A Different Sort of Normal
By: Abigail Balfe
4.39
Format: 234 pages, Paperback
*The beautiful true story of one girl's journey growing up autistic - and the challenges she faced …
Want to Read $ 7.99"Because if someone had told me when I was younger that it was OK to not be like everybody else, that it was not my job to try to be "normal" and to "fit in," that my way of seeing the world was just as valid and important as everybody else's, then I think I would have found growing up a lot easier."-Abigail Balfe, A Different Sort of Normal
"Because if someone had told me when I was younger that it was OK to not be like everybody else, that it was not my job to try to be "normal" and to "fit in," that my way of seeing the world was just as valid and important as everybody else's, then I think I would have found growing up a lot easier."-Abigail Balfe, A Different Sort of Normal
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1. M is for Autism
By: None , Vicky Martin , Robert Pritchett , The Students of Limpsfield Grange of Limpsfield Grange School
4.29
Format: 98 pages, Kindle Edition
M. That's what I'd like you to call me please. I'll tell you why later.Welcome to M's world. It's t… read more
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- graphic novels
- autistic spectrum disorder
- middle grade
- mental health
- disability
2. Odd Girl Out: Being Autistic in a Neurotypical World
By: Laura James
3.62
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
From early childhood, Laura James knew she was different, but it wasn't until her mid-forties that … read more
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3. Speak Up!
By: Rebecca Burgess
4.21
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
For fans of Click and Brave, this touching coming-of-age middle grade graphic novel debut follows … read more
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- lgbt
- graphic novels
- autistic spectrum disorder
- middle grade
- disability
4. Good Different
By: Meg Eden Kuyatt
4.52
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A extraordinary novel-in-verse about a neurodivergent girl who comes to understand and celebrate he… read more
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- autistic spectrum disorder
- middle grade
- disability
- mental health
"Fight for words, even if it's hard."-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different
"You may have different needs than some folks in your class, but that doesn't make you the «wrong» version and other people the «normal» version. You are Selah. And you are not the only one feeling t…"-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different
5. All the Pieces of Me
By: Libby Scott
4.42
Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition
Year 8 can be tough for everyone, but for Tally it feels even tougher. Everything seems to be chang… read more
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- autistic spectrum disorder
- middle grade
- disability
- mental health
6. A Kind of Spark
By: Elle McNicoll
4.52
Format: 193 pages, Paperback
A neurodivergent girl campaigns for a memorial when she learns that her small Scottish town used to… read more
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- autistic spectrum disorder
- middle grade
- disability
- mental health
"No horrible, awful, rubbish day is worth damaging a library book."-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark
"Autistic people have probably done so much for hundreds of years without any credit."-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark
"While you are neurotypical and I am autistic, I promise we are more alike than we are different."-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark
"Books are not medicine, they are food. You won't remember every bite but you will remember the taste."-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark
7. The Night Bus Hero
By: Onjali Q. Raúf
4.15
Format: 214 pages, Kindle Edition
From Onjali Q. Rauf, the award-winning and best-selling author of The Boy at the Back of the Class … read more
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- middle grade
8. Keedie
By: Elle McNicoll
4.69
Format: 270 pages, Paperback
Set in Juniper five years before A Kind of Spark, Keedie is a powerful coming-of-age story that tho… read more
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- lgbt
- autistic spectrum disorder
- middle grade
- mental health
- disability
"I can't stand people who say they're good when they're not."-Elle McNicoll, Keedie
"I may be forced to mask, but they choose to wear numerous faces."-Elle McNicoll, Keedie
"You have to be the cartographer of your own heart. Make it into a map."-Elle McNicoll, Keedie
"She's like the sunflower. She'll find the sun no matter how much darkness other people try to put her in."-Elle McNicoll, Keedie
9. I Will Die on This Hill
By: Meghan Ashburn
4.56
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
There is a significant divide between autistic advocates and parents of autistic children. Parents … read more
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- memoir
- autistic spectrum disorder
- mental health
- nonfiction
- disability
10. Different, Not Less: A Neurodivergent's Guide to Embracing Your True Self and Finding Your Happily Ever After
By: Chloé Hayden
4.34
Format: 283 pages, Kindle Edition
An empowering lived-experience guide to celebrating and supporting neurodivergence from 24-year-old… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- autistic spectrum disorder
- mental health
- nonfiction
