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Favourite / Reading of Books about Autism

mrs.snooks

Hi. So I tried the search for this topic, so I could add to the thread, but could only get subject headers from over 1 year ago. Help me out anyone that understands the search function better than me.

I am really enjoying my latest read: 

Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things?: A Comedian's Guide to Autism by Pierre Novellie (Author)  

I've only just started it, but think he is great. Has anyone else read it?
What have others read/are reading?
xx Mrs.Snooks
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  • This list is from the NAS website (I have been reading quite a number of them, although fiction tends not to be my personal preference).

    Books by autistic women and girls 

    The following books were suggested by NAS staff. Inclusion on this list should not be considered an endorsement by NAS as these books have not been reviewed through the same rigorous process as our advice and guidance content sources. 

    Non-fiction 

    • Autism and masking: how and why people do it, and the impact it can have, Helen Ellis, with Dr Felicity Sedgewick and Dr Laura Hull 
    • Safeguarding autistic girls: strategies for professionals, Dr Carly Jones MBE 
    • Spectrum women, Barb Cook and Dr Michelle Garnett (editors) 
    • Supporting spectacular girls: a practical guide to developing autistic girls' wellbeing and self-esteem, Helen Clarke 
    • Taking off the mask: practical exercises to help understand and minimise the effects of autistic camouflaging, Hannah Belcher 
    • The independent woman's handbook for super safe living on the autistic spectrum; The autism-friendly guide to periods; The autism-friendly guide to self-employment, Robyn Steward 
    • Women and girls with autism spectrum disorder, Sarah Hendrickx 

    Autobiography 

    • Drama queen: one autistic woman and a life of unhelpful labels, Sara Gibbs 
    • Odd girl out: an autistic woman in a neurotypical world, Laura James 
    • Travelling by train: the journey of an autistic mother, Laurie Morgan 

    Fiction 

    • A Kind of Spark, Elle McNicoll 
    • Can You See Me?, Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott 
  • in reply to DormouseAtRest_25

    I've never read any books on autism that I've found helpful, the only one I did like was, 'The Gendered Brain', by Gina Ripon, its a much more technical book on how biased many studies are.

  • in reply to TheCatWoman

    Hi. Thanks for the recommendation. I will check it out. I really struggled with reading Neurotribes, so if it has a similar reading age I may audiobook it. x

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  • in reply to TheCatWoman

    Hi. Thanks for the recommendation. I will check it out. I really struggled with reading Neurotribes, so if it has a similar reading age I may audiobook it. x

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  • in reply to mrs.snooks

    I wondered what the point of Neurotribes was, I found it totally US based and that there was nothing for anyone else in the English speaking world worth reading in it.

    The Gendered Brain is a more academic book.