Shea’s Favorite Books
Updated: January 9, 2023
*I have read most of these books and know a few of the authors personally. Please message me with any questions you might have. I definitely have favorites and put an asterisk next to some of them. Some were recommended to me, so I added them to this list as well. Happy reading!
Autistic/Picture books
-Noah Chases the Wind - Michelle Worthington https://a.co/d/0caEjqD
-A Day with No Words- Tiffany Hammond https://a.co/d/cfDnRFY
-Juan Has the Jitters -Aneta Cruz https://a.co/d/cp87u4p
-Benji, and the Bad Day and Me - Sally J. Pla https://a.co/d/6gKPpbm
-Do You Want to Play? Making Friends with an Autistic Kid - Daniel Share-Strom RSW https://a.co/d/b2lmHn0
-Just Right for You - A Story about Autism -Melanie Heyworth https://a.co/d/fmxHql2
-A Friend For Henry - Jenn Bailey https://a.co/d/fPUPmem
-Benny Doesn’t Like To Be Hugged - Zetta Elliott https://a.co/d/6T4Q502
-Why Johnny Doesn’t Flap NT is OK - Clay Morton and Gail Morton https://a.co/d/b8McYm6
Autistic /YA Chapter Books:
-The Awesome Autistic Go-To Guide - Yenn Purkis, and Tanya Masterman https://a.co/d/7VtJSwq
-What Every Autistic Girl Wishes Her Parents Knew - Autistic Women’s Network 2017, edited by Emily Paige Ballou, Kristina Thomas& Sharon daVanport https://a.co/d/1JoNsQa
-Pepper’s Rules For Secret Sleuthing - Briana McDonald https://a.co/d/9SAaAMj
-Get a Grip Vivy Cohen - Sarah Kapit https://a.co/d/2H02fe0
-Caterpillar Summer - Gillian McDunn https://a.co/d/bPTUeMI
Autistic /Adult:
-Unmasking Autism - Devon Price https://a.co/d/6jISAJR
-Women and Girls With Autism Spectrum Disorder - Sarah Hendrickx https://a.co/d/4jD4Qyd
-Everyday Aspergers - Samantha Craft https://a.co/d/1rczejt
-Navigating Autism: 9 Mindsets For Helping Kids on the Spectrum- Debra Moore and Temple Grandin https://a.co/d/4UgTako
-Spectrum Women - Barb Cook, Michelle Garnett https://a.co/d/gl0a00M
-Autism In Heels - Jennifer Cook O’Toole https://a.co/d/9mnnD5q
-We’re Not Broken-: Changing the Autism Conversation- Eric Garcia https://a.co/d/2N4H3Kp
-Fearlessly Different: An Autistic Actor’s Journey to Broadway’s Biggest Stage- Mickey Rowe https://a.co/d/gvU94et
Autistic/Adult Fiction:
-The Curious Incident of The Dog In The Nighttime - Mark Haddon https://a.co/d/8aSFCyC
-The Heart Principle - Helen Hoang https://a.co/d/9GUc9wY
-The Kiss Quotient - Helen Hoang https://a.co/d/hf0YgTI
-The Bride Test - Helen Hoang https://a.co/d/57yrLnw
-Lessons in Chemistry -Bonnie Garmus https://a.co/d/gShxc62
-The Rosie Project - Don Tillman https://a.co/d/0rhsHu5
-The Rosie Effect- Don Tillman https://a.co/d/fzEgjFM
-The Rosie Result- Don Tillman https://a.co/d/6EJH5wg
PDA/Picture Book:
-I’m Not Upside Down I’m Downside Up - Harry Thompson, Danielle Jata-Hall https://a.co/d/09OVkwH
-Its a PanDA Thing! - Rachel Jackson https://a.co/d/dYsdX7L
-Pretty Darn Awesome - Lauren O’Grady https://a.co/d/8r5jFGZ
-The Panda On PDA - Gloria Dura-Vila https://a.co/d/5TQfjBU
PDA/Adult:
-The Family Experience of PDA - Eliza Fricker https://a.co/d/j84cNkv
-PDA Paradox - Harry Thompson https://a.co/d/grIT9nZ
-Pda by PDAers - Sally Cat https://a.co/d/8SPkCB7
- Being Julia, A Personal Account of Living with Pathological Demand Avoidance- Ruth Fideler and Julia Daunt https://a.co/d/hYypyNM
