Autism and Neurodiversity Awareness Month in April

Children

In April we observe Autism and Neurodiversity Awareness Month. Join us by reading one of the books below featuring characters with minds of all kinds!

Picture Books

Don’t Hug Doug (He Doesn’t Like It) by Carrie Finison
I Talk Like a River by Jordan Scot
Talking is Not My Thing by Rose Robbins

The Boy with Big, Big Feelings by Britney Winn Lee
A Friend for Henry by Jenn Bailey
Wiggles, Stomps, and Squeezes Calm My Jitters Down by Lindsey Rowe Parker

All My Stripes by Shaina Rudolph
My Brother Charlie by Holly Robinson Peete
Me and My Sister by Rose Robbins

Juvenile Fiction

Fifty-Four Things Wrong With Gwendolyn Rogers by Caela Carter
Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Iveliz Explains It All by Andrea Beatriz Arango
Speak Up! by Rebecca Burgess
Zia Erases the World by Bree Barton
Frankie’s World by Aoife Dooley
Maya Plays the Part by Calyssa
Erb
All the Small Wonderful Things
by Kate Foster
Like a Charm by Elle McNicoll
A Boy Called Bat by Elana K Arnold
OCDaniel by Wesley King
The Someday Bird by Sally J Pla

Non-Fiction & Biographies

The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin by Julia Finley Mosca
Funny, You Don’t Look Autistic: A Comedian’s Guide to Life on the Spectrum by Michael McCreary (Young Adult Title)
Autism, the Invisible Cord: A Sibling’s Diary by Barbara S Cain

Updated 4/2024