Autism Acceptance Month recognizes the deliberate shift away from the stigmatized term “autism awareness” toward an inclusive attitude of acceptance, respect, listening, parity, and empowerment. With romance, literary fiction, memoirs, and more, the following reading list honors the many experiences and voices of people within the autistic community. These titles, and those selected from previous years, are available as a downloadable spreadsheet.

Fiction

Hibbert, Talia. Act Your Age, Eve Brown. Avon. Mar. 2021. 400p. ISBN 9780062941275. Romance/Romantic Comedy

Hoang, Helen. The Heart Principle. Berkley. Aug. 2021. 352p. ISBN . Romance/Multicultural & Interracial

Hoffmann, Ada . The Outside. Angry Robot. Jun. 2019. 400p. ISBN 9780857668134. Science Fiction/Space Opera

Holton, India. The Secret Service of Tea and Treason. Berkley. Apr. 2023. 368p. ISBN 9780593547267. Romance/Romantic Comedy

Liese, Chloe. Two Wrongs Make a Right. Berkley. Nov. 2022. 352p. ISBN 9780593441503. Romance/Romantic Comedy

Lloyd-Barlow, Viktoria. All the Little Bird-Hearts. Algonquin Books. Dec. 2023. 304p. ISBN 9781643756615. Literary

Ryan, Madeleine. A Room Called Earth. Penguin Books. Aug. 2020. ISBN 9780143135456. Literary

Schillace, Brandy. The Framed Women of Ardemore House. Hanover Square Press. Feb. 2024. 336p. ISBN 9781335014030. Mystery & Detective/Cozy

Tingle, Chuck. Camp Damascus. Tor Nightfire. Jun. 2023. 256p. ISBN 9781250874627. Occult & Supernatural

Nonfiction

Autistic Women and Nonbinary Network. Sincerely, Your Autistic Child. Beacon Press. Mar. 2021. 224p. ISBN 9780807025680. Family & Relationships/Autism Spectrum Disorders

Brady, Fern. Strong Female Character. Harmony. Jun. 2023. 228p. ISBN 9780593582503. Biography & Autobiography/Memoirs

Cox, Zaji. Plums for Months. Forest Avenue Press. May. 2023. 144p. ISBN 9781942436539. Biography & Autobiography/African American & Black

Fleming, Jory. How to Be Human. Simon & Schuster. Apr. 2021. 192p. ISBN 9781501180507. Biography & Autobiography/Memoirs

Garcia, Eric. We're Not Broken. Harvest. Aug. 2021. 304p. ISBN 9781328587848. Psychology/Psychopathology/Autism Spectrum Disorders

Gilpeer, Valerie. I Have Been Buried Under Years of Dust. William Morrow. Apr. 2021. 272p. ISBN 9780062984340. Family & Relationships/Autism Spectrum Disorders

Kerr, Kay. Love & Autism. Macmillan Australia. Mar. 2024. 304p. ISBN 9781761260643. Family & Relationships/Autism Spectrum Disorders

Limburg, Joanne. Letters To My Weird Sisters. Atlantic Books. Aug. 2022. 272p. ISBN 9781838950057. Social Science/Feminism & Feminist Theory

Price, Devon. Unmasking Autism. Harmony. Apr. 2022. 304p. ISBN 9780593235232. Psychology/Psychopathology/Autism Spectrum Disorders

Thom-Jones, Sandra. Growing in to Autism. Victory Books. Mar. 2023. 232p. ISBN 9780522878882. pap. $34.99. Self-Help/Personal Growth