BIG List of Books with Female Autistic Characters

Separated in sections by Stated Autistic or Autistic-Coded

a mix of children’s, young adult (YA), and adult books, with female characters on the autism spectrum

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ALL stated Female Autistic Fiction Characters

Books with stated female autistic characters in all fiction genres, organized by author name…

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The "A" List
The “A” List
by Yahnira Backus
Me, Who Dove into the Heart of the World
Me, Who Dove Into the Heart of the World
by Sabina Berman
(Autistic Author)
8852358
Pilgrennon’s Beacon
Manda Benson
This Other World
This Other World
A.C. Buchanan
(Neurodivergent Author)
Autism Gives Me Superpowers!
Payton Biggers
(Autistic Author)

C

Real
Real
Carol Cujec
Notes on my Family by [Emily Critchley]
Notes on my Family
Emily Critchley
(Autistic Author)
It Was Supposed to Be Sunny
Samantha Cotterill

D

Troubleshooting: Glitch in the System: Book One
Troubleshooting: Glitch in the System
Selene dePackh
On the Edge of Gone by [Corinne Duyvis]
On the Edge of Gone
Corinne Duyvis
(Autistic Author)
Exciting Times
Exciting Times
Naoise Dolan
(Autistic Author)
Frankie’s World
Aoife Dooley
(Autistic Author)
Some Choose Darkness
Charlie Donlea
Poisoned Primrose (Motts Cold Case Mystery Book 1) by [Dahlia Donovan, BookSmith Design, Hot Tree Editing]
Poisoned Primrose
Dahlia Donovan
(Autistic Author)
Pierced Peony (Motts Cold Case Mystery Book 2) by [Dahlia Donovan, Booksmith Design, Hot Tree Editing]
Pierced Peony
Dahlia Donovan
(Autistic Author)
Pickled Petunia (Motts Cold Case Mystery Book 3) by [Dahlia Donovan, Booksmith Design, Hot Tree Editing]
Pickled Petunia
Dahlia Donovan
(Autistic Author)
Purloined Poinsettia
Dahlia Donovan
(Autistic Author)

E

Mockingbird
Mockingbird
Kathryn Erskin

F

G

Catherine and the Wind
Catherine and the Wind
Amanda Gale
The Girl He Used to Know
The Girl He Used to Know
Tracey Garvis Graves
Castaway Strangers
Starr Green
(Autistic Author)
Viral Nation (Viral Nation, #1)
Viral Nation
Shaunta Grimes
Rebel Nation (Viral Nation, #2)
Rebel Nation
Shaunta Grimes
Crocodile: A Play by [Samantha Grierson]
Crocodile: A Play
Samantha Grierson
(Autistic Author)
Sailing in the Sky (Wave Sweeper, #1)
Sailing in the Sky
Starr Green
(Autistic Author)
Belief in the Realm (Wave Sweeper, #2)
Belief in the Realm
Starr Green
(Autistic Author)
Treasure in the Deep (Wave Sweeper, #3)
Treasure in the Deep
Starr Green
(Autistic Author)

H

Kea's Flight
Kea’s Flight
Erika Hammerschmidt
(Autistic Author)
The Outside
The Outside
Ada Hoffmann
(Autistic Author)
The Fallen (The Outside, #2)
The Fallen
Ada Hoffmann
(Autistic Author)
The Infinite
Ada Hoffmann
(Autistic Author)
Good Morning, Dinah
Emily Holyoak (Autistic Author)
The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient, #1)
The Kiss Quotient
Helen Hoang
(Autistic Author)
The Heart Principle (The Kiss Quotient, #3)
The Heart Principle
Helen Hoang
(Autistic Author)
A Girl Like Her
Talia Hibbert
(Autistic Author)
Get a Life, Chloe Brown: A Novel (The Brown Sisters Book 1) by [Talia Hibbert]
Get a Life, Chloe Brown
Talia Hibbert
(Autistic Author)
Take a Hint, Dani Brown: A Novel (The Brown Sisters Book 2) by [Talia Hibbert]
Take a Hint, Dani Brown
Talia Hibbert
(Autistic Author)
Act Your Age, Eve Brown (The Brown Sisters, #3)
Act Your Age, Eve Brown
Talia Hibbert
(Autistic Author)

