What Works for Autistic Adults
By: Luke Beardon
4.27
Format: 156 pages, Kindle Edition
'This book has the power to change lives' Chris PackhamImagine a world where an autistic person is …
Want to Read $ 4.99"Just a quick word on reasonable adjustments here - they are not a privilege, they are not intended to be annoying, or to create extra work for other people - they are a human right."-Luke Beardon, What Works for Autistic Adults
"Just a quick word on reasonable adjustments here - they are not a privilege, they are not intended to be annoying, or to create extra work for other people - they are a human right."-Luke Beardon, What Works for Autistic Adults
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1. Saga, Vol. 6 (Saga, #6)
By: Brian K. Vaughan , Fiona Staples
3.51
Format: 178 pages, Paperback
After a dramatic time jump, the three-time Eisner Award winner for Best Continuing Series continues… read more
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2. Smart But Stuck: Emotions in Teens and Adults with ADHD
By: Thomas E. Brown
3.00
Format: 54 pages, Hardcover
Compelling stories that present a new view of ADHD"Smart but Stuck" offers 15 true and compelling s… read more
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- nonfiction
- psychology
3. On Becoming a Person: A Therapist's View of Psychotherapy
By: Carl R. Rogers , Peter D. Kramer
4.35
Format: None pages, Paperback
The late Carl Rogers, founder of the humanistic psychology movement, revolutionized psychotherapy w… read more
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- nonfiction
- psychology
4. Saga, Vol. 7 (Saga, #7)
By: Brian K. Vaughan , Fiona Staples
3.95
Format: 620 pages, Paperback
From the worldwide bestselling team of Fiona Staples and Brian K. Vaughan, "The War for Phang" is a… read more
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5. 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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6. Saga, Vol. 3 (Saga, #3)
By: Brian K. Vaughan , Fiona Staples
4.57
Format: 140 pages, Paperback
From the Hugo Award-winning duo of Brian K. Vaughan (The Private Eye, Y: The Last Man) and Fiona St… read more
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7. ADHD 2.0 : New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction—From Childhood Through Adulthood
By: Edward M. Hallowell
4.09
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
A revolutionary new approach to ADD/ADHD featuring cutting-edge research and strategies to help rea… read more
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- nonfiction
- psychology
8. The Witcher Omnibus, Volume 1
By: Paul Tobin
4.08
Format: 440 pages, Paperback
Multi-Eisner award-winning writer Paul Tobin pens a fantasy epic of the adventures of Geralt of Riv… read more
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9. Remina
By: Junji Ito
3.70
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
I MET REMINA'S EYE. An unknown planet emerges from inside a wormhole, and its discoverer, Dr. Og… read more
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10. How to Keep House While Drowning
By: K.C. Davis
4.25
Format: 151 pages, Kindle Edition
How to Keep House While Drowning will introduce you to six life-changing principles that will revol… read more
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- nonfiction
- psychology
"Shame has never helped anyone's mental health."-K.C. Davis, How to Keep House While Drowning
"No one ever shamed themselves into better mental health."-K.C. Davis, How to Keep House While Drowning
11. Strong Female Character
By: Fern Brady
4.48
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A summary of my 1. I'm diagnosed with autism 20 years after telling a doctor I had it. 2. My… read more
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"I was continually over-identifying with fiction to try and find a template for myself and my story (143)"-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character
"For all her flaws, my mum never raised me with dysfunctional attitudes to food or made me think I was greedy or not thin enough. She was always clear she disliked me for me."-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character
"It's 2022 as I write this and I'm still waiting to find someone I respect to speak openly and in detail about meltdowns. I'm really annoyed that I have to be the one to do this."-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character
"It made perfect sense to me that my skin was bursting open in disgusting weeping pustules. The emotions felt volcanic and I'd never been good at communicating that to people in words so now my body w…"-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character
12. 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
"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
13. The Power of Ritual: How to Create Meaning and Connection in Everything You Do
By: Casper ter Kuile
3.88
Format: 224 pages, ebook
Ter Kuile, cohost of the podcast Harry Potter and the Sacred Text, demonstrates in his thoughtful d… read more
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- nonfiction
- psychology
"That's what this book is all about--taking things we do every day and layering meaning and ritual onto them, even experiences as ordinary as reading or eating--by thinking of them as spiritual practi…"-Casper ter Kuile, The Power of Ritual: How to Create Meaning and Connection in Everything You Do
"I am convinced we are in the midst of a paradigm shift. That what used to hold us in community no longer works. That the spiritual offerings of yesteryear no longer help us thrive. And that, just lik…"-Casper ter Kuile, The Power of Ritual: How to Create Meaning and Connection in Everything You Do
14. Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice
By: Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
4.55
Format: 264 pages, Paperback
In this collection of essays, Lambda Literary Award-winning writer and longtime activist and perfor… read more
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- nonfiction
"It [i.e. disability justice] means we are not left behind; we are beloved, kindred, needed."-Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice
"To me, one quality of disability justice culture is that it is simultaneously beautiful and practical. Poetry and dance are as valuable as a blog post about access hacks - because they're equally imp…"-Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice
"Disability Justice allowed me to understand that me writing from my sickbed wasn't me being week or uncool or not a real writer but a time-honoured crip creative practice. And that understanding allo…"-Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice
"One of the central loves of my life is coaching and supporting other writers. Specifically, writers who identify as BIPOC, sick/Mad/disabled, queer/trans, femme, working-class/poor, or some or all of…"-Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice
15. Her Majesty's Royal Coven (Her Majesty's Royal Coven, #1)
By: Juno Dawson
3.84
Format: 448 pages, Paperback
If you look hard enough at old photographs, we're there in the background: healers in the trenches;… read more
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16. 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
"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
17. Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity in This Crisis (And the Next)
By: Dean Spade
4.38
Format: 152 pages, Paperback
Mutual aid is the radical act of caring for each other while working to change the world. Around… read more
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"In the context of professionalized nonprofit organizations, groups are urged to be single-issue oriented, framing their message around "deserving" people within the population they serve, and using t…"-Dean Spade, Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity in This Crisis (And the Next)
"When we feel bad, we often automatically decide that either we are bad or another person is bad. Both of these moves cause damage and distort the truth, which is that we are all navigating difficult …"-Dean Spade, Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity in This Crisis (And the Next)
"Burnout is the combination of resentment, exhaustion, shame, and frustration that make us lose connection to pleasure and passion in the work, and instead encounter difficult feelings like avoidance,…"-Dean Spade, Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity in This Crisis (And the Next)
18. The Shadow Cabinet (Her Majesty's Royal Coven, #2)
By: Juno Dawson
4.25
Format: 528 pages, Paperback
In the second installment of Juno Dawson's irresistable fantasy trilogy (Lana Harper), a group of c… read more
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19. Looking After Your Autistic Self: A Personalised Self-Care Approach to Managing Your Sensory and Emotional Well-Being
By: Niamh Garvey
4.31
Format: None pages, Paperback
'I no longer try to mask my autism; I now work to support my autism' It is a myth that autistic ch… read more
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- autistic spectrum disorder
- nonfiction
- psychology
20. UNMASKED
By: Ellie Middleton
4.24
Format: 331 pages, Hardcover
Brought to you by Penguin. Whether you are neurodivergent, suspect you might be, or want to be a… read more
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21. What Works for Autistic Adults
By: Luke Beardon
4.27
Format: 156 pages, Kindle Edition
'This book has the power to change lives' Chris PackhamImagine a world where an autistic person is … read more
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- autistic spectrum disorder
- nonfiction
- psychology
"Just a quick word on reasonable adjustments here - they are not a privilege, they are not intended to be annoying, or to create extra work for other people - they are a human right."-Luke Beardon, What Works for Autistic Adults
