Our Socially Awkward Marriage: Stories from an Adult Relationship on the Asperger's End of the Autism Spectrum
By: Tom Peters
3.63
Format: 64 pages, Kindle Edition
If David Sedaris and Temple Grandin had a love child, this book would be it. In this fearless colle…
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1. 22 Things a Woman Must Know If She Loves a Man with Asperger's Syndrome
By: Rudy Simone
3.77
Format: 112 pages,
Although having Asperger Syndrome (AS) can make romantic relations difficult, having a fulfilling r… read more
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- autistic spectrum disorder
- psychology
- marriage
- nonfiction
- self help
2. Sisterhood of the Spectrum: An Asperger Chick's Guide to Life
By: Jennifer Cook O'Toole , Anne-Louise Richards
4.33
Format: None pages, Paperback
Spectrum gals, ever wished you had a handbook to help navigate the confusing world of teenage girlh… read more
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- autistic spectrum disorder
- nonfiction
- self help
3. Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's
By: John Elder Robison
4.23
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
Ever since he was small, John Robison had longed to connect with other people, but by the time he w… read more
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- autistic spectrum disorder
- nonfiction
- memoir
- psychology
4. I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death
By: Maggie O'Farrell
4.19
Format: 234 pages, Hardcover
An extraordinary memoir--told entirely in near-death experiences--from one of Britain's best-sellin… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
5. Thorn in My Pocket: Temple Grandin's Mother Tells the Family Story
By: None
3.85
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
A Thorn in My Pocket is Eustacia Cutler's story of raising her daughter, Temple Grandin, in the con… read more
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6. 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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7. Pretending to Be Normal: Living with Asperger's Syndrome
By: Liane Holliday Willey
3.82
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
The story of a woman who, after years of self-doubt, learned to embrace her Asperger's syndrome tra… read more
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8. The Librarian of Auschwitz
By: None , None
3.82
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Based on the experience of real-life Auschwitz prisoner Dita Kraus, this is the incredible story of… read more
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9. More Rants, Raves, and Crazy Days of an ER Nurse: Funny, True Life Stories of Medical Humor from the Emergency Room
By: Dani Jacobs
4.67
Format: 46 pages,
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10. The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks
By: Shauna Robinson
3.75
Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition
I, Maggie Banks, solemnly swear to uphold the rules of Cobblestone Books. If only, I, Maggie Ban… read more
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11. How to Do the Work: Recognize Your Patterns, Heal from Your Past, and Create Your Self
By: Nicole LePera
4.14
Format: 320 pages, ebook
As a clinical psychologist, Dr. Nicole LePera often found herself frustrated by the limitations of … read more
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- nonfiction
- psychology
- self help
12. Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You
By: Jenara Nerenberg
3.84
Format: 244 pages, ebook
A paradigm-shifting study of neurodivergent women—those with ADHD, autism, synesthesia, high sensit… read more
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- autistic spectrum disorder
- nonfiction
- psychology
- self help
"What happens when we stop pathologizing difference?"-Jenara Nerenberg, Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You
"Many women latch onto language from popular psychology, such as "panic attack," when often they are instead experiencing sensory overwhelm."-Jenara Nerenberg, Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You
"Despite what the words "attention deficit" imply, ADHD is not a deficit of attention, but rather a challenge of regulating it at will or on demand."-Jenara Nerenberg, Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You
"High stimulation is both exciting and confusing for people with ADHD, because they can get overwhelmed and overstimulated easily without realizing they are approaching that point."-Jenara Nerenberg, Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You
13. Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving
By: Celeste Headlee
3.87
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Despite our constant search for new ways to 'hack' our bodies and minds for peak performance, human… read more
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- nonfiction
- psychology
- self help
"In many ways I think we've lost the sight of the purpose of free time. We seem to immediately equate idleness with laziness but those two things are very different. "Leisure" is not a synonym for "in…"-Celeste Headlee, Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving
