Asperger / Autism Books

The Official Asperger and Autism Book List

This is a comprehensive list of books about Asperger’s Syndrome and Autism that will be helpful for teachers, parents, and autistics. Many of the books are written by authors who are diagnosed with various forms of Autism.

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All of these Asperger/Autism related books link to their respective Amazon.com page for easy purchase.

Non-fiction

Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger’s John Elder Robison	Mozart and the Whale: An Asperger’s Love Story Jerry and Mary Newport	Born On A Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant Daniel Tammet

Understanding Autism For Dummies Stephen Shore	Thinking in Pictures, Expanded Edition: My Life with Autism Temple Grandin	Solving the Relationship Puzzle Steven E. Gutstein

The OASIS Guide to Asperger Syndrome: Completely Revised and Updated Barbara L. Kirby	Women From Another Planet?: Our Lives in the Universe of Autism (Paperback) Jean Kearns Miller	The Adhd-Autism Connection Diane Kennedy, Rebecca Banks, Temple Grandin

Sibling Stories Lynne Stern Feiges, Mary Jane Weiss, Sandra L. Harris	All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome (Hardcover) Kathy Hoopmann	Asperger’s Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals with Dr. Tony Attwood Dr. Tony Attwood

Asperger’s: What Does It Mean to Me? Catherine Faherty	Preparing for Life: The Complete Guide for Transitioning to Adulthood for Those with Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome Jed Baker	Hitchhiking Through Asperger Syndrome by Tony Attwood (Foreword), Lise Pyles

Joining In: A Program for Teaching Social Skills Autism Asperger Publishing Company	Asperger Syndrome and Long-Term Relationships Liane Holliday Willey	Congratulations! It’s Asperger Syndrome Jen Birch

Navigating the Social World Jeannie McAfee, Dr. Tony Attwood	Asperger Syndrome and the Elementary School Experience Susan Thompson Moore	Asperger Syndrome Dr. Tony Attwood

Overcoming Asperger’s Robert S. Sanders Jr.	Running with Scissors: A Memoir (Paperback) Augusten Burroughs	Thinking in Pictures, Expanded Edition: My Life with Autism Temple Grandin

The Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships: Decoding Social Mysteries Through the Unique Perspectives of Autism Temple Grandin	Ask and Tell Ruth Elaine Joyner Hane, Kassiane Sibley et all	Asperger’s and Girls Tony Attwood

Managing with Asperger Syndrome: A Practical Guide for White Collar Professionals (Paperback) Malcolm L. Johnson	Succeeding in College With Asperger Syndrome John Harpur, Maria Lawlor, Michael Fitzgerald	Asperger’s Huh? A Child’s Perspective (Paperback) Rosina Schnurr

Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome Luke Jackson	The Other Half of Asperger Syndrome: A guide to an Intimate Relationship with a Partner who has Asperger Syndrome Maxine C. Aston	Through My Eyes: a life with asperger’s Quinn Koeneman

Fiction

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Mark Haddon	Of Mice and Aliens Kathy Hoopmann	The Civil Wars of Jonah Moran Marjorie Reynolds

Wounded Bird of Paradise (Paperback) Mary Essinger	Eddie and Me on the Scrap Heap Marc Littman	Lisa and the Lacemaker Kathy Hoopmann

Jackson Whole Wyoming (Paperback) Joan Clark	Adam’s Alternative Sports Day: An Asperger Story (Paperback) Jude Welton	Blue Bottle Mystery: An Asperger Adventure (Paperback) Kathy Hoopmann

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