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Autism Pride Day: Bibiliography

Autism is a spectrum; we're not all learning disabled, high functioning, or severe. All of us have potential, and it's time we learned more about ourselves and each other. We have a diagnosis, a history, and a wide range of skills.

Bibliography

   Baxley, Craig R. et al. Stephen King’s Rose Red. Deluxe ed. United States: Trimark Home Video, 2002.
NE library. Film.

   Burns, David J. Do Lemons Have Feathers?: More to Autism Than Meets the Eye. London; Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2016.
NE library. First person narrative/guide. (Helpbook for people with and w/o autism)

   Burton, L. & de Seguins, A. (2019) Astrid et Raphaelle France, JLA Productions. 

   Crane, L., Hearst, C., Ashworth, M., Davies, J., & Hill, E. L. (2021). Supporting Newly Identified or Diagnosed Autistic Adults: An Initial Evaluation of an Autistic-Led Programme. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 51(3), 892+. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A655180756/AONE?u=txshracd2560&sid=bookmark-AONE&xid=bc255426

   Grandin, & Scariano, M. (2005). Emergence: Labeled Autistic: a True Story (Warner Books ed.). Grand Central Publishing.

   Grandin, T., & Panek, R. (2013a). The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
TR library. Scientific examination of autism.

   Grandin, Temple, Sean Barron, and Veronica Zysk. Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships: Decoding Social Mysteries through Autism’s Unique Perspectives. Ed. Veronica Zysk. New edition with author updates. Arlington, TX: Future Horizons, 2016.
NE library. Dual first person narrative.

   Herskovitz, Marshall. et al. I Am Sam. Widescreen version. Calif.: New Line Home Entertainment, 2004.
TR library. Film.

   Higashida, Naoki, KA Yoshida, and David Mitchel. Fall Down 7 Times Get up 8: a Young Man’s Voice from the Silence of Autism. Trans. KA Yoshida and David Mitchel. First edition. New York: Random House, 2017.
NE library. Translation of a first person narrative.

   Higashida, Naoki. The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism. First edition. New York: Random House, 2013.
NE/TR library. First person narrative (translated).

   Jackson, Mick. et al. Temple Grandin. [Widescreen ed.]. New York: HBO Home Entertainment, 2010. TR/NE libraries. Film.

   James, L. E. (2018). Odd Girl Out: My Extraordinary Autistic Life. Seal Press. South library. First Sheffer, E. (2020).
NW library.

   Khan, Shah Rukh et al. My Name Is Khan. Widescreen version. Beverly Hills, Calif: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2010. TR library. Film.

   Kim, Cynthia A. Nerdy, Shy, and Socially Inappropriate: a User Guide to an Asperger Life. London, UK; Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2015.
NE library. First person narrative.

   Kourti. (2021). Working with Autistic Transgender and Non-Binary People: Research, Practice and Experience (Kourti, Ed.). Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

   Mayer, Max. et al. Adam. Widescreen ed. Beverly Hills, Calif: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2010.
 NE/TR libraries. Film.

   McElwain, J., & Paisner, D. (2008a). The Game of My Life: A True Story of Struggle, Triumph, and Growing Up Autistic. New American Library.
TR library. First person narrative.

   Natali, Vincenzo. et al. Cube. Widescreen. Santa Monica, Calif: Trimark Home Video, 1997. TR library. Film.

   O’Connor, Gavin et al. The Accountant. Widescreen presentation. Burbank, CA: Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., 2017.
NW/S/TR libraries. Film.

   Pohl, A. L., Crockford, S. K., Blakemore, M., Allison, C., & Baron-Cohen, S. (2020). A comparative study of autistic and non-autistic women's experience of motherhood. Molecular Autism, 11(1), NA. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A610691771/AONE?u=txshracd2560&sid=bookmark-AONE&xid=93056395

   Ramey, J. J., & Ramey, E. M. (2008). Autistics' guide to dating : A book by autistics, for autistics and those who love them or who are in love with them. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

   Ratcliffe. (2020). Our Autistic Lives: Personal Accounts from Autistic Adults Around the World Aged 20 to 70. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

   Rowe, M. (2022). Fearlessly Different: an Autistic Actor’s Journey to Broadway’s Biggest Stage. Rowman & Littlefield.
First person narrative.

   Saperstein, J. A. (2010). Atypical: Life with Asperger’s in 20 1/3 Chapters. Perigee Books.
TR library. First person narrative.

   Sheffer, Edith (2018). Asperger’s Children: The Origins of Autism in Nazi Vienna. South Library. History on how the Reich treated autistic children.

   Smith, Christopher et al. Triangle. Widescreen. Century City, CA: First Look Studios, 2009. TR library. Film.

   Steward, R. (2014). The Independent Woman’s Handbook for Super Safe Living on the Autistic Spectrum. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
TR library. Handbook.

   Tyldum, Morten et al. The Imitation Game. New York: Weinstein Company Home Entertainment, 2015. NW/SE/TR libraries. Film.

   Vines, M. (2016). Asperger’s on the Inside. Grey Gecko Press.
TR library. First person narrative.