Reading List: Neurodiversity, Inclusion, Trauma, DEIJ, Colonialism, Intersectionality

by Carly Jondron

The following reading list was compiled for the library of the school I’m working with now. The texts are picture books, YA novels, non-fiction, parenting books, graphic novels, etc. I am hopeful to see some of these texts being used by children, parents, teachers, in and outside classrooms, as part of instructional materials and to inform our knowledge and celebration of diversity.

  1. Neurotribes: the Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity by Steve Silberman
  2. Temple Grandin, Calling All Minds & Animals in Translation & Navigating Autism & Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships
  3. Look Me in the Eye: My Life With Asperger’s John Elder Robison
  4. The Weirdest People in the World Joseph Henrich
  5. The Genetic Lottery: Why Dna Matters for Social Equality Kathryn Paige
  6. Bloom by Kelle Hampton
  7. Babies With Down Syndrome: a New Parents’ Guide by Susan J. Skallerup (Editor)
  8. Gross Motor Skills for Children With Down Syndrome: a Guide for Parents and Professionals by Patricia C. Winders
  9. Count Us in: Growing Up With Down Syndrome by Jason
  10. Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You by Sonia Sotomayor and Rafael Lopez
  11. Kids Like Me…learn Abcs by Laura Ronay and Jon Wayne Kishimoto
  12. Crow Boy by Taro Yashima
  13. My Rainbow by Trinity and Deshanna Neal With Art Twink (#ownvoices)
  14. Benny Doesn’t Like to Be Hugged by Zetta Elliott and Purple Wong
  15. Why Johnny Doesn’t Flap: Nt Is Okay! By Clay Morton, Gail Morton, and Alex Merry
  16. A Friend for Henry by Jenn Bailey and Mika Song
  17. Me and My Sister by Rose Robbins
  18. Just Right for You: a Story About Autism by Melanie Heyworth and Ceart (I Am Cadence) (#ownvoices)
  19. Nathan’s Autism Spectrum Superpowers by Lori Leigh Yarborough and Natalie Merheb
  20. All the Weight of Our Dreams: on Living Racialized Autism by Lydia Brown, E. Ashkenazy, Morenike Giwa Onaiwu (#ownvoices)
  21. Life, Animated: a Story of Sidekicks, Heroes, and Autism by Ron Suskind
  22. We’re Amazing 1,2,3! A Story About Friendship and Autism (Sesame Street) by Leslie Kimmelman and Mary Beth Nelson
  23. An Early Start for Your Child With Autism: Using Everyday Activities to Help Kids Connect, Communicate, and Learn by Sally J Rogers, Geraldine Dawson, and Laurie a. Vismara
  24. Kids Like Us by Hilary Reyl
  25. Helping Your Child With Language-based Learning Disabilities: Strategies to Succeed in School & Life With Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia, Adhd & Processing Disorders by Daniel Franklin
  26. Aspergirls: Empowering Females With Asperger Syndrome by Rudy Simone (#ownvoices)
  27. A Mango-shaped Space by Wendy Mass
  28. My Baby Rides the Short Bus: the Unabashedly Human Experience of Raising Kids With Disabilities Edited by Yantra Bertelli, Jennifer Silverman, and Sarah Talbot
  29. The Elephant in the Playroom: Ordinary Parents Write Intimately and Honestly About Raising Kids With Special Needs Edited by Denise Brodey
  30. Love That Boy: What Two Presidents, Eight Road Trips, and My Son Taught Me About a Parent’s Expectations by Ron Fournier
  31. The Out-of-sync Child: Recognizing and Coping With Sensory Processing Disorder by Carol Kranowitz
  32. Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
  33. My Thirteenth Winter: a Memoir by Samantha Abeel (#ownvoices)
  34. The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: the Story of Dr. Temple Grandin, by Julia Finley Mosca and Daniel Rieley (the Author Interviewed Dr. Temple Grandin to Write This Book, So Sort of #ownvoices)
  35. Wiggles, Stomps, and Squeezes Calm My Jitters Down by Lindsey Rowe Parker and Rebecca Burgess
  36. The Beach Is Loud by Samantha Cotterill (#ownvoices)
  37. Touch and Feel Jungle Animals by Maria Mazas and Camille Roy
  38. Fade to Black by Alex Flinn
  39. Dead Ends by Erin Jade Lange
  40. Head Above Water by S.l. Rottman
  41. The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards
  42. Jewel by Bret Lott (I Feel Like We Have This One?)
  43. Benji, the Bad Day and Me by Sally J. Pla and Ken Min
    Kingsley and Mitchell Levitz
  44. You Matter by Christian Robinson
  45. Sabeel and Her Superheros by Ayah Sayyed
  46. Memoirs of an Adhd Mind by Melissa Hood
  47. Hyper by Timothy Denevi
  48. Cory Stories: a Kid’s Book About Living With Adhd by Jeanne Kraus and Whitney Martin
  49. My Brain Needs Glasses by Annick Vincent
  50. Smart but Stuck by Thomas E. Brown
  51. 100 Questions and Answers About Adhd in Women and Girls by Dr. Patricia Quinn
  52. Survivor Café: the Legacy of Trauma and the Labyrinth of Memory by Elizabeth Rosner
  53. Running the Room Tom Bennett
  54. Nurturing Resilience: Helping Clients Move Forward From Developmental Trauma by Kathy L. Kain and Stephen J. Terrell
  55. The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-term Effects of Childhood Adversity by Nadine Burke Harris
  56. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel Van Der Kolk
  57. Trauma Is Really Strange by Steve Haines and Sophie Standing
  58. The Chance to Fly by Ali Stroker and Stacy Davidowitz
  59. Planet Earth Is Blue by Nicole Panteleakos
  60. Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez
  61. Handbook for Dragon Slayers by Merrie Haskell
  62. Good Enough by Jen Petro-roy
  63. Stargazing by Jen Wang
  64. Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson
  65. My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich by Ibi Zoboi
  66. Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India by Shashi Taroor
  67. Strong as Fire, Fierce as Flame by Supriya Kelkar
  68. The Explorer by Katherine Rundell
  69. The Only Road by Alexandra Diaz
  70. Maribel Versus the Volcano,
  71. Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
  72. Damselfly by Chandra Prasad

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