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April is Autism Acceptance Month

April is Autism Acceptance Month

According to the Autism Society, "Autism Acceptance Month celebrates and honors the experiences and identities of Autistic individuals. It emphasizes understanding, inclusion, and support, moving beyond awareness towards meaningful acceptance."

 

Advocacy Organizations

#ActuallyAutistic Fiction Authors

  • Dahlia Donovan
  • Mazey Eddings
  • Michelle Gallen
  • Talia Hibbert
  • Helen Hoang
  • India Holton
  • Chloe Liese
  • Sayaka Murata
  • Emma Newman
  • Brandy Schillace
  • Rivers Solomon
  • Chuck Tingle

Autistic Voices in Memoirs

  • Uncomfortable labels : my life as a gay autistic trans woman- Dale, Laura Kate  306.768 DALE
  • I have been buried under years of dust : a memoir of autism and hope- Gilpeer, Valerie 618.9289 GILPEER
  • The reason I jump : the inner voice of a thirteen-year-old boy with autism- Higashida, Naoki 616.8588 HIGASHIDA
  • Odd girl out : my extraordinary autistic life- James, Laura 616.8588 JAMES
  • I overcame my autism and all I got was this lousy anxiety disorder : a memoir- Kurchak, Sarah 616.8982 KURCHAK
  • The electricity of every living thing : a woman's walk in the wild to find her way home- May, Katherine 616.858 MAY
  • Autism in heels : the untold story of a female life on the spectrum- Cook O’Toole, Jennifer 616.8588 O'TOOLE
  • Switched on : a memoir of brain change and emotional awakening- Robison, John Elder 616.8588 ROBISON
  • A little less broken : how an autism diagnosis finally made me whole- Schembari, Marian 616.8588 SCHEMBARI  
  • Born on a blue day : inside the extraordinary mind of an autistic savant: a memoir- Tammet, Daniel 362.1968 TAMMET

Nonfiction Celebrating Autism and Neurodiversity

  • Sincerely, your autistic child : what people on the autism spectrum wish their parents knew about growing up, acceptance, and identity- Ballou, Emily Paige 305.9084 SINCERELY
  • In a different key : the story of autism- Donvan, John 616.8588 DONVAN
  • Visual thinking : the hidden gifts of people who think in pictures, patterns, and abstractions- Grandin, Temple 152.14 GRANDIN
  • Divergent mind : thriving in a world that wasn't designed for you- Nerenberg, Jenara 616.89 NERENBERG
  • Unmasking autism : discovering the new faces of neurodiversity- Price, Devon 616.8588 PRICE
  • Unmasking for life : the autistic person's guide to connecting, loving, and living authentically- Price, Devon 616.8588 PRICE
  • Crip up the kitchen : tools, tips and recipes for the disabled cook- Sherred, Jules 641.5631 SHERRED
  • NeuroTribes : the legacy of autism and the future of neurodiversity- Silberman, Steve 616.8588 SILBERMAN
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