Neurodiversity /Picture Books:
-Brain Forest - Sandhya Menon https://a.co/d/hfvG91S
-Not Your Typical Dragon - Dan Bar-el https://a.co/d/eQ5HHf9
-The Masterpiece - Mr. Jay https://a.co/d/j4lnMyT
-We Move Together - Kelly Fritsch, Anne McGuire, Eduardo Trejos https://a.co/d/0yDY56W
-Some Brains: A Book Celebrating Neurodiversity- Nelly Thomas https://a.co/d/fsshAQf
Neurodiversity/Adult:
-Neuroqueer Heresies - Nick Walker https://a.co/d/dxZZiO4
-Different, Not Less: A Neurodivergent's Guide to Embracing Your True Self and Finding Your Happily Ever After- Chloe Hayden https://a.co/d/3WOADyU
*-Workplace NeuroDiversity Rising by Lyric Rivera https://a.co/d/fKvMZ5a
*-Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World that Wasn't Designed for You Audible Audiobook – Jenara Nerenberg https://a.co/d/eInXnBy
Neurodiversity Workbook:
The Neurodivergent Friendly Workbook of DBT Skills- Sonny Jane Wise https://a.co/d/eN8nXy6
ADHD/Picture Books:
-My Whirling Twirling Motor - Marriam Sarcia Saunders https://a.co/d/hvWBlG9
-My Wandering Dreaming Mind - Marriam Sarcia Saunders https://a.co/d/bTOLWBX
-My Mouth Is A Volcano - Julia Cook https://a.co/d/h1WK33P
ADHD Kids:
-The Survival Guide for Kids with ADHD (Survival Guides for Kids) – John F. Taylor Ph.D https://a.co/d/h09QifE
ADHD Workbook (Kid/Teen):
-Understanding ADHD: A Neurodiversity Affirming Guidebook for Children and Teens Paperback – Robert Jason Grant https://a.co/d/0JB7Vzi
ADHD Adult:
-Adult Woman With ADHD: The Unconventional Guide To Coping With Neurodiversity With Tips for Avoiding Distractions, Managing Emotions and No Longer Feeling Like a Failure, Turning Into a Superwoman (2023)- Pansy Bradley https://a.co/d/1ypSTuZ
-Self-Care for People with ADHD: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Prioritize You! (2023)- Sasha Hamdani https://a.co/d/3PFh4Dn
-The Silent Struggle: Taking Charge of ADHD in Adults, The Complete Guide to Accept Yourself, Embrace Neurodiversity, Master Your Moods, Improve Relationships, Stay Organized, and Succeed in Life (2022) - L. William Ross-Child M.L.C.https://a.co/d/9glic0A
-ADHD Raising an Explosive Child: The Stop Yelling Parenting Strategies to Discipline Even the Most Unruly and Scattered Kid (2022)- Rachel Ross https://a.co/d/exz8ral
-Laziness Does Not Exist (2022)– Devon Price Ph.D. https://a.co/d/iy2tMbf
-Women with Adult ADHD: An Unconventional Guide to Breaking Through Barriers! Learn Essential Life Skills from Theory to Practice to Deal with ADHD and Stop Feeling Like a Failure (2022)- Rose Hoskins https://a.co/d/h4qWYXV
-Men With Adult ADHD: Improve Concentration, Increase Productivity, and Stop Feeling Like a Failure Paperback (2022) – Edgar Wise https://a.co/d/b7tlBW9
-Your Brain's Not Broken: Strategies for Navigating Your Emotions and Life with ADHD Paperback (2021) – Tamara PhD Rosier https://a.co/d/eEmdoo3
-ADHD 2.0 - Edward Hallowell (2021), John Ratey https://a.co/d/fpwIz2Q
-A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD: Embrace Neurodiversity, Live Boldly, and Break Through Barriers (2019) –Sari Solden MS (Author), Michelle Frank PsyD (Author), Ellen Littman PhD (Foreword) https://a.co/d/hKywwM9
- ADHD: A Hunter in a Farmer's World (2019) -Thom Hartmann (Author), Michael Popkin (Foreword) https://a.co/d/fpolEte
