Spectrums
By: Maxfield Sparrow
4.29
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Solely written by trans people on the spectrum, this collection of personal stories foregrounds the…
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1. I Think I Might Be Autistic: A Guide to Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis and Self-Discovery for Adults
By: Cynthia Kim
3.63
Format: None pages, Paperback
What if instead of being weird, shy, geeky or introverted, your brain is wired differently? For adu… read more
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- disability
- autistic spectrum disorder
- nonfiction
- psychology
2. An Unkindness of Ghosts
By: Rivers Solomon
3.60
Format: None pages, Paperback
"The HSS Matildais a generation ship organized much like the antebellum South. Embroiled in a grudg… read more
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3. 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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4. Against Technoableism: Rethinking Who Needs Improvement
By: Ashley Shew
4.30
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
A manifesto exploding what we think we know about disability, and arguing that disabled people are … read more
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- nonfiction
- disability
5. Hell Followed With Us
By: Andrew Joseph White
4.13
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Prepare to die. His kingdom is near. Sixteen-year-old trans boy Benji is on the run from the cu… read more
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- queer
- transgender
- lgbt
"Do you believe in God? I do, please stop, there's so much blood"-Andrew Joseph White, Hell Followed With Us
"I think it hits us all at the same time that maybe we'll live long enough to grow up."-Andrew Joseph White, Hell Followed With Us
"Bein transgender is who you are, and the pain is what the outside does to you. The pain is what happens when you and the world go at each other's throats."-Andrew Joseph White, Hell Followed With Us
"I'm done begging for a scrap of respect-I am done with those who enact suffering, and I am done with the sons of bitches who stand back and let it happen."-Andrew Joseph White, Hell Followed With Us
6. Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-first Century
By: Alice Wong
4.47
Format: 309 pages, Paperback
One in five people in the United States lives with a disability. Some disabilities are visible, oth… read more
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- disability
- nonfiction
- memoir
- anthologies
"Just knowing your rights (or your worth or value) will never be enough if you are powerless to force someone else to respect them."-Alice Wong, Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-first Century
"The peculiar drama of my life has placed me in a world that by and large thinks it would be better if people like me did not exist. My fight has been for accommodation, the world to me and me to the …"-Alice Wong, Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-first Century
"Advocacy is for all of us; advocacy is a way of life. It is a natural response to the injustice and inequality in the world. While you and I may not have sole responsibility for these inequities, tha…"-Alice Wong, Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-first Century
"He understood that each individual group’s liberation was inextricably linked to the other—that justice and liberation could only be had if we all stand together and fight for the rights and libertie…"-Alice Wong, Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-first Century
7. Homebody
By: Theo Parish
4.43
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
In their comics debut, Theo Parish masterfully weaves an intimate and defiantly hopeful memoir abou… read more
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- gender
- queer
- transgender
- lgbt
"Being openly queer can feel intimidating. But every day just by being yourself you inspire the people around you. You don't have to be an influencer to influence!"-Theo Parish, Homebody
"There is no one way to be transgender, just like there is no one way to be cisgender. We are all just trying to find a place to call our own. We are all deserving of comfort and safety, a place to ca…"-Theo Parish, Homebody
"Living authentically in a world that takes every opportunity to squeeze you uncomfortably into a box of someone else's design...that is the most radical act of self love. Blossoming in an environment…"-Theo Parish, Homebody
"Words are important. They allow us to communicate how we think and feel. Words help us to understand and to be understood. So, finally grasping the language you've been reaching for, to explain this …"-Theo Parish, Homebody
8. Nevada
By: Imogen Binnie
3.97
Format: 290 pages, Paperback
A beloved and blistering cult classic and finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Fi… read more
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- gender
- queer
- transgender
- lgbt
"James does what anybody would do when they see somebody they'd like to know: he ignores the shit out of her."-Imogen Binnie, Nevada