14. A Room Called Earth
By: Madeleine Ryan
3.69
Format: 290 pages, Paperback
An unforgettable story of a fiercely original young woman, whose radical perspective illuminates a … read more
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- autistic spectrum disorder
"Dancing in the rain doesn’t “make sense"-Madeleine Ryan, A Room Called Earth
"Everything comes alive when I'm technically by myself."-Madeleine Ryan, A Room Called Earth
"I just like having something edible to look forward to."-Madeleine Ryan, A Room Called Earth
"It's strange to think that we're all here because someone wasn't killed at some point."-Madeleine Ryan, A Room Called Earth
15. Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity
By: Devon Price
4.44
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A deep dive into the spectrum of Autistic experience and the phenomenon of masked Autism, giving in… read more
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- autistic spectrum disorder
- nonfiction
- psychology
- self help
"Therapy that is focused on battling “irrational beliefs,"-Devon Price, Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity
"Refusing to perform neurotypicality is a revolutionary act of disability justice. It's also a radical act of self-love."-Devon Price, Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity
"Much of what we call maturity is a silly pantomime of independence and unfeeling, not a real quality of unbreakable strength."-Devon Price, Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity
"We have to keep other people at arm's length, because letting them see our hyperfixations, meltdowns, obsessions, and outbursts could mean losing their respect. But locking ourselves away means we ca…"-Devon Price, Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity
16. Rebel Rising
By: Rebel Wilson
3.91
Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition
From the scene-stealing star of Pitch Perfect and Bridesmaids comes a refreshingly candid, hilariou… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
"Would this performance feel internally like I was going to die? Yes. But my desire to win, my desire to be somebody, is so strong that it compels me to do the hardest thing possible: to perform in pu…"-Rebel Wilson, Rebel Rising
"People would come up to me on the street and say, 'I just want to thank you for being so brave!' Why am I so fucking brave? I'm not going off to fight in a war! I'm not running into a burning buildin…"-Rebel Wilson, Rebel Rising
17. How to Kiss Your Best Friend (Hawthorne Brothers #1)
By: Jenny Proctor
3.88
Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition
He’s a hot high school chemistry teacher living in a small town. She’s a globetrotting journalist r… read more
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"Tacos first, then diamonds"-Jenny Proctor, How to Kiss Your Best Friend (Hawthorne Brothers #1)
18. From Bad to Cursed (The Witches of Thistle Grove, #2)
By: Lana Harper
3.77
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
Opposites attract in this wickedly charming rom-com by Lana Harper, author of Payback’s a Witch. … read more
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19. The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up (A Memoir)
By: Evanna Lynch
4.54
Format: 463 pages, Paperback
A searing memoir from Harry Potter star and activist Evanna Lynch about the bravery it takes to emb… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
- self help
"To protect the dream or the disorder this will become the most difficult of choices that I will routinely have to grapple with, a choice I will have to make over and over."-Evanna Lynch, The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up (A Memoir)
"One day, not too far in the distant future, this body will be a pile of decaying flesh and dust in the ground. But for now, she's alive and vibrant, and I want to stop hurting her."-Evanna Lynch, The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up (A Memoir)
"For me, recovery from recovery was probably the most confusing time – the most lonely, frustrating and psychologically challenging time. It did not feel heroic and it was also incredibly tedious."-Evanna Lynch, The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up (A Memoir)
"I cut those things out completely, wiping entire shelves of the food pyramid from my life, and felt powerful for it. That feeling of power and superiority fuelled my determination to do better, to ke…"-Evanna Lynch, The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up (A Memoir)
20. Dirty Laundry: Why Adults with ADHD Are So Ashamed and What We Can Do to Help
By: Richard Pink
4.07
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
An empowering and witty guide to banishing shame and living your fullest life with ADHD—plus tips f… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
- psychology
- self help
"No one can hate themselves into a version of themselves that they like"-Richard Pink, Dirty Laundry: Why Adults with ADHD Are So Ashamed and What We Can Do to Help
21. How to Meet Your Self: The Workbook for Self-Discovery
By: Nicole LePera
4.13
