20 Best mental health books like Autism Feels ...: An Earthling's Guide by Orion Kelly

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Autism Feels ...: An Earthling's Guide

By: Orion Kelly

4.59

Format: 332 pages, Paperback

"Too honest. Too real. Too helpful." – #autismmom "Inspirational in a way that makes you gratef…

If you liked the mental health plot in Autism Feels ...: An Earthling's Guide by Orion Kelly , here is a list of 20 books like this:

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1. Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism

By: Barry M. Prizant , Tom Fields-Meyer

3.87

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Essential reading for any parent, teacher, therapist, or caregiver of a person with autism: a groun… read more

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  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • mental health
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2. 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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  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • mental health

3. Nerdy, Shy, and Socially Inappropriate: A User Guide to an Asperger Life

By: Cynthia Kim

4.09

Format: 156 pages, Paperback

Cynthia Kim explores all the quirkyness of living with Asperger Syndrome (ASD) in this accessible, … read more

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4. 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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5. The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum

By: Richard Panek , Temple Grandin

4.62

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A cutting-edge account of the latest science of autism, from the best-selling author and advocate W… 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. 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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8. I Am Not Sidney Poitier

By: Percival Everett

4.10

Format: 338 pages,

An irresistible comic novel from the master storyteller Percival Everett, and an irreverent take on… read more

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9. White Cat, Black Dog: Stories

By: Kelly Link

3.84

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Seven ingeniously reinvented fairy tales that play out with astonishing consequences in the modern … read more

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"Pity the introvert with the face of a therapist or a kindergarten teacher. Like the werewolf, we are uneasy in human spaces and human company, though we wear a human skin."

-Kelly Link, White Cat, Black Dog: Stories

"And so, some think it may be possible to survive their presence if only one can enter into a state in which one is not afraid. Only we are so very afraid of them. How could we not be? They are monste…"

-Kelly Link, White Cat, Black Dog: Stories

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10. A Witch's Sin (Neon Ghosts, #1)

By: Daniel B. Greene

3.66

Format: 495 pages, Kindle Edition

What would you do to keep your dreams ad-free? Bruised, stoned, and still adjusting to her lates… 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

Similar categories in Pete Wharmby's Untypical: How the World Isn’t Built for Autistic People and What We Should All Do About it book and Orion Kelly's Autism Feels ...: An Earthling's Guide

  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • mental health
"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. Dwellings

By: Jay Stephens

4.00

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

"Genuinely disturbing...if you feel brave, check it out." — The Toronto Star "An absolute delight.… read more

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13. Maar je ziet er helemaal niet autistisch uit

By: Bianca Toeps

4.05

Format: 220 pages, Paperback

Autisme: da's toch dat je weet dat 7 augustus 1984 op een dinsdag viel? Nou... nee. Bianca Toeps le… read more

Similar categories in Bianca Toeps's Maar je ziet er helemaal niet autistisch uit book and Orion Kelly's Autism Feels ...: An Earthling's Guide

  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • mental health
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14. 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
  • mental health
"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

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15. 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

Similar categories in Chloé Hayden's Different, Not Less: A Neurodivergent's Guide to Embracing Your True Self and Finding Your Happily Ever After book and Orion Kelly's Autism Feels ...: An Earthling's Guide

  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • mental health
"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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16. 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
  • psychology
  • mental health
"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

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17. 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

Similar categories in Eric Garcia's We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation book and Orion Kelly's Autism Feels ...: An Earthling's Guide

  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • mental health
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18. Spectrum Women: Walking to the Beat of Autism

By: Barb Cook

4.00

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Barb Cook and 14 other autistic women describe life from a female autistic perspective, and present… read more

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  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • mental health
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19. 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

Similar categories in Annie Kotowicz's What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic: Unpuzzling a Life on the Autism Spectrum book and Orion Kelly's Autism Feels ...: An Earthling's Guide

  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • mental health
"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

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20. 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

Similar categories in Niamh Garvey's Looking After Your Autistic Self: A Personalised Self-Care Approach to Managing Your Sensory and Emotional Well-Being book and Orion Kelly's Autism Feels ...: An Earthling's Guide

  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • mental health
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21. 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