-Playdhd: Permission to Play.....a Prescription for Adults With ADHD (2016) - Kirsten Miliken https://a.co/d/hqIzHy0
-Overwhelmed: How to Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time (2015)- Brigid Schulte https://a.co/d/f9oDT18
- Driven to Distraction at Work: How to Focus and Be More Productive (2015)- Ned Hallowell
-Driven to Distraction (Revised): Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder (2011) -Edward M. Hallowell M.D. and John J. Ratey M.D. https://a.co/d/455RwTx
-Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary "Executive Skills" Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential (2009)- Peg Dawson https://a.co/d/jeI6LiK
-You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?!: The Classic Self-Help Book for Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (2006) - Kate Kelly (Author), Peggy Ramundo (Author), Edward M. Hallowell M.D. (Foreword) https://a.co/d/0YXNQs1
Highly Sensitive People:
-The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You Hardcover – Elaine N. Aron Ph.D.https://a.co/d/fNcpbCt
Executive Functioning/Picture books:
-I Can’t Find My Whatchamacallit!! - Julia Cook https://a.co/d/iXJDCPS
-Study Skilled…NOT!!! - Julia Cook https://a.co/d/iixgQBR
-Planning Isn’t My Priority…And Making Priorities Isn’t In My Plans - Julia Cook https://a.co/d/j2VrzWe
Emotional Regulation/Picture Books:
-The Boy With Big, Big Feelings - Britney Winn Lee https://a.co/d/6afyrAJ
-Listening to My Body - Gabi Garcia https://a.co/d/anCfF6q
-Find Your Calm - Gabi Garcia https://a.co/d/awfx8dW
-Come on, Calm - Kelsey Brown https://a.co/d/2qbpp4U
Sensory /Picture Books
-Wiggles, Stomps, and Squeezes Calm My Jitters Down - Lindsey Rowe Parker https://a.co/d/7K3B8PI
-Sensory Seeking Sebastian - Christia DeShields https://a.co/d/5ec0X86
-When Things Get Too Loud - Anne Alcott https://a.co/d/3tKD1ni
-Too Sticky - Jen Malia https://a.co/d/iG3G87M
Disabilities/Picture Books:
-A Kids Book About Disabilities - Kristine Napper https://a.co/d/i6hcV8e
Strengths/Picture Books:
-Iggy Peck Architect - Andrea Beaty https://a.co/d/9r9qnGu
-Rosie Revere Engineer - Andrea Beaty https://a.co/d/g5IYmuC
-Ada Twist Scientist - Andrea Beaty https://a.co/d/6sBebOn
-Aaron Slater Illustrator - Andrea Beaty https://a.co/d/gYEGXhe
Dyscalculia Picture books:
-Cassidy and the Mixed Up Numbers - Dezi Shepperd https://a.co/d/5SIDbKu
Dyscalculia chapter books:
-My Thirteenth Winter - Samantha Abeel https://a.co/d/0J02ZHh
Dyscalculia adult books:
-Discovering Dyscalculia - Laura M. Jackson https://a.co/d/5GdbNYQ
Trauma & Healing/Adult:
-Fundamentals of Hawaiian Mysticism - Charlotte Berney https://a.co/d/335jC7d
-The Body Keeps the Score - Bessel Van Der Kolk https://a.co/d/8HiqTrN
-My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma & the Mending of Our Bodies & Hearts- Resmaa Menakem https://a.co/d/ct0rM0r
-Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk- by Sasha taqwseblu LaPointe
-Finding Me- Viola Davis https://a.co/d/ct0rM0r
-Crying in H Mart- Michelle Zauner https://a.co/d/7tlVm9t
-The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory: The Transformative Power of Feeling Safe- Stephen W. Porges https://a.co/d/9bLBv8k
- Principles of Trauma Therapy: A Guide to Symptoms, Evaluation, and Treatment - John Briere and Catherine Scott https://amzn.asia/d/7SAtByH