I

J

The Amy Virus
The Amy Virus
Andee Joyce
(Autistic Author)

K

Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen!
Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen!
Sarah Kapit
(Autistic Author)
The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family
The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family
Sarah Kapit
(Autistic Author)
A Desperate Fortune
A Desperate Fortune
Susanna Kearsley
Harmonic Feedback
Harmonic Feedback
Tara Kelly
Marion and Stella: Two Unlaced Girls in a Straight-Laced Era. by [Daina Krumins]
Marion and Stella
Daina Krumins
(Autistic Author)
My Pants
Nicole Kohr
Please Don't Hug Me
Please Don’t Hug Me
Kay Kerr
(Autistic Author)
Social Queue
Social Queue
Kay Kerr
(Autistic Author)

Good Different
Meg Eden Kuyatt
(Autistic Author)

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Slug Days
Slug Days
Sara Leach
Penguin Days (Slug Days Stories Book 2)
Penguin Days
Sara Leach
Duck Days (Slug Days Stories, 3)
Duck Days
Sara Leach
My Colouring Book Is Ruined!
Jill Lim

The Main Lineup
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Less is Morgue
Always Only You (Bergman Brothers, #2)
Always Only You
Chloe Liese
(Autistic Author)
With You Forever (Bergman Brothers, #4)
With You Forever
Chloe Liese
(Autistic Author)
The State of Grace
State Of Grace
Rachael Lucas
The Original Ginny Moon
The Original Ginny Moon
Benjamin Ludwig
Super Lexi
Emma Lesko
(Autistic Author)

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The Seven Rules of Elvira Carr
The Seven Rules of Elvira Carr
Frances Maynard
The Kitchen Daughter
The Kitchen Daughter
Jael McHenry
M is for Autism
M is for Autism
Vicky Martin
M in the Middle: Secret Crushes, Mega-Colossal Anxiety and the People’s Republic of Autism
M in the Middle
Vicky Martin
Ambivalent Advocate by [Jane Meyerding]
Ambivalent Advocate
Jane Meyerding
(Autistic Author)
The Farm (The Farm, #1)
The Farm
Emily McKay
A Kind of Spark
A Kind Of Spark
Elle McNicoll
(Autistic Author)
Show Us Who You Are
Show Us Who You Are
Elle McNicoll
(Autistic Author)
Rogue
Rogue
Lyn Miller-Lachmann
(Autistic Author)
Moojag and the Auticode Secret
Moojag and the Auticode Secret
N.E. McMorran
(Autistic Author)
Rain Reign
Rain Reign
Ann M. Martin
Too Sticky!: Sensory Issues with Autism
Too Sticky!
Jen Malia
(Autistic Author)
Frankie and Amelia
Cammie McGovern

N

As the World Falls Down
As the World Falls Down
Katy Nicholas
(Autistic Author)

The Last Place On Earth: Cities in Dust Book Two by [Katy  Nicholas]
The Last Place On Earth
Katy Nicholas
(Autistic Author)
Even If We Break
Even If We Break
Marieke Nijkamp

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P

Planet Earth Is Blue
Planet Earth Is Blue
Nicole Panteleakos
(Autistic Author)

Tornado Brain
Tornado Brain
Cat Patrick

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R

Hoshi and the Red City Circuit
Hoshi and the Red City Circuit
Dora M. Raymaker
(Autistic Author)
A Room Called Earth
A Room Called Earth
Madeleine Ryan
(Autistic Author)
The Gauguin Connection (Genevieve Lenard, #1)
The Gauguin Connection
Estelle Ryan
The Nowhere Girls
Amy Reed
Fitting In: A heartwarming exploration of the art of fitting in by [Amanda Radley]
Fitting In
Amanda Radley
(Autistic Author)
Izzy at the End of the World
K.A. Reynolds
(Autistic Author)