"It's like I got drunk all the time not because I'm a total addict but because it was a coping mechanism to deal with being unhappy"-Imogen Binnie, Nevada
"Oh, Williamsburg. There was a point when you seemed like a scary, tough neighborhood, but now it's obvious that the graffiti on your walls gets put there by art students."-Imogen Binnie, Nevada
"Eventually you can't help but figure out that, while gender is a construct, so is a traffic light, and if you ignore either of them, you get hit by cars. Which, also, are constructs."-Imogen Binnie, Nevada
9. 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
- queer
- disability
- lgbt
"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
10. Funny, You Don't Look Autistic: A Comedian's Guide to Life on the Spectrum
By: Michael McCreary
3.78
Format: 166 pages, Paperback
Slaying autism stereotypes with stand-up, one joke at a time. Like many others on the autism spectr… read more
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- autistic spectrum disorder
- nonfiction
- memoir
- disability
"Having autism is a characteristic, not a character."-Michael McCreary, Funny, You Don't Look Autistic: A Comedian's Guide to Life on the Spectrum
"I was diagnosed with autism at the age of five. I wasn't diagnosed as a comedian until much later."-Michael McCreary, Funny, You Don't Look Autistic: A Comedian's Guide to Life on the Spectrum
11. 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
- psychology
- nonfiction
- disability
- queer
"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
12. We Do This 'til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice
By: Mariame Kaba
4.67
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
"Organizing is both science and art. It is thinking through a vision, a strategy, and then figuring… read more
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- nonfiction
"That does not mean, however, there should be no consequences. It means real consequences. Consequences that really matter. It means transforming the conditions that exist in the first place for this …"-Mariame Kaba, We Do This 'til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice
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
- 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
14. 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
- disability
15. Fine: A Comic About Gender
By: Rhea Ewing
4.28
Format: 319 pages, Paperback
Washington Post • 10 Best Graphic Novels of 2022 A vibrant and informative debut with “great doc… read more
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- memoir
- transgender
- lgbt
- gender
- nonfiction
- queer
"Gender affects everybody, so whether you're trans or not, gender is fucking you up. -Jac, 2013"-Rhea Ewing, Fine: A Comic About Gender
16. 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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- disability
- autistic spectrum disorder
- nonfiction
- psychology
17. What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat
By: Aubrey Gordon
4.41
Format: 197 pages, Hardcover
From the creator of Your Fat Friend, an explosive indictment of the systemic and cultural bias faci… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
18. Something That May Shock and Discredit You
By: Daniel Mallory Ortberg
3.84
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From the writer of Slate’s “Dear Prudence” column comes a witty and clever collection of essays and… read more
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- memoir
- transgender
- lgbt
- gender
- nonfiction
- queer
"I never know how to refer to previous incarnations of myself in a way that honestly acknowledges the present without sacrificing the past."-Daniel Mallory Ortberg, Something That May Shock and Discredit You
"But there was a curse on Laius. The curse was Daddy Issues. Only a daddy can have Daddy Issues. The Daddy Issues of Laius include: insisting on taking your children hiking even after they start cryin…"-Daniel Mallory Ortberg, Something That May Shock and Discredit You
"I fear—how could I not?—that I will merely replace one error with another, that I will take avowal of desire in itself as an unalloyed, uncomplicated good in all places and in all situations, that no…"-Daniel Mallory Ortberg, Something That May Shock and Discredit You
"I mean, if I were thirty years younger—if I were twenty five years younger—if I were eighteen years younger—God, if I were just ten years younger—if I were a year and a day younger—if I were a month …"-Daniel Mallory Ortberg, Something That May Shock and Discredit You
19. The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes, and Mourning Songs
By: Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
4.46
Format: 333 pages, Paperback
Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha follows up their incredible book Care Work with The Future Is Disa… read more
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- nonfiction
- queer
- disability
- lgbt
