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• A Day With No Words

  Hammond, Tiffany,

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  Young children will learn what life can look like for an autistic child who uses nonverbal communication by following a mother and child on a day where they use a tablet to communicate with others.

• Benji, the Bad Day, and Me

  Pla, Sally J.,

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  Sammy is having a very bad day at school and at home until his autistic brother, Benji, finds a way to make him feel better.

• Flap Your Hands

  a Celebration of Stimming

  Asbell, Steve, 1983-

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  Four neurodivergent kids, who face stressful moments throughout their day, use body movements, called stims, to self-regulate their emotions.

• Too Sticky!

  Sensory Issues With Autism

  Malia, Jen,

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  With help from her family and teacher, Holly overcomes her dislike of having sticky hands to participate in a science experiment. Includes author's note about living with autism and sensory issues and a recipe for making slime.

• Too Much!

  An Overwhelming Day

  Gutiérrez, Jolene,

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  Sometimes everything is too much! Too loud, too bright, and all too overwhelming. Writing from her own experience with sensory processing disorder, Jolene Gutiérrez's compassionate picture book explores the struggles of a sensorily sensitive child…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bitsy Bat, Team Star

  Windness, Kaz, 1974-

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  When Enzo, a nonspeaking Owl, joins Bitsy Bat's class and might be a better flier than her, Bitsy learns the importance of being a teammate and friend.

• Oh, Brother

  a Graphic Memoir

  Chadderton, Georgina

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  An autobiographical story about an Australian girl named Gina who navigates a family move, starting middle school, and going through puberty while simultaneously negotiating the evolving needs of her nonverbal autistic brother, Rob.

• Wonderfully Wired Brains

  Gooding, Louise,

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  This inclusive book will introduce children to the world of neurodiversity and encourages them to embrace their differences.

• This Is My Brain!

  a Book on Neurodiversity

  Gravel, Elise,

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  In this seriously funny book, acclaimed creator Elise Gravel Gavel uses her trademark humor and punchy art to celebrate the many wonderful ways humans think and to show readers that understanding how different brains feel and learn can help us…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Different Kinds of Minds

  a Guide to Your Brain

  Grandin, Temple,

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  The author, with her knack for making science easy to understand, explains different types of thinkers and how all minds need to work together to create solutions to help solve real-world problems.

• Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen

  Kapit, Sarah,

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  Vivy Cohen is determined. She's had enough of playing catch in the park. She's ready to pitch for a real baseball team. But Vivy's mom is worried about Vivy being the only girl on the team, and the only autistic kid. She wants Vivy to forget about…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Saber-tooth

  Gow, Robin,

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  This middle-grade novel in verse by Robin Gow follows Jasper, a transgender boy who shares a close bond with his older brother, Callan. After Callan leaves for college, Jasper experiences feelings of anger and abandonment. While digging for fossils…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Defanged

  Edgmon, H. E.

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  When a cure for vampirism becomes mandatory, twelve-year-old vampire Lux must decide whether to submit to the treatment or fight for the right to be himself.

• The Wish Ring Cipher

  Ott, Alexandra,

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  Emma Avery has always loved solving puzzles and codes, and now that she's processing a recent autism diagnosis and facing down seventh grade at a new school, they're even more important to her. Then Emma meets Nate Lin. He's popular and funny and .…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Good Different

  Kuyatt, Meg Eden,

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  Seventh-grader Selah Godfrey knows that to be "normal" she has to keep her feelings tightly controlled when people are around, but after hitting a fellow student, she needs to figure out just what makes her different--and why that is ok. Told in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Boy Called Bat

  Arnold, Elana K.,

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  When his veterinarian mom brings home a stray baby skunk that needs rehabilitation before it can be placed in a wild animal shelter, Bat, who has autism, resolves to prove that he's up to the challenge of caring for the skunk permanently.

• Maya Plays the Part

  Erb, Calyssa,

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  "A heartwarming middle-grade debut with autism representation and a musical flair. Maya lives and breathes musicals. When her chance to finally be a part of the summer musical program at the community theater comes up, Maya is convinced she will get…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family

  Kapit, Sarah,

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  Two sisters start a detective agency and solve a series of everyday mysteries about themselves and their family

• Izzy at the End of the World

  Reynolds, K. A.,

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  An autistic girl faced with disaster, Izzy Wilder and her dog Akka set out to discover the truth behind humanity's disappearance, facing life's greatest mysteries as they uncover the true endurance of the human spirit to save the world.

• Ellen Outside the Lines

  Sass, A. J.,

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  Ellen, an autistic thirteen-year-old, navigates a new city, shifting friendships, a growing crush, and her queer and Jewish identities while on a class trip to Barcelona, Spain.