S

Can You See Me?
Can You See Me
Libby Scott
(Autistic Author)
Do You Know Me?
Do You Know Me
Libby Scott
(Autistic Author)
Ways to Be Me (Can You See Me) by [Libby Scott]
Ways to Be Me
Libby Scott
(Autistic Author)
Failure to Communicate (Xandri Corelel, #1)
Failure to Communicate
Kaia Sønderby
(Autistic Author)
Tone of Voice (Xandri Corelel #2)
Tone of Voice
Kaia Sønderby
(Autistic Author)
WWW: Wake (WWW Trilogy Book 1) by [Robert J. Sawyer]
WWW: Wake
Robert J. Sawyer
WWW: Watch (WWW Trilogy Book 2) by [Robert J. Sawyer]
WWW: Watch
Robert J. Sawyer
WWW: Wonder (WWW Trilogy Book 3) by [Robert J. Sawyer]
WWW: Wonder
Robert J. Sawyer
Ellen Outside the Lines
Ellen Outside the Lines
A.J. Sass
An Unkindness of Ghosts
An Unkindness of Ghosts [nonbinary]
Rivers Solomon
(Autistic Author)
When My Heart Joins the Thousand
When My Heart Joins the Thousand
A.J. Steiger

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U

V

Me and Sam-Sam Handle the Apocalypse
Me and Sam-Sam Handle the Apocalypse
Susan Vaught

W

Queens of Geek
Queens of Geek
Jen Wilde
(Autistic Author)
The Brightsiders
Brightsiders
Jen Wilde
(Autistic Author)
Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal
Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal
Anna Whateley
Birthday Girl
Birthday Girl
Diane J. Wright
(Autistic Author)

Black (Josephine Book 1) by [Catherine Winters]
Black
Catherine Winters
(Autistic Author)

Red (Josephine Book 2) by [Catherine Winters]
Red
Catherine Winters
(Autistic Author)
Gold (Josephine Book 3) by [Catherine Winters]
Gold
Catherine Winters
(Autistic Author)

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    Female Autistic-Coded Fiction Characters

    Books with suspected/headcanon autistic-coded female characters in all fiction genres, organized by author name…
    (for a series, only book number one is listed)

    Have a favorite headcanon or know of a character with lots of autistic traits?

      A

      The Demon Prince (Ars Numina, #2)
      The Demon Prince
      Ann Aguirre

      B

      Chime
      Chime
      Franny Billingsley
      Graveyard Sparrow
      Graveyard Sparrow
      Kayla Bashe
      Written in Red (The Others, #1)
      Written In Red
      The Others #1
      Anne Bishop
      A Natural History of Dragons (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #1)
      A Natural History of Dragons,
      Lady Trent Memoirs #1
      Marie Brennan

      C

      The Gilded Wolves (The Gilded Wolves, #1)
      Gilded Wolves
      Roshani Chokshi
      The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers Book 1) by [Becky Chambers]
      The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
      Becky Chambers

      Die Erfindung des Ungehorsams
      Die Erfindung des Ungehorsams (this is in German)
      Martina Clavadetscher

      D

      Matilda
      Matilda
      Roald Dahl
      Patty DeDurr
      (Neurodivergent Author)
      Fire and Wind
      Daley
      Downing
      (Autistic Author)

      E

      F

      G

      Girls Like Us
      Girls Like Us
      Gail Giles
      Into the Drowning Deep (Rolling in the Deep, #1)
      Into the Drowning Deep
      Mira Grant
      Big Girl, Small Town by [Michelle Gallen]
      Big Girl, Small Town
      Michelle Gallen (Autistic Author)