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Most people are stuck living life on autopilot. Are you ready to break free? At the root of all… read more
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- nonfiction
- psychology
- self help
22. We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation
By: Eric Garcia
4.14
Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition
“This book is a message from autistic people to their parents, friends, teachers, coworkers and doc… read more
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- memoir
- autistic spectrum disorder
- psychology
- nonfiction
- self help
23. Autism in Heels: The Untold Story of a Female Life on the Spectrum
By: Jennifer O'Toole
3.87
Format: 248 pages, Hardcover
The face of autism is changing. And more often than we realize, that face is wearing lipstick. A… read more
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- memoir
- autistic spectrum disorder
- psychology
- nonfiction
- self help
24. What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic: Unpuzzling a Life on the Autism Spectrum
By: Annie Kotowicz
4.40
Format: 118 pages, Kindle Edition
In this intimate and insightful mix of memoir and manifesto, Annie Kotowicz invites you inside the … read more
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- memoir
- autistic spectrum disorder
- psychology
- nonfiction
- self help
"There are billions of us -- humans everywhere, with access to our own minds and no one else's, tossing one another songs and sentences to bridge the gap."-Annie Kotowicz, What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic: Unpuzzling a Life on the Autism Spectrum
"I’ve noticed a communication pattern among autistics, myself included—we often try to express solidarity through similarity. “I’ve been through something like that"-Annie Kotowicz, What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic: Unpuzzling a Life on the Autism Spectrum
25. Drama Queen: One Autistic Woman and a Life of Unhelpful Labels
By: Sara Gibbs
4.39
Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition
'It has taken me several years of exploration, but I am at a place now where I see autism as neithe… read more
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- memoir
- autistic spectrum disorder
- psychology
- nonfiction
- self help
26. Damaged: After the coma, after the headlines, the story of a family
By: Janet Smuga
4.12
Format: 291 pages, Kindle Edition
Damaged is a story of survivor's guilt coupled with resentment tempered by love. It reveals the cha… read more
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27. Revelation: A Memoir of Deep Family Secrets, Discovery, and Identity
By: Richard Gary Kaye
4.10
Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition
Richard (Rick) Gary Kaye’s intimate memoir is a riveting story about a devastating family secret hi… read more
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- nonfiction
28. My autistic fight song: My battle into adulthood and the workplace (Dear series)
By: Rosie Weldon
4.48
Format: 232 pages, Kindle Edition
‘My autistic fight song’ is a memoir that follows Rosie Weldon’s journey from a college drop out as… read more
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- autistic spectrum disorder
- nonfiction
- memoir
"I spent many years being a square peg and trying to bash myself into a round hole."-Rosie Weldon, My autistic fight song: My battle into adulthood and the workplace (Dear series)
"I stood up as determination rushed through me. I would fight like hell for my life."-Rosie Weldon, My autistic fight song: My battle into adulthood and the workplace (Dear series)
"What she didn’t realise was smug smiles and shitty comments from people like her, was what fueled me to prove them wrong."-Rosie Weldon, My autistic fight song: My battle into adulthood and the workplace (Dear series)
29. Our Socially Awkward Marriage: Stories from an Adult Relationship on the Asperger's End of the Autism Spectrum
By: Tom Peters
3.63
Format: 64 pages, Kindle Edition
If David Sedaris and Temple Grandin had a love child, this book would be it. In this fearless colle… read more
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- memoir
- autistic spectrum disorder
- psychology
- marriage
- nonfiction
- self help
30. Love and Asperger's: Practical Strategies To Help Couples Understand Each Other and Strengthen Their Connection
By: Kate McNulty
3.92
Format: 162 pages, Kindle Edition
Everyday techniques to strengthen empathy and connection in neurodiverse couples Life with a partn… read more
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- autistic spectrum disorder
- psychology
- marriage
- nonfiction
- self help
31. The Painted Pink Dress: A Daughter’s Story of Family, Betrayal, and Her Search for the Truth
By: Minu Cash
4.53
Format: 258 pages, Paperback
A passionate memoir about identity, resilience, and the healing power of forgiveness From her earl… read more
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- nonfiction
"What if the real Minu was out there in the world somewhere? And here I was, trapped in this awful life I wasn’t supposed to be living."-Minu Cash, The Painted Pink Dress: A Daughter’s Story of Family, Betrayal, and Her Search for the Truth
