Books can play a big role in helping you and your child with Autism. You’ll find books can be a good way to connect with your children as they learn to share, make eye contact and it enhances their speech while reading one with their parents.
Here is a list of specially curated books related to Autism available on Kindle, Pdf version and paperback.
We would love to get recommendations from you on any useful books for children with Autism that are not in this list. You could write to us at contact@autismconnect.com
Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew: Revised and Updated
Great book for the parent of a child who is newly diagnosed. It will help the parent who is frightened by the diagnosis get started on creating a positive outcome for their child. — Temple Grandin, PhD, Author of The Way I See It and Thinking in Pictures
Kindle
Paperback
June 1, 2019
Paid for Kindle
Paid for Paperback
English
AuDHD Women: Navigating Life After Late Discovery: A Compassionate Guide to Living with Autism and ADHD
AuDHD Women: Navigating Life After Late Discovery is the empowering, validating guide every late-identified woman deserves. This isn’t a clinical textbook. It’s a warm, practical companion for women who have spent years masking, people-pleasing, pushing through burnout, or wondering why life feels so hard for everyone else. And short and sweet at 100 pages, it's perfect for a busy mind.
Sarah Jones (Author), Diamond Door Press (Author)
Paperback
June 29, 2025
Paid for Paperback
English
Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day
"A reassuring rhyming picture book about sensory overload and what you can do when everything is too much Sometimes everything is too much! Too loud, too bright, and all too overwhelming. Writing from her own experience with sensory processing disorder, award-winning teacher-librarian Jolene Gutiérrez’s compassionate picture book explores the struggles of a sensorily sensitive child and how they settle themselves."
Kindle
Paperback
August 1, 2023
Free for Kindle
Free for Paperback
English
The Ultimate Guide to Thriving with Adult Autism: Proven Techniques to Enhance Executive Function, Manage Sensory Overload & Build Authentic Connections + Practical Daily Exercises
This empowering guide was written for adults with autism, by people who truly understand your experience and it’s packed with tools to help you not just cope, but thrive.
Kindle
Paperback
September 15, 2025
Paid for Kindle
Paid for Paperback
English
Beyond Behaviors: Using Brain Science and Compassion to Understand and Solve Children’s Behavioral Challenges
In her pioneering, paradigm-shifting book Beyond Behaviors, internationally known pediatric psychologist Dr. Mona Delahooke reshaped how we view and respond to children’s challenging behaviors. In this second edition, she reminds us that problem behaviors are just the tip of the iceberg—signaling deeper, unmet needs that are best addressed in the context of relational safety.
Paperback
March 3, 2026
Paid for Paperback
English
Life on the Bridge: Linking My World to Yours as an Autistic Therapist
"The forthcoming hardcover and digital audio editions will feature new material, and a new introduction from Cian O'Clery, director of Netflix's hit series Love on the Spectrum! From Autistic Advocate, Love on the Spectrum cast member, and therapist Kaelynn Partlow, a warm, personal, and practical guide to understanding autism—from behaviors to communication and beyond."
Kindle
Paperback
March 17, 2026
Paid for Kindle
Paid for Paperback
English
The Neurodivergent Friendly Workbook of DBT Skills
As neurodivergent individuals, we often experience different types of distress from living in a society that isn't designed for our differences. It isn't just emotional distress but also meltdowns and sensory distress that we experience too. One of the best things we can do to support ourselves is manage our needs and respond to our distress in a way that works for us.
Paperback
February 12, 2022
Paid for Paperback
English
Upward Bound
Among the clients and staff are Carlos, a charismatic aide who lost his mother as a boy, and Jorge, who is gentle, nonspeaking and prone to escape despite Carlos’s best efforts. Tom, a beautiful young man with cerebral palsy, pines for Ann, the lifeguard for the summer who feels out of her depth. Then there’s Dave, the centre’s director. He wanted to be an actor, but finds himself on a very different path.
Neurodiversity: A Very Short Introduction
Neurodiversity is the idea that human brains function in a variety of ways. By understanding that people take in, process, and respond to information differently, we can appreciate how these profound differences affect the ways in which we experience the world and form relationships with one another. In spite of the central simplicity of this concept, the consequences of fully understanding and exploring neurodiversity can be transformative.
Burnout Recovery: A Neurodivergent-Friendly Guide to Healing Burnout Through Nature's Wisdom--Using ecopsychology, mythology, and depth psychology
"A neurodivergent-friendly and holistic guide to identifying, recovering, and growing from the stress and burnout cycle Burnout is a fact of life for most working adults, but many people lack the tools they need to truly recover from it. Even those of us who have tried therapy or self-help guides in the past may continue to cycle in and out of burnout for years, unable to find something that really works."
Kindle
24 March 2026
Paid for Kindle
English