      H

      The Orphan's Code
      The Orphan’s Code
      CRR Hillin
      A Thousand Roads Home
      A Thousand Roads Home
      Carmel Harrington
      Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
      Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
      Gail Honeyman
      The Good Sister: A Novel by [Sally Hepworth]
      The Good Sister
      Sally Hepworth

      I

      Scarlett the Turtle
      Stevie Ingram-Palmer

      J

      The Categorical Universe of Candice Phee by [Barry Jonsberg]
      The Categorical Universe of Candice Phee
      Barry Jonsberg

      K

      Mass Effect: Ascension (Mass Effect, #2)
      Mass Effect
      Drew Karpyshyn
      The Outsider
      The Outsider
      Stephen King
      Keep Him Close: A moving and suspenseful mystery for 2021 that you won’t be able to put down by [Emily Koch]
      Keep Him Close
      Emily Koch

      L

      The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
      The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
      Millennium Series #1
      Stieg Larsson
      Under Shifting Stars
      Under Shifting Stars
      Alexandra Latos

      M

      The Falconer (The Falconer, #1)
      The Falconer
      Elizabeth May
      Curse of the Specter Queen (Samantha Knox #1)
      Curse of the Specter Queen
      Jenny Elder Moke
      Sophie's Squash
      Sophie’s Squash
      Pat Zietlow Miller
      Astrid and the Case of the Missing Cupcake
      Kat Mahoney
      Convenience Store Woman
      Convenience Store Woman
      Sayaka Murata
      Earthlings
      Earthlings
      Sayaka Murata
      Anne of Green Gables
      Lucy Maud Montgomery

      N

      O

      P

      Amelia Bedelia
      Amelia Bedelia
      Peggy Parish
      Amelia Bedelia Means Business (Amelia Bedelia Chapter Books #1)
      Amelia Bedelia Means Business
      Herman Parish
      Wiggles, Stomps, and Squeezes Calm My Jitters Down
      Wiggles, Stomps, and Squeezes
      Lindsey Rowe Parker
      Eragon: Book I (The Inheritance Cycle 1) by [Christopher Paolini]
      Eragon,
      The Inheritance Cycle #1

      <character: Elva>
      Christopher Paolini
      The Wee Free Men (Discworld, #30; Tiffany Aching, #1)
      Wee Free Men, Tiffany Aching, #1
      Terry Pratchett

      Q

      R

      A Rational Arrangement (Arranging Paradise Book 1) by [L. Rowyn]
      A Rational Arrangement
      L. Rowyn
      Divergent (Divergent Trilogy, Book 1) by [Veronica Roth, Nicolas Delort]
      Divergent
      Divergent #1
      Veronica Roth
      Vespertine by [Margaret Rogerson]
      Vespertine Margaret Rogerson

      S

      My Wandering Dreaming Mind
      My Wandering Dreaming Mind
      Merriam Sarcia Saunders
      Counting by 7s
      Counting by 7s
      Holly Goldberg Sloan
      Geek Girl (Geek Girl, #1)
      Geek Girl
      Holly Smale
      (Autistic Author)
      The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1)
      The Bad Beginning, Unfortunate Events #1
      Lemony Snicket
      Enola Holmes: The Case of the Missing Marquess (An Enola Holmes Mystery)
      Enola Holmes,
      Enola Holmes #1
      Nancy Springer
      Where’d You Go, Bernadette
      Maria Semple
      Mistborn: The Final Empire by [Brandon Sanderson]
      Mistborn,
      Mistborn #1

      Brandon Sanderson
      The Death of Jane Lawrence
      Caitlin Starling

      T

      Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree
      Emma Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree
      Lauren Tarshis
      Emma Jean Lazarus Fell in Love
      Emma Jean Lazarus Fell in Love
      Lauren Tarshis

      A Study in Scarlet Women (Lady Sherlock, #1)
      A Study In Scarlet Women,
      Lady Sherlock #1
      Sherry Thomas

      U

      V

      Annihilation
      Annihilation,
      The Southern Reach Trilogy #1
      Jeff
      VanderMeer

      W

      Madness
      Catherine Winters
      (Autistic Author)
      A Murder Of Vampires, Imperial Vampires #1 Catherine Winters
      (Autistic Author)

      X

      Y

      Z


      Female Autistic NonFiction & Memoir

      Written by female autistic authors, organized by author name…

      Notice a book is missing from this list? Let me know!

