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lydiaschoch@mastodon.social@mastodon.social to bookstodon@fedigroups.social
Mastodon users who have autism, which books would you recommend reading to people who are neurotypical or allistic and who would like to learn more about this topic?
It can be fiction or nonfiction.
I’m especially interested in books written by folks who are women or members of another minority group as well, but all suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Thank you. 💜
Sagesse@norden.social 6 hours ago @lydiaschoch
Un-typical by Pete Wharmby
An autistic survival guide to therapy by Steph Jones
lydiaschoch@mastodon.social@mastodon.social 6 minutes ago @Sagesse @bookstodon thank you!
ahhhhhhhhhhh@mastodon.social 8 hours ago @lydiaschoch @bookstodon I recently started 'of monsters and mainframes' by Babra Truelove. That book has felt like visiting an old friend to my autistic mind. Easy to digest and a lot of fun.
lydiaschoch@mastodon.social@mastodon.social 6 minutes ago @ahhhhhhhhhhh @bookstodon thank you. It sounds very good.
lmgenealogy@mstdn.ca 10 hours ago @lydiaschoch @bookstodon I'm sure it's already been mentioned, but "Off the Spectrum: Why the Science of Autism has failed women and girls" by Gina Rippon. Also "Is this autism" by Donna Henderson et al. is really good as far as what autistic people themselves experience, much of which is not on any symptom list.
lydiaschoch@mastodon.social@mastodon.social 9 hours ago @lmgenealogy @bookstodon Neither of those titles have been mentioned yet. Thank you so much!
not2b@sfba.social@sfba.social 11 hours ago @lydiaschoch @bookstodon Fern Brady's memoir, Strong Female Character. (My daughter is officially diagnosed, I am not but I had all the same issues growing up, so...)
lydiaschoch@mastodon.social@mastodon.social 11 hours ago @not2b @bookstodon Thank you. I’m joining my library’s waitlist for it now!
nirak@lincolnite.net 12 hours ago @lydiaschoch I've only started reading about things, but I really liked "unmasking autism"
It's written for autistic people, but I think it's likely that others can relate to a lot of it
@lydiaschoch @bookstodon My dad found my copy of Strong Female Character by Fern Brady useful in helping him understand more about my ASD. 🤔
@benjamincox @bookstodon thank you. Adding it to my list.
@benjamincox @lydiaschoch @bookstodon +1 to this recommendation, it is a really excellent book.