The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time is the classic choice. I’ve also recently been recommended a book called There’s More Than One Way Home, although I’ve not read it yet. Heard good things though!
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A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll is great, as is On the Edge of Gone by Corinne Duyvis. Both autistic protagonists and autistic authors!
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A common issue in fiction many characters are written with the idea of some kind of neurodivergance/a-typical thing in mind– but because the author doesn’t know the name for it, or for other reasons, it’s never explicitly stated.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle, for example. The main character clearly has or is inspired by knowledge of OCD and probably Autism (the two go together surprisingly often), but it’s never stated anywhere in the book in a direct way. Only shown.
I would say the same thing about Annihilation, where the main character is pretty clearly on the spectrum in some way.
Or Convenience Store Woman.
I don’t know if that helps or if you want more direct confirmation in the book and stated intent.
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Really liked Strong Female Character by Fern Brady (memoir) – very funny, too!
infinite_identities on
The Kiss Quotient is a chick lit novel about an autistic woman finding love in an unexpected place. The author was diagnosed with autism in adulthood.
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Non-fiction: Born on A Blue Day
Fiction: House Rules by Jodi Picoult
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Animals in Translation by Temple Gradin
Neuro Tribes by Steve Silberman
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The Dentist by Tim Sullivan is the first book in his DS Cross series. This is a police procedural whose main character, DS Cross, has autism. Not an action-packed thriller but a really good mystery and the story is so interesting about how this different detective solves the crime.
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time is the classic choice. I’ve also recently been recommended a book called There’s More Than One Way Home, although I’ve not read it yet. Heard good things though!
A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll is great, as is On the Edge of Gone by Corinne Duyvis. Both autistic protagonists and autistic authors!
A common issue in fiction many characters are written with the idea of some kind of neurodivergance/a-typical thing in mind– but because the author doesn’t know the name for it, or for other reasons, it’s never explicitly stated.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle, for example. The main character clearly has or is inspired by knowledge of OCD and probably Autism (the two go together surprisingly often), but it’s never stated anywhere in the book in a direct way. Only shown.
I would say the same thing about Annihilation, where the main character is pretty clearly on the spectrum in some way.
Or Convenience Store Woman.
I don’t know if that helps or if you want more direct confirmation in the book and stated intent.
Really liked Strong Female Character by Fern Brady (memoir) – very funny, too!
The Kiss Quotient is a chick lit novel about an autistic woman finding love in an unexpected place. The author was diagnosed with autism in adulthood.
Non-fiction: Born on A Blue Day
Fiction: House Rules by Jodi Picoult
Animals in Translation by Temple Gradin
Neuro Tribes by Steve Silberman
The Dentist by Tim Sullivan is the first book in his DS Cross series. This is a police procedural whose main character, DS Cross, has autism. Not an action-packed thriller but a really good mystery and the story is so interesting about how this different detective solves the crime.