        A

        Asperger's and Girls: World-Renowned Experts Join Those with Asperger's Syndrome to Resolve Issues That Girls and Women Face Every Day!
        Asperger’s and Girls
        Tony Attwood
        (Autistic Author)
        Sincerely, Your Autistic Child: What People on the Autism Spectrum Wish Their Parents Knew About Growing Up, Acceptance, and Identity
        Sincerely, Your Autistic Child
        Autistic Authors
        (Autistic Author)
        Loud Hands: Autistic People, Speaking
        Loud Hands
        Autistic Authors
        (Autistic Author)
        All the Weight of Our Dreams: On Living Racialized Autism
        All the Weight of Our Dreams
        Autism Women’s Network
        (Autistic Author)
        Successful to Burnt Out
        Karletta Abianac
        (Autistic Author)
        Spectrum Women
        Autistic Authors
        (Autistic Author)
        The Edge of The Playground: Two Stories one Journey: A Mother and Daughter's Memoir of Autism From Childhood to Adulthood by [Mary Lynn Ackerman Willis, Mikhaela Ackerman]
        The Edge of The Playground
        Mikhaela Ackerman
        (Autistic Author)
        Been There. Done That. Try This!
        Tony Attwood
        (Editor)
        I Will Die on This Hill: Autistic Adults, Autism Parents, and the Children Who Deserve a Better World
        Meghan Ashburn (Autistic Author)

        B

        Autism, Anxiety and Me: A Diary in Even Numbers
        Autism, Anxiety and Me
        Emma Louise Bridge
        (Autistic Author)
        What Every Autistic Girl Wishes Her Parents Knew
        Emily Paige Ballou
        (Autistic Author)
        The Obsessive Joy of Autism
        The Obsessive Joy of Autism
        Julia Bascom
        (Autistic Author)
        I Might Be You: An Exploration of Autism and Connection by [Barb Rentenbach, Lois Prislovsky]
        I Might Be You
        Barb Rentenbach
        (Autistic Author)
        Neurodiversity:: A Humorous and Practical Guide to Living with ADHD, Anxiety, Autism, Dyslexia,The Gays, and Everyone Else by [Lois Prislovsky, Barb Rentenbach]
        Neurodiversity
        Barb Rentenbach
        (Autistic Author)
        Label Me: My Journey Towards an Autism Diagnosis by [Francesca Baird]
        Label Me
        Francesca Baird
        (Autistic Author)
        Autism Equality in the Workplace
        Janine Booth
        (Autistic Author)
        Lucy’s Story
        Lucy Blackman
        (Autistic Author)

        Strong Female Character
        Fern Brady
        (Autistic Author)

        A Different Sort of Normal
        Abigail Balfe
        (Autistic Author)

