12 must-read autistic spectrum disorder books like Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships: Decoding Social Mysteries Through Autism's Unique Perspectives by Temple Grandin

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Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships: Decoding Social Mysteries Through Autism's Unique Perspectives

By: Temple Grandin

3.90

Format: 425 pages, Paperback

Born with autism, both Temple Grandin and Sean Barron now live famously successful social lives. Ho…

"Neurotypical people seem to think and feel that it's okay to be rigid as long as their ideas are shared by enough people."

-Temple Grandin, Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships: Decoding Social Mysteries Through Autism's Unique Perspectives

"Neurotypical people seem to think and feel that it's okay to be rigid as long as their ideas are shared by enough people."

-Temple Grandin, Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships: Decoding Social Mysteries Through Autism's Unique Perspectives

If you liked the autistic spectrum disorder plot in Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships: Decoding Social Mysteries Through Autism's Unique Perspectives by Temple Grandin , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. Women and Girls with Autism Spectrum Disorder

By: Sarah Hendrickx

4.21

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

The difference that being female makes to the diagnosis, life and experiences of a person with an A… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Hendrickx's Women and Girls with Autism Spectrum Disorder book and Temple Grandin's Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships: Decoding Social Mysteries Through Autism's Unique Perspectives

  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • self help
"All the qualifications in the world dont mean a thing if you can't hold a conversation."

-Sarah Hendrickx, Women and Girls with Autism Spectrum Disorder

"I don't have the ability to process my feelings and articulate them; I just feel a whirl of emotions and physical sensations: dizziness, nausea, tight chest and overwhelming emotional pain..."

-Sarah Hendrickx, Women and Girls with Autism Spectrum Disorder

"Mental health conditions are the outcome of this refusal to admit limitations. Admission of limitations equates to failure for many women with autism. Admitting vulnerability and asking for concessio…"

-Sarah Hendrickx, Women and Girls with Autism Spectrum Disorder

"Real me only leaks out when the rote-learning system I have devised has insufficient data to maintain the facade. Real me is also allowed out in times of complete comfort and acceptance (it takes a r…"

-Sarah Hendrickx, Women and Girls with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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2. The Power of Neurodiversity: Unleashing the Advantages of Your Differently Wired Brain

By: Thomas Armstrong

3.87

Format: 275 pages, Paperback

A new term has emerged from the disability movement in the past decade to help change the way we th… read more

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  • science
  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • education
  • self help
Cover of The Nine Degrees of Autism: A Developmental Model for the Alignment and Reconciliation of Hidden Neurological Conditions by None, Wenn Lawson, Luke Beardon, Philip   Wylie

3. The Nine Degrees of Autism: A Developmental Model for the Alignment and Reconciliation of Hidden Neurological Conditions

By: None , Wenn Lawson , Luke Beardon , Philip Wylie

3.76

Format: 210 pages, Paperback

The Nine Degrees of Autism presents a much-needed positive tool for understanding the developmental… read more

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  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
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4. The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome

By: Tony Attwood

4.23

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome is the definitive handbook for anyone affected by Asperge… read more

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  • science
  • parenting
  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • psychology
  • aspergers
  • nonfiction
  • self help
"Universities are renowned for their tolerance of unusual characters, especially if they show originality and dedication to their research. I have often made the comment that not only are universities…"

-Tony Attwood, The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome

5. Be Different: Adventures of a Free-Range Aspergian

By: John Elder Robison

4.26

Format: None pages,

"I believe those of us with Asperger's are here for a reason, and we have much to offer. This book … read more

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6. The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism

By: David Mitchell , Naoki Higashida , K.A. Yoshida

5.00

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

Written by Naoki Higashida, a very smart, very self-aware, and very charming thirteen-year-old boy … read more

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7. おやすみプンプン 1

By: Inio Asano , 浅野いにお

4.58

Format: None pages, Paperback

aruRi nokoto, punpunhakurasuniyatsutekitaZhuan Xiao Sheng Tian Zhong Ai Zi niYi Mu Bu re. Bi Nu kar… read more

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8. Zen in the Art of Archery

By: R.F.C. Hull , None , Eugen Herrigel , Φοίβος Ι. Πιομπίνος

3.76

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

The path to achieving Zen (a balance between the body and the mind) is brilliantly explained by Pro… read more

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9. In a Different Key: The Story of Autism

By: John Donvan , Caren Zucker

4.31

Format: 66 pages, Hardcover

Nearly seventy-five years ago, Donald Triplett of Forest, Mississippi became the first child diagno… read more

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10. NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity

By: Steve Silberman

3.99

Format: 244 pages, Hardcover

A New York Timesbestseller Winner of the 2015 Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction A groundbreaking… read more

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11. Untypical: How the World Isn’t Built for Autistic People and What We Should All Do About it

By: Pete Wharmby

4.35

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

It’s time to remake the world – the ground-breaking book on what steps we should all be taking for … read more

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  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • self help
"By the time I entered education in the late 1980s, schools were about as well adapted for my neurotype as a set of stairs is adapted for the use by a Dalek."

