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Resources

Below are a collection of books, website, videos, social media, and related research we feel are valuable for folks curious about neurodivergence related content. For a more focused list, you can search by author, title, or tag(s).

This is a project we hope will be ever-expanding, and as such, is always a work-in-progress. If you find anything you feel should be changed, or anything you think should be added, we'd love to hear it!

 

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A Day With No Words

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book

Author:

Tiffany Hammond

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non-speaking, communication, autistic

AUsome Training

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website

Author:

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advocacy, autism, autistic, informational

Ask Me, I'm an AAC User

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Facebook, social media

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AAC, communication, support, groups

Autism Level Up

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website, Facebook, social media

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autistic, personal accounts, neurodiversity, autism, informational, advocacy, resources, tools

Autistic Not Weird

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Facebook, social media

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autistic, autism

Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network

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social media, Facebook, website

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autistic, autism, advocacy, organizations, women, female, nonbinary, informational

Autistic on Wheels

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social media, Facebook

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autistic, autism

Avoiding Anxiety in Autistic Children

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book

Author:

Luke Beardon

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autism, informational, mental health, parenting

Brain Body Parenting

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book

Author:

Mona Delahooke

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regulation, professional, mental health, parenting

Do You Want to Play: Making Friends with an Autistic Kid

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book

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Danuel Share-Strom

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Explaining Humans

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book

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Camilla Pang

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Happiness Falls

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book

Author:

Angie Kim

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communication, non-speaking

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

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book

Author:

Jules Ewards, Meghan Ashburn

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autism, autistic, parenting

It's An Autism Thing, I'll Help You Understand It

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book

Author:

Emma Delmayne

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autism, autistic, female, personal accounts, women

Konnect Series

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book

Author:

Evaleen Whelton

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Life Through My Lens

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Facebook, social media

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autistic, autism

Low Demand Parenting

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book

Author:

Amanda Diekman

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parenting, PDA, regulation

Mrs. Speechie P

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Facebook, social media, website

Author:

Andi Putt

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informational, Instagram, communication, speech therapy, autism, autistic, neurodiversity

NeuroTribes: the Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity

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book

Author:

Steve Silberman

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autism, history, informational

Neurobears

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video

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autism, autistic, informational

Neuroqueer: The Writings of Dr. Nick Walker

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blog

Author:

Nick Walker

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informational

On the ontological status of autism: the ‘double empathy problem’

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journal article

Author:

Damian Milton

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research

Reflections on Neurodiversity

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blog

Author:

Judy Singer

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informational

Sincerely, Your Autistic Child

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book

Author:

Emily Paige Ballou

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autism, autistic, parenting, personal accounts

Standing Up for Myself

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book

Author:

Evaleen Whelton

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Supporting the Rise of Travellers who are Autistic (Autistic Travellers)

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Facebook, social media, blog

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autistic, autism

The Autistic Advocate

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website

Author:

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autism, autistic, advocacy, informational

The Brain Forest

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book

Author:

Sandhya Menon

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autism, neurodiversity, personal accounts, informational

The Family Experience of PDA: An Illustrated Guide to Pathological Demand Avoidance

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book

Author:

Eliza Fricker

Topics:

parenting, PDA

The Occuplaytional Therapist

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social media, Facebook, blog, website

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informational, OT, sensory, parenting, regulation, school, neurodiversity, occupational therapy

The Reason I Jump

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book, movie

Author:

Naoki Higasida

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autistic, autism, non-speaking, communication, movie

Therapist Neurodiversity Collective

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website

Author:

Topics:

neurodiversity

Typed Words - Loud Voices

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book

Author:

Alyssa Hillary

Topics:

communication, AAC, non-speaking

Understanding Autism

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University of Kent

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course, autistic, autism, informational

Understood.org

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website

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advocacy, informational

Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity

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book

Author:

Devon Price

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autism, autistic, neurodiversity, LGBTQIA+

Your Child's Point of View: Understanding the Reasons Kids Do Unreasonable Things

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book

Author:

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informational, parenting, neurodiversity, kids

Youtube Channel - My Autistic Sparkle

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video, Youtube

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autism, autistic, personal accounts

Youtube Channel - Purple Ella

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video, Youtube

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autism, autistic, personal accounts

A Different Kind of Normal

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book

Author:

Abigail Balfe

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autism, autistic, personal accounts, female, women, LGBTQIA+

