Life, Animated: A Story of Sidekicks, Heroes, and Autism by Ron Suskind
Resources for Further Exploration
Organizations and Online Resources
- Blanchard Valley Center https://www.blanchardvalley.org/
- Kan Du Group https://kandugroup.org/
- National Autism Association of Southeast Ohio https://www.naaseo.org/
- Autism Now https://autismnow.org/
- First Signs http://www.firstsigns.org/
- Reading Rockets Top Autism Organizations and Web Resources https://bit.ly/2NBTjXU
Books (asterisk * indicates titles also available as Books on CD)
- The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida https://bit.ly/2PbJH6l
- Thinking in Pictures: And Other Reports from My Life with Autism by Temple Grandin https://bit.ly/3cPUPhr
- The Spark: A Mother’s Story of Nurturing Genius by Kristine Barnett* https://bit.ly/3eT9tr2
- The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang* https://bit.ly/3tFCwSS
- I Am In Here: The Journey of a Child with Autism by Elizabeth Bonker* https://bit.ly/3ltU8yv
- The Unbreakable Boy: A Father’s Fear, a Son’s Courage and a Story of Unconditional Love by Scott Michael LeRette https://bit.ly/2NwPdjE
- Strange Beauty: A Portrait of My Son by Eliza Factor https://bit.ly/3tD67wk
- The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum by Temple Grandin* https://bit.ly/3d41Ewj
- The Horse Boy: A Father’s Quest to Heal His Son by Rupert Isaacson* https://bit.ly/3luBsyB
Documentaries, Docuseries, and Videos
- As One: The Autism Project (2017) https://bit.ly/3lxhGCy
- Asperger’s Are Us: We Promise to Make Us Laugh (2016) https://bit.ly/2QnttrC
- Autism: A Family’s Journey (2017) https://bit.ly/2NwdpTe
- Autism in America (2016) https://bit.ly/3tGPDUb
- Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts (2015) https://bit.ly/3eXFVbY
- Too Sane for This World: A Film about Adult Autism (2014) https://bit.ly/3c2VixW
- Teens 101 Asperger’s: Shawn’s Story (2017) https://bit.ly/3vHoi61
- Loving Lampposts: Living Autistic (2011) https://bit.ly/3cNL7fx
- Autism: Warming to its Cold Embrace (2013) https://bit.ly/2ORIGRl
Elementary Level Books
- Ian’s Walk: A Story About Autism by Laurie Lears; illustrated by Karen Ritz https://bit.ly/3vI6Jmu
- I Am Utterly Unique: Celebrating the Strengths of Children with Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism by Elaine Marie Larson; illustrated by Vivian Strand https://bit.ly/3tzLKA9
- Is It Ok to Ask Questions About Autism? by Abi Rawlins https://bit.ly/3bZheK8
- How to Build a Hug: Temple Grandin and Her Amazing Squeeze Machine by Amy Guglielmo and Jacqueline Tourville; illustrated by Giselle Potter https://bit.ly/3s7lHAg
- This Beach is Loud! by Samantha Cotterill https://bit.ly/3txnaQs
- My Friend Has Autism by Kaitlyn Duling https://bit.ly/30YxxjW
- All My Stripes: A Story For Children with Autism by Shaina Rudolph and Danielle Royer; illustrated by Jennifer Zivoin https://bit.ly/3tCntK2
- Andy and His Yellow Frisbee written and illustrated by Mary Thompson https://bit.ly/3s2ygN9
- A Friend For Henry by Jenn Bailey; illustrated by Mika Song https://bit.ly/3c1mqNA
- The Flight of the Dove by Alexandra Day https://bit.ly/38Y0IZ4
Middle Grade Books
- Me and Sam-Sam Handle the Apocalypse by Susan Vaught https://bit.ly/3vEimKR
- How to Speak Dolphin by Ginny Rorby https://bit.ly/3lu5fHC
- Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorder by Holly Duhig https://bit.ly/3eVuD86
- Al Capone Shines My Shoes by Gennifer Choldenko https://bit.ly/38V7q1E
- M Is For Autism by the Students of Limpsfield Grange School and Vicky Martin https://bit.ly/3bXMxov
- Blue Bottle Mystery: The Graphic Novel: An Asperger Adventure written by Kathy Hoopmann; adapted by Mike Medaglia; illustrated by Rachael Smith https://bit.ly/3c1nvoC
- Can You See Me? by Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott https://bit.ly/3lyuuIL
- Slug Days by Sara Leach; illustrations by Rebecca Bender https://bit.ly/3c07LlV
- The Someday Birds by Sally J. Pla https://bit.ly/2NyNwlS
- The Guggenheim Mystery by Robin Stevens https://bit.ly/3r0Idcy
Teen Books
- Funny, You Don’t Look Autistic: A Comedian’s Guide to Life on the Spectrum by Michael McCreary https://bit.ly/38Vx1aQ
- The Autism Playbook for Teens by Irene McHenry and Carol Moog https://bit.ly/3r1jzIS
- How to Say I love You Out Loud by Karole Cozzo https://bit.ly/2OQpovs
- On The Spectrum by Jennifer Gold https://bit.ly/2OSfHN4
- The State of Grace by Rachael Lucas https://bit.ly/3r1enol
- Same But Different: Teen Life on the Autism Express by Holly Robinson Peete, Ryan Elizabeth Peete, and R.J. Peete https://bit.ly/2P9mXEl
- Kids Like Us by Hilary Reyl https://bit.ly/3c1Vtt3
- When My Heart Joins the Thousand by A.J. Steiger https://bit.ly/2ONUzrq
- Fade To Us by Julia Day https://bit.ly/3ttZAEi
- Slider by Pete Hautman https://bit.ly/3tI5iTf