Autism Acceptance Month Booklist
April is Autism Acceptance Month -- a time to spread awareness, promote acceptance, and ignite change. We've compiled a booklist by, about, or featuring someone with Autism.
Click on a title to find it in our catalog; and find many more titles at cobbcat.org.
Children's Picture Books
Too Sticky!: Sensory Issues with Autism by Jen Malia
Benji, the Bad Day, and Me by Sally J. Pla
Isaac and His Amazing Asperger Superpowers! by Melanie Walsh
Children's Nonfiction
How to be Human: Diary of an Autistic Girl by Florida Frenz
The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin by Julia Finley Mosca
Is It ok to Ask Questions About Autism? by Abi Rawlins
Children's and Preteen Chapter Books
Me and Mister P. by Maria Farrer
The Ostrich and Other Lost Things by Beth Hautala
Every Shiny Thing by Cordelia Jensen
Rules by Cynthia Lord
Watchdog by Will McIntosh
Planet Earth is Blue by Nicole Panteleakos
Teen and Young Adult Fiction
Running Full Tilt by Michael Currinder
Somebody, Please Tell Me Who I Am by Harry Mazer
A Star is Born by Walter Dean Myers
Teen and Young Adult Nonfiction
Autism, the Invisible Cord : A Sibling's Diary by Barbara S. Cain
Funny, You Don't Look Autistic : A Comedian's Guide to Life on the Spectrum by Michael McCreary
Same but Different : Teen Life on the Autism Express by Holly Robinson Peete
Adult Fiction
The Speed of Sound by Eric Bernt
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
The Bride Test by Helen Hoang
Ginny Moon by Benjamin Ludwig
Adult Nonfiction
What Science Tells Us About Autism Spectrum Disorder: Making the Right Choices for Your Child by Raphael Bernier
Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8: A Young Man's Voice from the Silence of Autism Naoki Higashida
The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-year-old Boy with Autism by Naoki Higashida
Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew by Ellen Notbohm
Not My Boy!: A Father, a Son, and One Family's Journey with Autism by Rodney Peete
Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism by Barry Prizant
Life, Animated: A Story of Sidekicks, Heroes, and Autism by Ron Suskind
Adult Biography
The Journal of Best Practices: A Memoir of Marriage and Asperger Syndrome, and One Man's Quest to be a Better Husband by David Finch
Love That Boy: What Two Presidents, Eight Road Trips, and My Son Taught Me About a Parent's Expectations by Ron Fournier
The Secret Life of a Black Aspie: A Memoir by Anand Prahlad
Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's by John Elder Robison
The Boy Who Felt Too Much: How a Renowned Neuroscientist and His Son Changed Our View of Autism Forever by Lorenz Wagner
Films