Ann's Autism Blog - Some Vital Research Links

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blog, website

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research, informational, autistic, autism

Autism Inclusivity

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Facebook, social media

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groups, autism, autistic, support, parenting

Autism in Childhood

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book

Author:

Luke Beardon

Topics:

autism, informational

Autistic Self-Advocacy Network

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website

Author:

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autistic, autism, advocacy, informational, organization

Autistic and Living the Dream

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social media, Facebook

Author:

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autistic, autism, LGBTQIA+

Autistic peer-to-peer information transfer is highly effective

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journal article

Author:

Catherine J Crompton, Danielle Ropar, Claire VM Evans-Williams, Emma G Flynn, Sue Fletcher-Watson

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research

Beyond Behaviors

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book

Author:

Mona Delahooke

Topics:

regulation, professional, mental health, parenting

Communication First

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website

Author:

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advocacy, communication, AAC, non-speaking, organizations, informational

Embracing My Neurodivergence

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book

Author:

Evaleen Whelton

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Greg Santucci, Occupational Therapist

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Facebook, social media, website

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regulation, sensory, school, kids, professional, neurodiversity

I Am Odd, I Am New

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book

Author:

Bejamin Giroux

Topics:

autistic, autism

Ido in Autismland

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book

Author:

Ido Kedar

Topics:

non-speaking, communication, AAC

Just Right for You: A Story about Autism

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book

Author:

Melanie Heyworth

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Leaders Around Me: Autobiographies of Autistics who Type, Point, and Spell to Communicate

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book

Author:

Edlyn Vallejo Peña

Topics:

non-speaking

Lost At School: Why Our Kids With Behavioral Challenges Are Falling Through The Cracks And How We Can Help Them

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book

Author:

Ross Greene

Topics:

mental health, regulation, CPS method

Mona Delahooke

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Facebook, social media

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regulation, mental health, parenting, informational

NeuroClastic

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Facebook, social media, website

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autistic, autism, advocacy, organizations, informational

NeuroWild

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Facebook, social media

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SLP, autism, ADHD, neurodiversity, communication, regulation, informational

Neurodivergent Insights

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website

Author:

Anna Neff

Topics:

autism, autistic, neurodiversity, personal accounts, mental health, informational

Neurotypical Peers are Less Willing to Interact with Those with Autism based on Thin Slice Judgments

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research, journal article

Raising Human Beings

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book

Author:

Ross Greene

Topics:

mental health, regulation, CPS method

Self-Compassion

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book

Author:

Kristen Neff

Topics:

informational, mental health

Some Brains: A Book Celebrating Neurodiversity

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book

Author:

Nellie Thomas

Topics:

autistic, autism

Start Here: A Guide for Parents of Autistic Kids

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book

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Autistic Self-Advocacy Network

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autism, autistic, informational, parenting

Suzie Spins

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book

Author:

Emma Delmayne

Topics:

autism, autistic, kids

The Awesome Autistic Go-to Guide

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book

Author:

Yenn Purkis

Topics:

autism, autistic

The Explosive Child

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book

Author:

Ross Greene

Topics:

mental health, regulation, CPS method

The Infinity Rainbow Club series

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book

Author:

Jen Malia

Topics:

neurodiversity, autism, autistic, non-speaking, fiction

The Rainbow Brain

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book

Author:

Sandhya Menon

Topics:

autism, ADHD, personal accounts, for kids, informational

The Secret Life of Rose

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book

Author:

Rose Smitten

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This is Not About Me

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movie

Author:

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autism, autistic, AAC, non-speaking, communication

Unconditional Parenting

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book

Author:

Alfie Kohn

Topics:

parenting, informational

Understanding camouflaging as a response to autism-related stigma: a Social Identity Theory Approach

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journal article

Author:

Ella Perry, William Mandy, Laura Hull, Eilidh Cage

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research

Uniquely Human

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book

Author:

Barry M Prizant

Topics:

autism, communication, professional

Women and Girls with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Understanding Life Experiences from Early Childhood to Old Age

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book

Author:

Sarah Hendrickx, Judith Gould

Topics:

autism, autistic, women, female, personal accounts, informational

Youtube Channel - Damon Kirsebom

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video, Youtube

Author:

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autism, autistic, personal accounts, non-speaking, communication, AAC

Youtube Channel - Not So Typical Kate

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video, Youtube

Author:

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autism, autistic, personal accounts

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