“Autism therapy typically focuses on ridding individuals of “autistic” symptoms such as difficulties interacting socially, problems in communicating, sensory challenges, and repetitive behavior patterns.
Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism by Barry M. Having a child with neurodifferences can be challenging, and this is a good guide to how to reframe your expectations and parenting skills to help facilitate their growth and happiness. I was lucky enough to read an ARC of this, and overall, I really liked the non-pathologizing of kids with different needs. I’ve noted with (#ownvoices) when the author is neurodivergent.ĭifferently Wired: Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World by Deborah Reber It contains books for adults, teens, and children. This list includes a variety of books about neurodiversity: fiction, nonfiction, memoir, parenting, and more. What is neurodiversity? According to the National Symposium on Neurodiversity at Syracuse, it is “a concept where neurological differences are to be recognized and respected as any other human variation.” This can include ASD, dyslexia, ADHD, dyscalculia, Tourette syndrome, dyspraxia, and others. So I read everything I could about neurodiversity-novels, nonfiction, parenting books, psychology books, middle-grade or children’s books, YA, etc. While there was no guidebook, books did provide stories and lived experiences. As a parent, I wanted a guidebook, a map, answers.
I knew about ASD from my psychology background, but that just told me the diagnostic criteria and what the “acceptable” treatments were. There were several diagnoses on the table, including ASD. When my son was having some communication issues, I turned to books.
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