April is Autism Acceptance Month. Autism Acceptance Month aims to show support, inclusion, and acceptance for those diagnosed with Autism. Organizations like The Autism Society work to empower everyone in the Autism community to live fully and believe that acceptance is creating a world where everyone in the Autism community is connected to the support they need, when they need it.

Our Accessibility Services Department compiled a list of books for all ages that can help all of us learn more about Autism and support those in the Autism community.

You can also participate in our Autism Acceptance Month Beanstack Challenge! Find information about the challenge here.

Children’s Picture Books

Benji, the Bad Day, and Me by Sally J. Pla

Charlie Makes a Splash by Holly Robinson Peete

A Day with No Words by Tiffany Hammond

Flap Your Hands: A Celebration of Stimming by Steve Asbell

A Friend for Henry by Jenn Bailey

Ian’s Walk: A Story about Autism by Laurie Lears

Isaac and His Amazing Asperger Superpowers! by Melanie Walsh

It Was Supposed to be Sunny by Samantha Cotterill

Next Level: A Hymn in Gratitude for our Neurodiversity by Samara Cole Doyon

Too Sticky!: Sensory Issues with Autism by Jen Malia

Understanding Sam by Clarabelle van Niekerk

Juvenile Nonfiction

Armond Goes to a Party: A Book About Asperger's and Friendship by Nancy Carlson

Autistic Distress by Charis Mather

The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin by Julia Finley Mosca

How to Build a Hug: Temple Grandin and Her Amazing Squeeze Machine by Amy Guglielmo

I Know Someone With Autism by Sue Barraclough

Is it OK to Ask Questions About Autism? Abi Rawlins

Medikidz Explain Autism by Dr. Kim Chilman-Blair

My Life with Autism by Mari Schuh

Rebel Girl Celebrate Neurodiversity: 25 Tales of Creative Thinkers by Shadae Mallory

The Survival Guide for Kids with Autism Spectrum Disorders (And their Parents) by Elizabeth Verdick

Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World by Sy Montgomery

Children’s & Preteen Chapter Books

Anybody Here Seen Frenchie? by Leslie Conner

Every Shiny Thing by Cordelia Jensen

The Exceptional Maggie Chowder by Renee Beauregard Lute

Frankie and Amelia by Cammie McGovern

Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen! by Sarah Kapit

Good Different by Meg Eden Kuyatt

The Magical Imperfect by Chris Baron

Me and Mister P. by Maria Farrer

The Ostrich and Other Lost Things  by Beth Hautala

Paige Not Found by Jen Wilde

Planet Earth is Blue  by Nicole Panteleakos

Rules  by Cynthia Lord

The Space We're In by Katya Balen

Superstar by Mandy Davis

The View From the Very Best House in Town by Meera Trehan

Watchdog by Will McIntosh

Teen & Young Adult Fiction

Crashing Into You by Rocky Callen

The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester by Maya MacGregor

A Night Twice as Long by Andrew Simonet

Rules of Rain by Leah Sheier

Running Full Tilt by Michael Currinder

Some Like It Cold by Elle McNicholl

Somebody, Please Tell Me Who I Am by Harry Mazer

Something More by Jackie Khalilieh

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White

A Star is Born by Walter Dean Myers

This is the Way the World Ends by Jen Wilde

Tilly in Technicolor by Mazey Eddings

Unseelie by Ivelisse Housman

A Wizard Alone by Diane Duane

Teen & 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

Melting Down: A Comic for Kids with Asperger's Disorder and Challenging Behavior by Jeff Krukar

Same but Different: Teen Life on the Autism Express by Holly Robinson Peete

Adult Fiction 

All the Things We Don't Talk About by Amy Feltman

The Bride Test by Helen Hoang

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon

The Framed Women of Ardemore House by Brandy Schillace

Ginny Moon by Benjamin Ludwig

I Never Get Lost in the Woods by Aaron Jepson

Moon Dust in My Hairnet by JR Creadan

My Kind of Trouble by Leanne Schwartz

A Room Called Earth by Madeleine Ryan

The Speed of Sound by Eric Bernt

Two Wrongs Make a Right by Chloe Liese

Under Her Care by Lucinda Berry

When You See Me by Lisa Gardner

The Winter Knight by Jes Battis

With You Forever by Chloe Liese

Adult Nonfiction

Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to decode Animal Behavior by Temple Grandin

Are U Okay? by Kati Morton

Autism and the Seeds of Change by Abigail Marshall

The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum by Temple Grandin

The Boy Who Felt Too Much: How a Renowned Neuroscientist and His Son Changed Our View of Autism Forever by Lorenz Wagner

Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty

Easy Crafts for the Insane by Kelly Williams Brown

The Electricity of Every Living Thing: A Woman's Walk in the Wild to Find Her Way Home by Katherine May

Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8: A Young Man's Voice from the Silence of Autism Naoki Higashida

Hard Landings: Looking Into the Future for a Child with Autism by Cammie McGovern

How Can I Talk If My Lips Don’t Move? by Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay

How to be Human: An Autistic Man's Guide to Life by Jory Fleming

I Will Die on This Hill: Autistic Adults, Autism Parents, and the Children Who Deserve a Better World by Meghan Ashburn

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

Life, Animated: A Story of Sidekicks, Heroes, and Autism  by Ron Suskind

Little Victories: Autism through a Father’s Eyes by Yvon Roy

Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's by John Elder Robison

Love That Boy: What Two Presidents, Eight Road Trips, and My Son Taught Me About a Parent's Expectations by Ron Fournier

May Tomorrow Be Awake: On Poetry, Autism, and Our Neurodiverse Future by Chris Martin

The Politics of Autism by Bryna Siegel

The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-year-old Boy with Autism  by Naoki Higashida

The Secret Life of a Black Aspie: A Memoir by Anand Prahlad

Self-Care for Autistic People: 100+Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Unmask by Megan Anna Neff

Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew  by Ellen Notbohm

To Siri with Love by Judith Newman

Turn Autism Around by Mary Lynch Barbera

Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism by Barry Prizant

Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity by Devon Price

Un-typical: How the World Isn't Built for Autistic People and What We Should All Do About It by Pete Wharmby

Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions by Temple Grandin

We’re Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation by Eric Garcia

What Science Tells Us About Autism Spectrum Disorder by Raphael Bernier