As children grow, it is important for them to see representations of people like them in media. If you are a parent looking for media we’ve got a wide range of media to choose from.
Geek Club Books: Autistic Authors
Books by autistic authors. (2019). Retrieved from https://geekclubbooks.com/autistic-authors/
30 Best children’s books about the autism spectrum.(2016) Retrieved from https://www.appliedbehavioranalysisprograms.com/30-best-childrens-books-about-the-autism-spectrum/
Geek Club Books is an autism advocacy and awareness nonprofit that aims to feature voices of autistic people. Their page on autistic authors includes books about autism for young children, sci-fi and fantasy reads, comics, biographies, family entertainment, help and support guides and more! Each recommendation comes with an interview with the author, and a list of additional resources on the website at the bottom of the page makes it easy, but not overwhelming, to navigate to other resources. While we found many book lists with autistic characters like Applied Behavior Analysis Program’s 30 Best Children’s Books About the Autism Spectrum, books that are written by people with ASD provide for more dynamic representation.
Ada Hoffmann’s Autistic Book List
Hoffmann, A. (2013). Austistic book list. Retrieved from http://www.ada-hoffmann.com/autistic-book-list/
A list of books collected and partly reviewed by a speculative fiction author who is on the Autism Spectrum themselves. It targets a wide age range of books and short stories. Some of the books they have reviewed for other review sources, others have been suggested to them, and some of the authors are on the spectrum. This book list is good springboard into the fiction world with Autistic characters or Autism related stories. (also only books in English)
Resource for Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders 