Hello! I’m a parent looking for a book about autism. From an autistic persons perspective to anything about nutrition or parenting. General knowledge too.
Thank you 😊
“Unmasking Autism” by Devon Price – this is about the social pressures autistic people experience. It includes an explanation for why ABA (applied behavioral analysis) therapy is very unpopular among the autistic community.
Workbooks/Textooks:
“Living Well On The Spectrum” by Valerie L. Gaus this is more of a guide book for autistic adults, but it walks the reader through some skills that you might be able to teach your kid. Explains ‘what is autism’ in a way I found useful.
“Textbook of Autism Spectrum Disorders: 2nd edition” ed Edited by Eric Hollander, M.D., Randi Hagerman, M.D., and Casara Ferretti, M.S. The brick. Contains all the diagnostic info your healthcare provider has, not all of which is useful in a day to day setting, but it can be a useful reference. VERY helpful if your child’s doctor wants to use medication, it contains basically every medication used to treat autism and autism-associated conditions. Like, I would go so far as to say it’s OK to bring it to appointments and ask your doctor to go over the section on any new meds with you. ABA-Neutral.
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The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida
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I highly encourage you to check out Helen Hoang’s romance novel trilogy. She’s an autistic woman herself and she wrote a beautiful series of novels that illustrate what love feels like for an autistic person, how autistic people express affection, etc.
I’m sure you’ll get a lot of nonfiction recommendations here, but if you read Hoang’s work, I feel like you might get a first-person perspective into what it feels like to be an autistic person searching for human connection. Can’t recommend her books enough!
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Autistic Perspectives:
“Unmasking Autism” by Devon Price – this is about the social pressures autistic people experience. It includes an explanation for why ABA (applied behavioral analysis) therapy is very unpopular among the autistic community.
Workbooks/Textooks:
“Living Well On The Spectrum” by Valerie L. Gaus this is more of a guide book for autistic adults, but it walks the reader through some skills that you might be able to teach your kid. Explains ‘what is autism’ in a way I found useful.
“Textbook of Autism Spectrum Disorders: 2nd edition” ed Edited by Eric Hollander, M.D., Randi Hagerman, M.D., and Casara Ferretti, M.S. The brick. Contains all the diagnostic info your healthcare provider has, not all of which is useful in a day to day setting, but it can be a useful reference. VERY helpful if your child’s doctor wants to use medication, it contains basically every medication used to treat autism and autism-associated conditions. Like, I would go so far as to say it’s OK to bring it to appointments and ask your doctor to go over the section on any new meds with you. ABA-Neutral.
The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida
I highly encourage you to check out Helen Hoang’s romance novel trilogy. She’s an autistic woman herself and she wrote a beautiful series of novels that illustrate what love feels like for an autistic person, how autistic people express affection, etc.
I’m sure you’ll get a lot of nonfiction recommendations here, but if you read Hoang’s work, I feel like you might get a first-person perspective into what it feels like to be an autistic person searching for human connection. Can’t recommend her books enough!
Victoria Honeybourne has some good books on neurodiversity; I’ve personally found her ‘Neurodiverse Workplace’ book helpful in explaining my ADHD to my colleagues, and [this book](https://www.waterstones.com/book/a-practical-guide-to-happiness-in-children-and-teens-on-the-autism-spectrum/victoria-honeybourne/9781785923470) on happiness in autistic children and teenagers might be of interest to you 🙂
Asperger Experts is a good online resource