April is Autism Awareness Month. If you are seeking general informative books on autism, this isn't the post for you. But, if you enjoy diving into fictional and non-fictional stories of individuals with autism (mostly Asperger Syndrome), you might find some titles of interest in this post. The first ten (in order, first read to last read) tell of characters or individuals with autism:
- Look Me in the Eye: My Life With Asperger's by John Elder Robison - memoir
- The Journal of Best Practices: A Memoir of Marriage, Asperger Syndrome, and One Man's Quest to be a Better Husband by David Finch - memoir
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon - novel
- The Story of Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon (author of Riding the Bus With My Sister) - novel
- The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion - novel
- The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion - novel
- Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin - middle grade novel
- Best Boy by Eli Gottlieb - novel
- The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd - middle grade novel
- The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth - novel
My final two Autism/Asperger's recommendations are compilation books. I cannot recommend the first of the two highly enough. It is an outstanding read, even if it only briefly mentions music therapy for those with autism (in section 3). The second of the two is a quirky collection of creatives and thinkers. It explores the idea that Einstein may have had Asperger's.
- Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks - non-fiction
- Andy Warhol Was a Hoarder by Claudia Kalb - non-fiction
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