Similar categories in Ellie Middleton's UNMASKED book and Orion Kelly's Autism Feels ...: An Earthling's Guide

  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • mental health
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22. 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

Similar categories in Heidi Mavir's Your child is not broken book and Orion Kelly's Autism Feels ...: An Earthling's Guide

  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • nonfiction
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23. But Everyone Feels This Way: How an Autism Diagnosis Saved My Life

By: Paige Layle

4.28

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Autism acceptance activist and TikTok influencer Paige Layle shares her deeply personal journey to … read more

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  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • mental health
"We remain hidden, tucked away behind corporations aiming to change us, pushing supplements and instant cures into the hands of desperate parents looking to make our lives better. We're hidden behind …"

-Paige Layle, But Everyone Feels This Way: How an Autism Diagnosis Saved My Life

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24. Autisterna: om kvinnor på spektrat

By: Clara Törnvall

4.02

Format: 220 pages, Hardcover

Varför skrev poeten Emily Dickinson dikter om havet utan att någonsin ha sett det, varför är Underl… read more

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  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • mental health
"But deficits and disabilities only exist in relation to an environment where some other way of functioning has been chosen as the yardstick. An autistic person - or one with any form of otherness - o…"

-Clara Törnvall, Autisterna: om kvinnor på spektrat

"Yet the autistic woman is not masking with the intention of being deceitful. Her true self is invisible even to her own person. She is masking to fit in, and doing so unconsciously. Often, she doesn'…"

-Clara Törnvall, Autisterna: om kvinnor på spektrat

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25. Self-Care for Autistic People

By: Megan Anna Neff

4.45

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Ditch the stigma, stop masking, and put yourself first with these 100+ exercises that reinforce the… read more

Similar categories in Megan Anna Neff's Self-Care for Autistic People book and Orion Kelly's Autism Feels ...: An Earthling's Guide

  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • mental health
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26. Late Bloomer: How an Autism Diagnosis Changed My Life

By: Clem Bastow

4.15

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Introducing a bold new voice in Australian nonfiction, Late Bloomer is a heartfelt coming-of-age me… read more

Similar categories in Clem Bastow's Late Bloomer: How an Autism Diagnosis Changed My Life book and Orion Kelly's Autism Feels ...: An Earthling's Guide

  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • mental health
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27. Autistic State of Mind: The chaotic symphony of a late-diagnosed woman's mind

By: Kayla Francis

4.42

Format: 77 pages, Kindle Edition

Are you, or someone you love, autistic? Have you ever wondered what it feels like to be inside an a… read more

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  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • nonfiction
  • mental health
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28. A Haunted Girl

By: Ethan Sacks

3.67

Format: 132 pages, Paperback

The fate of all life on Earth depends on a girl who doesn’t know if she wants to live Cleo, a 16-ye… read more

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  • mental health
Cover of Sensory: Life on the Spectrum by Bex Ollerton

29. 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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  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • nonfiction
  • mental health
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30. An Adult with an Autism Diagnosis

By: Gillan Drew

3.55

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Being diagnosed with autism as an adult can be disorienting and isolating; however, if you can unde… read more

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  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
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31. Autism Feels ...: An Earthling's Guide

By: Orion Kelly

4.59

Format: 332 pages, Paperback

"Too honest. Too real. Too helpful." – #autismmom "Inspirational in a way that makes you gratef… read more

Similar categories in Orion Kelly's Autism Feels ...: An Earthling's Guide book and Orion Kelly's Autism Feels ...: An Earthling's Guide

  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • mental health

21 must-read nonfiction books like Autism Feels ...: An Earthling's Guide by Orion Kelly

Transform Your Habits

Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism

Barry M. Prizant , Tom Fields-Meyer

3.87

Transform Your Habits

I Think I Might Be Autistic: A Guide to Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis and Self-Discovery for Adults

Cynthia Kim

3.63

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

Maar je ziet er helemaal niet autistisch uit

Bianca Toeps

4.05

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19 must-read nonfiction books like Different, Not Less: A Neurodivergent's Guide to Embracing Your True Self and Finding Your Happily Ever After by Chloé Hayden

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

Transform Your Habits

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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