- disability
"Our identities make us who we are, and all aspects of our identities are important, including (maybe even specifically) our disabilities."-Chloé Hayden, Different, Not Less: A Neurodivergent's Guide to Embracing Your True Self and Finding Your Happily Ever After
11. Your child is not broken
By: Heidi Mavir
4.41
Format: 156 pages, Paperback
"Your Child Is Not Broken" is THE book for parents who need permission to do things differently. He… read more
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- autistic spectrum disorder
- nonfiction
12. Like a Charm
By: Elle McNicoll
4.25
Format: 313 pages, Paperback
Edinburgh is a city filled with magical creatures. No one can see them... until Ramya Knox. As … read more
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- middle grade
- disability
"Exactly. These stories about fairies and giants and vampires and trolls... they may have written them completely wrong. But you're still more likely to find a magical monster in a story than someone …"-Elle McNicoll, Like a Charm
"Ramya, your brain...it's why you can see through Glamour. It's why you're immune to Sirens. It's...it's incredible. I wish I were like you. I've never met anyone that can do what you do. I swear. It …"-Elle McNicoll, Like a Charm
"Books are like little pockets of time. Little artifacts from other cultures and other periods of history. You can go to a museum where they put everything behind glass and won't let you touch things.…"-Elle McNicoll, Like a Charm
"Maybe you don't need the whole world. Maybe you don't need a fridge full of gold stars. You don't need to fit the mold. You just need one person who believes you're right, just as you are. That the g…"-Elle McNicoll, Like a Charm
13. Frankie's World: A Graphic Novel
By: Aoife Dooley
3.93
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
From acclaimed Autistic Irish comedian Aoife Dooley comes a fresh and funny debut middle-grade grap… read more
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- graphic novels
- autistic spectrum disorder
- middle grade
14. Can You See Me?
By: Libby Scott
4.28
Format: 365 pages, Paperback
A coming-of-age story about learning to celebrate yourself -- and teaching the world to recognize y… read more
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- autistic spectrum disorder
- middle grade
- disability
- mental health
"Actually, the more I think about it, the more I figure that a lot of the cons of autism are not really caused by autism, but by how other people react to it."-Libby Scott, Can You See Me?
15. Show Us Who You Are
By: Elle McNicoll
4.41
Format: 310 pages, Paperback
The second book from the author of A Kind Of Spark, with Neurodivergent characters you'll root for … read more
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- autistic spectrum disorder
- middle grade
- disability
"There are no useless facts, Cora."-Elle McNicoll, Show Us Who You Are
"Grief is just love asking for more time."-Elle McNicoll, Show Us Who You Are
"As soon as I gave up caring, everything got easier."-Elle McNicoll, Show Us Who You Are
"People's minds are all so different. All capable of different things."-Elle McNicoll, Show Us Who You Are
16. Girl Unmasked: The Sunday Times Bestseller: How Uncovering My Autism Saved My Life
By: Emily Katy
4.72
Format: 279 pages, Kindle Edition
'Emily's moving book is a powerful testimony that shines a light on the continued failure of health… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- autistic spectrum disorder
- mental health
- nonfiction
17. Sync
By: Ellen Hopkins
4.42
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
From #1 NYT bestselling author Ellen Hopkins comes a new heartbreaking young adult novel in verse a… read more
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- mental health
18. A Different Sort of Normal
By: Abigail Balfe
4.39
Format: 234 pages, Paperback
*The beautiful true story of one girl's journey growing up autistic - and the challenges she faced … read more
Want to Read $ 7.99Similar categories in Abigail Balfe's A Different Sort of Normal book and Abigail Balfe's A Different Sort of Normal
- biography
- memoir
- lgbt
- graphic novels
- autistic spectrum disorder
- middle grade
- mental health
- nonfiction
- disability
- queer
"Because if someone had told me when I was younger that it was OK to not be like everybody else, that it was not my job to try to be "normal" and to "fit in," that my way of seeing the world was just …"-Abigail Balfe, A Different Sort of Normal
19. Do You Know Me?
By: Libby Scott
4.45
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In this sequel to Can You See Me?, Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott return with another heartwarmin… read more
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- autistic spectrum disorder
- middle grade
- disability
- mental health
20. The Spectrum Girl’s Survival Guide
By: Siena Castellon
4.21
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
"Never be ashamed of being different: it is this difference that makes you extraordinary and unique… read more
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- autistic spectrum disorder
- nonfiction
- disability
- mental health
21. Sensory: Life on the Spectrum
By: Bex Ollerton
4.27
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
A colorful and eclectic comics anthology exploring a wide range of autistic experiences—from diagno… read more
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- memoir
- graphic novels
- autistic spectrum disorder
- mental health
- nonfiction
- disability