Trauma/Healing Workbook:
-The Body Keeps the Score Workbook- Bessel Van Der Kolk https://a.co/d/dXvc3RV
IFS books:
-Parts Work: An Illustrated Guide to Your Inner Life - Tom Holmes https://a.co/d/4fxVivV
-The Parts Inside of Me - Shelly Johnson https://a.co/d/hi7v1ZQ
*-Internal Family Systems Therapy with Children - Lisa Spiegel https://a.co/d/40m2yw7
*-We All Have Parts: An Illustrated Guide to Healing Trauma with Internal Family Systems Hardcover – Colleen West https://a.co/d/cuvrthg
Parenting/Behavior/Adult:
-Raising Human Beings: Creating a Collaborative Partnership with Your Child - Ross Greene https://a.co/d/gQBhXrj
-Lost At School - Ross Greene https://a.co/d/3EwxuCV
-The Explosive Child - Ross Greene https://a.co/d/2ZXWswS
-Treating Explosive Kids - Ross Greene https://a.co/d/c6AcRu1
-Beyond Behaviors - Mona Delahooke https://a.co/d/hTuybna
LGBTQ/Picture books:
-Red - Michael - Hall https://a.co/d/9morYvt
-The Night Before Pride - Jessica Wexler https://a.co/d/cUztvOa
-It Feels Good To Be Yourself - Theresa Thorn https://a.co/d/5vXuzbo
-My Own Way - Joana Estrela https://a.co/d/b1OAIGT
-Pink, Blue, And You - Elise Gravel https://a.co/d/cqwKeE2
-Julian Is A Mermaid - Jessica Love https://a.co/d/49aNUCz
-Maiden and Princess - Daniel Haack, Isabel Galupo https://a.co/d/80s8MSX
-Prince and Knight - Daniel Haack https://a.co/d/2Hbq1tq
-I Am Jazz - Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings https://a.co/d/8RfDVIg
-Mama and Mommy and Me in the Middle - Nina LaCour https://a.co/d/gCM28J2
-From The Stars In The Sky To The Fish In The Sea - Kai Cheng Thom https://a.co/d/bYHNewv
LGBTQ/YA chapter books:
-Genderqueer - Maia Kobabe https://a.co/d/77BIT8E
-All Boys Aren’t Blue - George Johnson https://a.co/d/1yL1J0c
-Fun House - Alison Bechdel https://a.co/d/7473j1D
-Jays Gay Agenda - Jason June https://a.co/d/2FaQGpY
-Obie Is Man Enough - Schuyler Baller https://a.co/d/fTTXscG
-This Book Is Gay - Juno Dawson https://a.co/d/in2wRYI
-The Extraordinaries - Tj Klune https://a.co/d/5Xw4XAe
-The House in the Cerulean Sea - Tj Klune https://a.co/d/9HxmZfU
-They Both Die At The End - Adam Silvera https://a.co/d/2K4Iqgh
-Under the Whispering Door- TJ Klune https://a.co/d/7tlVm9t
BIPOC/Fiction:
-Amal Unbound - Aisha Saeed https://a.co/d/3BtRyGf
-Lawn Boy - Jonathan Evison https://a.co/d/bzxSpXF
-Watch Us Rise - Renee Watson, Ellen Hagan https://a.co/d/17j5Sto
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The Vanishing Half - Brit Bennett https://a.co/d/hgMPM2M
-The House on Mango Street - Sandra Cisneros https://a.co/d/aApODQr
-The Hate U Give - Angie Thomas https://a.co/d/1XE2oR6
Genetic/Adult:
-The Carriers - Anne Skomorowsky https://a.co/d/ba7ryp3
College Disabilities/Adult:
-Seven Steps to College Success: A Pathway for Students with Disabilities - Elizabeth C. Hamblet https://a.co/d/abokKcE
-The Truth about College Admission: A Family Guide to Getting In and Staying Together - Brennan Barnard & Rick Clark https://a.co/d/8Vf8cIp
-The K&W Guide to Colleges Programs & Services for Students With Learning Disabilities and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (College Admissions Guides) 11th Edition- Princeton Review, Marybeth Kravets, Imy Waxhttps://a.co/d/07MaUyn