THIS IS THE WAY THE WORLD ENDS by Jen Wilde - YA Thriller about an autistic teen surviving a fateful night at an elite private school’s epic masquerade ball.

SOMETHING MORE by by Jackie Khalilieh - Contemporary YA about a Palestinian-Canadian girl trying to hide her autism while navigating high school.

THE SPIRIT BARES ITS TEETH by Andrew Joseph White - YA Horror about an autistic trans boy must escape the cruel finishing school and rotten guts to the world.

A PRAYER FOR VENGEANCE by Leanne Schwartz - YA Fantasy about a living statue hunts the autistic boy who woke her.

TILLY IN TECHNICOLOR by Magzey Eddings - Contemporary YA about two neurodivergent teens who form a connection over the course of a summer.

My instagram post of autistic book recs | my twitter thread of community recs AUTISTIC BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS #Ownvoices autistic authors will be indicated with a ⭐️.

But this list?! This list has me so very excited. I’ve been super burned by harmful and poor rep before, so I’m very cautious these days. This is not an exhaustive list and I haven’t read them all, but I’ve reached out to the autistic community for recommendations too and hopefully this is a list of quality literature and good representation. My second book, The Boy Who Steals Houses, features two autistic brothers (though Sam isn’t labelled on page, he is autistic too!), and okay but I have so many plans for more stories. As an autistic author, I’m super passionate about this and want more of my autistic books published. Autistic voices are categorically silenced across history, and that needs to change. And we need more support of the autistic books that are published right now, so please remember that buying, reading, and talking about autistic books = tells publishers we want more. But it’s definitely nice to see more autism books coming out from actually autistic voices!!īut we still need more autistic books. Especially for media representation for autistics who are people of colour or trans or from a variety of cultures. While society has improved its understanding of autism in recent years, there is still a long, long way to go. Or Autism Awareness Month if you prefer! I personally feel we need both acceptance and awareness.

April is Autism Acceptance Month which means time for book recommendations!!

Afrotistic by Kala Allen Omeiza