"There is no one disabled future. But in mine, there is guaranteed income, housing, access, food, water, and education for all—or money has been abolished. I get paid to write from my bed. The births …"-Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes, and Mourning Songs
"Sometimes I feel impatient about how much ableism has forced us to emphasize accessibility to get people to pay even a modicum of attention to it. Collective access is revolutionary because disabled …"-Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes, and Mourning Songs
"A future where disability justice won looks like queer, trans, Black, Indigenous, folks of colour, and women, girls, and nonbinary humans are living in a world where disability is the norm, and where…"-Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes, and Mourning Songs
20. Women and Girls on the Autism Spectrum, Second Edition
By: Sarah Hendrickx
4.53
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
The difference that being female makes to the diagnosis, life and experiences of an autistic person… read more
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- autistic spectrum disorder
- nonfiction
- psychology
21. Disability Intimacy: Essays on Love, Care, and Desire
By: Alice Wong
4.30
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
The much-anticipated follow up to the groundbreaking anthology Disability Visibility: another revol… read more
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- disability
- nonfiction
- memoir
- anthologies
22. The Autistic Trans Guide to Life
By: Yenn Purkis
3.56
Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition
'A must-read!' FINLAY GAMESThis essential survival guide gives autistic trans and/or non-binary adu… read more
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- transgender
- lgbt
- gender
- autistic spectrum disorder
- psychology
- nonfiction
- disability
- queer
23. Unlearning Shame: How We Can Reject Self-Blame Culture and Reclaim Our Power
By: Devon Price
4.33
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Learn to identify—and combat—Systemic Shame, the feeling of self-hatred and disempowerment that com… read more
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- gender
- autistic spectrum disorder
- psychology
- nonfiction
- disability
- queer
24. Cuckoo
By: Gretchen Felker-Martin
3.65
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
Cuckoo is a searing new novel from Manhunt author Gretchen Felker-Martin, where a motley crew of ki… read more
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- queer
- transgender
- lgbt
25. We're All Neurodiverse
By: Sonny Jane Wise
3.88
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
"Neurodiversity has helped me understand myself and provided a sense of relief that I'm a whole neu… read more
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- memoir
- autistic spectrum disorder
- psychology
- nonfiction
- disability
- queer
"Identifying as neurodivergent isn't just another label; it's also an identity, it's a reclamation, it's a song. When we call ourselves neurodivergent, we are reclaiming our differences that society c…"-Sonny Jane Wise, We're All Neurodiverse
26. Uncomfortable Labels
By: Laura Kate Dale
4.10
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
"So while the assumption when I was born was that I was or would grow up to be a neurotypical heter… read more
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- memoir
- transgender
- lgbt
- gender
- autistic spectrum disorder
- nonfiction
- disability
- queer
27. 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
- autistic spectrum disorder
- anthologies
- nonfiction
- disability
28. Gender Identity, Sexuality and Autism
By: Eva A. Mendes
3.63
Format: 200 pages, Paperback
Bringing together a collection of narratives from those who are on the autism spectrum whilst also … read more
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- lgbt
- gender
- autistic spectrum disorder
- psychology
- nonfiction
- disability
- queer
29. Trauma, Stigma, and Autism
By: Gordon S Gates
3.23
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
This book presents ground-breaking ideas based on current research on how stigma can cause bodily f… read more
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- disability
- autistic spectrum disorder
- nonfiction
- psychology
30. Spectrums
By: Maxfield Sparrow
4.29
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Solely written by trans people on the spectrum, this collection of personal stories foregrounds the… read more
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- memoir
- transgender
- lgbt
- gender
- autistic spectrum disorder
- psychology
- anthologies
- nonfiction
- disability
- queer
31. Trans and Autistic: Stories from Life at the Intersection
By: Noah Adams
3.72
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
The first book to foreground the voices and experiences of autistic trans people, this collection o… read more
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- memoir
- transgender
- lgbt
- autistic spectrum disorder
- psychology
- anthologies
- nonfiction
- disability
- queer
