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Pub. Date
2015.
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"...Sent to a ''therapeutic community'' for autism at the age of eleven, Todd Aaron, now in his fifties, is the ''Old Fox'' of Payton Living Center. A joyous man who rereads the encyclopedia compulsively, he is unnerved by the sudden arrivals of a menacing new staffer and a disruptive, brain-injured roommate. His equilibrium is further worsened by Martine, a one-eyed new resident who has romantic intentions and convinces him to go off his meds to...
Author
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pub. Date
2020
Physical Desc
235 pages ; 23 cm
Description
"This is an edited collection of human stories from trans autistic writers. The stories collected in this anthology address the struggles and joys of living at the intersection of neurodivergence and gender divergence with personal insight and nuance. They explore the positives of deep self-knowledge, belonging to a community and living a life in tune with one's inner being. They also address common struggles such as suicide, homelessness, and barriers...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[20200.
Physical Desc
289 pages ; 21 cm
Description
"As a full moon rises over Melbourne, Australia, a young woman with autism gets ready for a party. What appears to be the start of an ordinary night out, though, is, through the prism of her mind, extraordinary. As the events of the night unfold, she moves from person to person, weaving a web around the magical, the mundane, and the tragic. She's charming and witty, with a touch of irreverence; people can't help but find her magnetic. However, each...
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Description
"A groundbreaking book that upends conventional thinking about autism and suggests a broader model for acceptance, understanding, and full participation in society for people who think differently. What is autism: a devastating developmental disorder, a lifelong disability, or a naturally occurring form of cognitive difference akin to certain forms of genius? In truth, it is all of these things and more--and the future of our society depends on our...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
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Description
Based on the best-selling book by Naoki Higashida, later translated into English by author David Mitchell (Cloud Atlas), THE REASON I JUMP is an immersive cinematic exploration of neurodiversity through the experiences of nonspeaking autistic people from around the world. The film blends Higashida's revelatory insights into autism, written when he was just 13, with intimate portraits of five remarkable young people. It opens a window for audiences...
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Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
112 pages cm.
Description
"Temple Grandin wasn't officially diagnosed with autism until she was in her 40s, but she knew at an early age that she was different from her family and classmates. She couldn't show affection, she acted out when noises or other stimuli overwhelmed her,and she only felt comfortable when spending time with the animals on her aunt's ranch. But instead of seeing her differences as limitations, Temple used them to guide her education and career in animal...
Author
Publisher
Mariner Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
viii, 240 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Description
Offers the latest research and science on autism, including new neuroimaging and genetic research that provides new theories on what causes autism spectrum disorders as well as new ways to treat and diagnose them.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
192 pages cm
Description
"A remarkable and unforgettable memoir from the first man with autism to attend Oxford on a Rhodes scholarship, revealing what life is really like inside a world constructed for neurotypical minds while celebrating the many gifts of being different"--
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
343 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
Description
"A journey into one of the most fascinating minds alive today--guided by its owner. Daniel Tammet sees numbers as shapes, colors, and textures, and he can perform extraordinary calculations in his head. He can learn new languages from scratch, in a week. He has savant syndrome, a rare condition that gives him almost unimaginable mental powers. But in one crucial way Daniel is not at all like the Rain Man: he is virtually unique among autistic people...
Author
Publisher
Page Street YA
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
364 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"Centuries after a miracle vanquished Tresttato's monsters and turned the soldiers fighting them to stone, Milo lovingly tends to the statues of those who protected the city. Raised with devout templars and scholars, autistic temple ward Milo wants nothing more than to be accepted into their ranks. When his prayers admiring her heroic sacrifice accidentally free Gia from stone, she wakes with a fury to kill the man Milo owes his life to, Primo Sanct...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
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Description
Diagnosed with autism at the age of thirty-four, one of the UK's hottest comedy stars reflects on the ways her undiagnosed autism influenced her youth, from the tree that functioned as her childhood best friend to the psychiatric facility where she endedup when no one knew what to do with her.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
x, 353 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
"As a boy, Raun Kaufman was diagnosed by multiple experts as severely autistic, with an IQ below 30, and destined to spend his life in an institution. Years later, Raun graduated with a degree in Biomedical Ethics from Brown University and has become a passionate and articulate spokesperson for the autism community. So what happened? Thanks to Son-Rise, an incredible program his parents created, Raun experienced a full recovery from autism. In Autism...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
xxiii, 206 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
"The author of the bestselling phenomenon The Reason I Jump returns with a unique memoir about life as a young adult with severe autism. With an introduction by David Mitchell, who translated this book with his wife, KA Yoshida, this extraordinary new work explores education, identity, family, society, and personal growth, opening a window into the mind of its nonverbal author and providing remarkable insights into autism in general"--
"Naoki Higashida...
Author
Publisher
Herder
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
542 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Description
"El autismo es una criatura reciente. Pero, pese a su escaso tiempo de existencia, ha dado lugar a un profundo debate entre psiquiatría y neurología, abandonando a veces el enfoque social. Este libro nos propone entender el autismo como un trastorno que no se pliega a la simplificación biologista a la que tiende la psiquiatría. Para ayudar en el sufrimiento de quien lo padece y de su entorno, conviene aplicar multitud de enfoques, ajustándolos...
Author
Publisher
Rebel Girls, Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Description
Featuring stunning portraits created by female and nonbinary artists from around the world, this empowering book profiles 25 neurodivergent artists, athletes, innovators and others who thought creatively, achieved their dreams and advocated for the rights of neurodivergent people everywhere.
Publisher
Sony Pictures
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
5 DVDs (861 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The show is about a young surgeon with autism who is recruited to work at a pediatric unit of a hospital. The hospital is prestigious with many of the toughest cases a surgeon could ever see, but with autism comes clarity that most surgeons will never have. The television series focuses on the relationship between the doctor and patient, and how a man who cannot relate to the people who he tries to help.
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