mary DeMuth helps you understand your past, embrace healing today, and anticipate an irresistible future.
Sensory Perceptual Issues in Autism and Asperger Syndrome
by
Olga Bogdashina
Bogdashina attempts to define the role of sensory perceptual problems in autism identified by autistic individuals themselves. She singles out possible patterns of sensory experiences in autism and the cognitive differences caused by them. The final chapters are devoted to assessment and intervention.
The Power of Letting Go
by
Patricia Carrington
A guide to releasing inner tensions, letting go of anxiety and frustration, coping with pressured and stressful situations and getting on with enjoying life. The author of this work explains how her straightforward method can be used to improve virtually every aspect of life.
Life Through A Kaleidoscope
by
Paul Isaacs
This book explores the visual differences and difficulties Paul has experienced for over 26 years. For Paul it was a moving moment of clarity and realisation when with the correct lenses he looked outside and said “Oh, the tree has a middle bit!”
Living Through The Haze
by
Paul Isaacs
Paul Isaacs has High Functioning Autism. In this book he talks about his life and the misunderstandings in his younger years by people around him such as neighbours, teachers and family members. The hardships of being in education while undiagnosed and the difficulties in the work place and being misdiagnosed by Mental Health Professionals.
The ASD Workbook
by
Penny Kershaw
This workbook helps parents to explain ASDs to their child and provide practical and emotional support following diagnosis. It is presented in a clear and positive way. As the workbook is completed an invaluable record of development will be created for parent and child to look back on together.
What I Want To Talk About
by
Pete Wharmby
In What I Want to Talk About popular autism advocate Pete Wharmby takes readers on a journey through his special interests, illuminating the challenges of autistic experience along the way. Funny, revealing, celebratory and powerful in equal measure, this is a book that will resonate with many, and which should be required reading for anyone who wants to understand autism with more accuracy and empathy.
Untypical: How the world isn’t built for autistic people and what we should all do about it
by
Pete Wharmby
After a late diagnosis and a lifetime of ‘masking’, Pete is the perfect interlocutor to explain how our two worlds can meet, and what we can do for the many autistic people in our schools, workplaces and lives. The result: a practical handbook for all of us to make the world a simpler, better place for autistic people to navigate, and a call to arms for anyone who believes in an inclusive society and wants to be part of the solution.
Very Late Diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome
by
Philip Wylie
As awareness and understanding of Asperger Syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorder increases, more adults are identifying themselves as being on the spectrum and seeking formal diagnosis. This book discusses the process, the pros and cons, and the after-effects of receiving an autism diagnosis in adulthood.
Autism: Respecting Difference
by
Phoebe Caldwell
Autism: Respecting Difference is a concise, straightforward introduction to the sensory and emotional experiences of autism, designed to help support staff, professionals, and families better understand and engage with autistic people in order to offer meaningful and effective support.
The Autism-Friendly Guide to Periods
by
Robyn Steward
Changes during puberty, such as the onset of periods, are challenging for girls on the autism spectrum. Written from experience by an autistic woman, this straightforward guide to periods helps the reader to prepare in great detail, from hygiene to pain medication and sensory experiences to mood swings.
The Independent Woman's Handbook for Super Safe Living on the Autistic Spectrum
by
Robyn Steward
This honest and personal account is filled with practical tips and strategies for living a safe and independent life as a young woman on the autistic spectrum. It covers common areas of difficulty such as friendships, relationships and sex, alcohol and drugs, money and employment, and staying safe out and about, at home and online.
The Autism-Friendly Guide to Self-Employment
by
Robyn Steward
Successfully self-employed autistic author Robyn Steward shares her keen insights about the valuable skills and unique visions self-employed autistic people bring to the job market. This book will teach you how to bring these strengths into the world of self-employment, so that you can follow your passions as part of the community.
Everyday Aspergers
by
Samantha Craft
Through 150 entries, Samantha Craft presents a life of humorous faux pas, profound insights, and the everyday adventures of an autistic female. In her vivid world, nothing is simple and everything appears pertinent. Even an average trip to the grocery store is a feat and cause for reflection.
So, I'm Autistic: An Introduction to Autism for Young Adults and Late Teens
by
Sarah O'Brien
Written by autistic advocate Sarah O'Brien, this book gives a much-needed introduction into what autism is and removes the myths, stereotypes and stigma that surround it. Sarah provides insights into what to do after diagnosis and how to approach and navigate the process of informing those in your life, from your family and friends to your teachers or manager at work.
Men with ADHD
by
Scott Simonds
Practical Strategies to Enhance Focus, Accept Yourself and Manage Other Challenges as an Adult With ADHD
The Spectrum Girl's Survival Guide
by
Siena Castellon
The ultimate advice guide for autistic teenage girls, written by an award-winning autistic teen campaigner. With practical tips on friendships, dating, mental health, bullying and school life to help you overcome any challenge.
Thinking in Pictures
by
Temple Grandin
A gifted and successful animal scientist, the author, who is autistic, tells us what it was like to grow up perceiving the world in an entirely concrete and visual way - somewhat akin to how animals think. She gives an insight into autism and its challenges using her observed understanding of the workings of her mind.
Understanding Autism in Adults and Aging Adults
by
Theresa Regan
New edition 2021 with updated research, additional insight, and strategies for communication, information about autism in special populations (such as the gender diverse, those with problematic internet use and gaming addictions, females, and more), and a new section on aging and dementia.
Asperger's Syndrome
by
Tony Attwood
Tony Attwood's guide will assist parents and professionals with the identification, treatment and care of both children and adults with Asperger's Syndrome. The book provides a description and analysis of the unusual characteristics of the syndrome and practical strategies to reduce those that are most conspicuous or debilitating.
The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome
by
Tony Attwood
This is the definitive handbook for anyone affected by Asperger's syndrome, with a new introduction explaining the DSM-5. It brings together information on all aspects of the syndrome for children through to adults. Drawing on case studies from Attwood's extensive clinical experience, the book is authoritative and extremely accessible.
Exploring Depression, and Beating the Blues
by
Tony Attwood And Michelle Garnett
A CBT Self-Help Guide to Understanding and Coping with Depression in Asperger’s Syndrome [ASD-Level 1]
Been There. Done That. Try This!
by
Various
Been There. Done That. Try This! gathers a team of top Aspie mentors to pass along insights for successful living to the next generation. Temple Grandin, Liane Holliday Willey, and many others, offer advice on coping with key stressors including anxiety, self-esteem, careers, and friendship. Each chapter ends with commentary from Dr. Tony Attwood.
Life Behind Glass
by
Wendy Lawson
Wendy Lawson has an autism spectrum disorder. She is now a mother of four with two university degrees; she is a social worker and adult educator, and operates her own business. She is also a poet and a writer, sharing her understanding of autism with others to help 'build a bridge...from my world to theirs'. Life Behind Glass is part of that bridge.
Older Adults and Autism Spectrum Conditions
by
Wenn Lawson
Wenn Lawson is a gifted investigative writer, who masterfully weaves research with narratives and pragmatism. This is a talent particularly well used in Older Adults and Autism Spectrum Conditions.