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Autism Acceptance Month

This guide includes resources from NWACC library and outside resources on Autism.

Find Books and eBooks

The Autism Spectrum Guide to Sexuality and Relationships

This guide provides clear, practical advice on relationships and sexuality, helping readers understand attraction, identity, sexual health, and consent while building the confidence to form safe, fulfilling connections.

The Way I See It: A Personal Look at Autism and Asberger's

Dr. Temple Grandin offers practical strategies, insights, and tips for supporting individuals with autism, addressing daily challenges, learning differences, sensory sensitivities, and life skills from both research and her unique personal perspective.

The Guide to Good Mental Health on the Autism Spectrum

This guide offers practical strategies to support the mental wellbeing of autistic individuals, addressing challenges like anxiety and depression, exploring treatment options, and providing self-help techniques alongside personal narratives and resources.

Life on the Autism Spectrum - a Guide for Girls and Women

This practical guide explores the unique challenges faced by girls and women with autism, offering strategies for social skills, sensory issues, routines, and navigating gender-related experiences, illustrated through the story of one woman’s journey.

Developing College Skills in Students with Autism and Asperger's Syndrome

This book guides teenagers with autism in preparing for college, outlining the skills, accommodations, and interventions needed for academic and life success, with strategies for educators, counselors, and parents to provide effective support.

How Everyone on the Autism Spectrum, Young and Old, Can...

This book applies positive psychology to autism, offering strategies and lesson plans to build resilience, optimism, humor, kindness, and self-efficacy, empowering individuals with ASD to thrive at home, school, and in the community.

The Autistic Brain

Temple Grandin combines personal experience and cutting-edge research to explore the neuroscience and genetics of autism, highlighting both challenges and overlooked strengths while advocating for individualized, symptom-focused approaches to support and education.

An Adult with an Autism Diagnosis

This book guides adults newly diagnosed with Level 1 autism, offering insights, practical advice, and personal experiences to navigate relationships, work, health, and daily life while understanding and embracing their strengths.