-Pete Wharmby, Untypical: How the World Isn’t Built for Autistic People and What We Should All Do About it

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12. The Truths We Hold: An American Journey

By: Kamala Harris

4.01

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

From one of America's most inspiring political leaders, a book about the core truths that unite us,… read more

Similar categories in Kamala Harris's The Truths We Hold: An American Journey book and Temple Grandin's Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships: Decoding Social Mysteries Through Autism's Unique Perspectives

  • nonfiction
  • memoir
"When you break through a glass ceiling, you're going to get cut, and it's going to hurt."

-Kamala Harris, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey

"One of my mother’s favorite sayings was “Don’t let anybody tell you who you are. You tell them who you are."

-Kamala Harris, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey

"Politics is a realm where the grand pronouncement often takes the place of the painstaking and detail-oriented work of getting meaningful things done."

-Kamala Harris, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey

". . . Being a good person meant standing for something larger than yourself; that success is measured in part by what you help others achieve and accomplish."

-Kamala Harris, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey

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13. 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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  • memoir
  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • self help
"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

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14. Neuroqueer Heresies: Notes on the Neurodiversity Paradigm, Autistic Empowerment, and Postnormal Possibilities

By: Nick Walker

4.37

Format: 196 pages, Paperback

The work of queer autistic scholar Nick Walker has played a key role in the evolving discourse on h… read more

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  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
"If you see anyone trying to narrow the definition of neuroqueer and trying to police who gets to use the tern, feel free to tell them that I said to stop acting like a fucking cop. The world needs mo…"

-Nick Walker, Neuroqueer Heresies: Notes on the Neurodiversity Paradigm, Autistic Empowerment, and Postnormal Possibilities

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15. Antkind

By: Charlie Kaufman

3.71

Format: 720 pages, Kindle Edition

The bold and boundlessly original debut novel from the Oscar-winning screenwriter of Being John Mal… read more

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"Would that I could be a gay man. I would like myself better. But I am the most heterosexual of all my many acquaintances."

-Charlie Kaufman, Antkind

"Comedy is a lie, too, of course. It’s a defense, an aggression. It is a thing created to separate, to say, “I am not like this."

-Charlie Kaufman, Antkind

"I have often felt that I am being watched. That my life is being witnessed by unseen forces, that adjustments are made as these forces see fit, to thwart me, to humiliate me."

-Charlie Kaufman, Antkind

"Not much of note in my waking life. People get sick, or don’t. People die, or don’t. I watch TV, or don’t. Sometimes I smoke without remembering lighting up. I continue to go to a deranged hypnotist …"

-Charlie Kaufman, Antkind

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16. 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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  • science
  • memoir
  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • self help
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17. Sincerely, Your Autistic Child

By: Sharon daVanport

4.30

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A rare and diverse collection of autistic voices that highlights to parents the unique needs of gir… read more

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  • parenting
  • memoir
  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • self help
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18. Neurodiversity and the Myth of Normal

By: Kyler Shumway

3.77

Format: 4 pages, Audible Audio

We’ve all been told, at one point or another, to "just be yourself." Whether you are starting schoo… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • science
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19. 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)

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20. Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships: Decoding Social Mysteries Through Autism's Unique Perspectives

By: Temple Grandin

3.90

Format: 425 pages, Paperback

Born with autism, both Temple Grandin and Sean Barron now live famously successful social lives. Ho… read more

Similar categories in Temple Grandin's Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships: Decoding Social Mysteries Through Autism's Unique Perspectives book and Temple Grandin's Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships: Decoding Social Mysteries Through Autism's Unique Perspectives

  • relationships
  • science
  • parenting
  • memoir
  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • psychology
  • aspergers
  • nonfiction
  • education
  • self help
"Neurotypical people seem to think and feel that it's okay to be rigid as long as their ideas are shared by enough people."

-Temple Grandin, Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships: Decoding Social Mysteries Through Autism's Unique Perspectives

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21. Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Understanding Your Diagnosis, Finding the Best Resources and Support Team for Emotional Regulation, Self-Advocacy, and Obtaining Employment

By: T.G. Alexander

3.61

Format: 196 pages, Kindle Edition

Autism is often diagnosed during childhood but can also be diagnosed well into adulthood. If you fe… read more

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  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • psychology

13 must-read nonfiction books like Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships: Decoding Social Mysteries Through Autism's Unique Perspectives by Temple Grandin

Transform Your Habits

Women and Girls with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Sarah Hendrickx

4.21

Transform Your Habits

The Power of Neurodiversity: Unleashing the Advantages of Your Differently Wired Brain

Thomas Armstrong

3.87

Transform Your Habits

The Nine Degrees of Autism: A Developmental Model for the Alignment and Reconciliation of Hidden Neurological Conditions

None , Wenn Lawson , Luke Beardon , Philip Wylie

3.76

Transform Your Habits

The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome

Tony Attwood

4.23

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Transform Your Habits

Untypical: How the World Isn’t Built for Autistic People and What We Should All Do About it

Pete Wharmby

4.35

Transform Your Habits

Stim: An Autistic Anthology

Lizzie Huxley-Jones

4.14

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Maar je ziet er helemaal niet autistisch uit

Bianca Toeps

4.05

Transform Your Habits

Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity

Devon Price

4.44

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