        C

        The Spectrum Girl’s Survival Guide
        The Spectrum Girl’s Survival Guide
        Siena Castellon
        (Autistic Author)
        The Spectrum Girl’s Survival Toolkit
        Siena Castellon
        (Autistic Author)
        The Uncharted Path: My Journey with Late-Diagnosed Autism
        The Uncharted Path
        Rachel B. Cohen-Rottenberg
        (Autistic Author)
        Everyday Aspergers
        Everyday Aspergers
        Samantha Craft
        (Autistic Author)
        Simple Autism Strategies for Home and School
        Sarah Cobbe
        (Author)
        Chameleon
        Elizabeth Crawford
        (Autistic Author)
        Blazing My Trail: Living and Thriving with Autism
        Blazing My Trail
        Rachel B. Cohen-Rottenberg
        (Autistic Author)
        Why Are The Lights So Loud?
        Heather Chase
        (Autistic Author)
        My Life on the Autism Spectrum: Misunderstandings, Insight & Growth (The Tell Your Story Series Book 3) by [Tracey Cohen]
        My Life on the Autism Spectrum
        Tracey Cohen
        (Autistic Author)
        People Who Touched Me Without Asking: On Neurodiversity, Surviving Assault, and Self-Love by [Rachael Ann Cox, Ally Monec]
        People Who Touched Me Without Asking
        Rachael Ann Cox
        (Neurodivergent Author)

        D

        Aspies Alone Together: My Story and a Survival Guide for Women Living with Asperger Syndrome
        Aspies Alone Together
        Elaine Day
        (Autistic Author)
        Twirling Naked in the Streets and No One Noticed: Growing Up With Undiagnosed Autism
        Twirling Naked in the Streets and No One Noticed
        Jeannie Davide-Rivera
        (Autistic Author)
        Being Seen: Memoir of an Autistic Mother, Immigrant, And Zen Student
        Being Seen: Memoir of an Autistic Mother
        Anlor Davin
        (Autistic Author)
        Uncomfortable Labels
        Laura Kate Dale
        (Autistic Author)
        Invisible Differences
        Julie Dachez
        (Autistic Author)
        An Adult with an Autism Diagnosis
        Gillan Drew
        (Autistic Author)
        A Pony in the Bedroom
        Susan Dunne
        (Autistic Author)

        E

        Paper Words: Discovering and Living with My Autism
        Paper Words
        Judy Endow
        (Autistic Author)
        From Hurt to Hope: Stories of mental health, mental illness and being autistic by [Mair Elliott, Yenn Purkis, Suzy Rowland, Emma Cobb, Emma Wishart, Paul Statham, Robert Joyce, Casey Chonily, Jessica White, Morénike Giwa Onaiwu, Nura Aabe]
        From Hurt to Hope
        Mair Elliott (Editor)

        F

        How to Be Human: Diary of an Autistic Girl
        How to Be Human
        Florida Frenz
        (Autistic Author)
        Mountain Song: A Journey to Finding Quiet in the Swiss Alps
        Mountain Song
        Lucy Fuggle
        (Autistic Author)

        G

        Emergence: Labeled Autistic
        Emergence: Labeled Autistic
        Temple Grandin
        (Autistic Author)
        The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum
        The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum
        Temple Grandin
        (Autistic Author)
        Thinking in Pictures, Expanded Edition: My Life with Autism by [Temple Grandin, Oliver Sacks]
        Thinking in Pictures, Expanded Edition
        Temple Grandin
        (Autistic Author)
        Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World by [Sy Montgomery, Temple Grandin]
        Temple Grandin
        Temple Grandin
        (Autistic Author)
        Navigating Autism: 9 Mindsets for Helping Kids on the Spectrum
        Navigating Autism
        Temple Grandin
        (Autistic Author)
        Women on the Spectrum
        Emma Goodall
        (Autistic Author)
        I Am Intelligent
        Peyton Goddard
        (Author)
        I Have Been Buried Under Years of Dust: A Memoir of Autism and Hope by [Valerie Gilpeer, Emily Grodin]
        I Have Been Buried Under Years of Dust
        Emily Grodin
        (Autistic Author)
        Drama Queen
        Sara Gibbs
        (Autistic Author)
        Ten Steps to Nanette
        Hannah Gadsby
        (Autistic Author)

        From Here to Maternity
        Lana Grant
        (Autistic Author)
        Girl, Misunderstood: One Girl's Journey to Understanding Her Autism as a Gift by [Bryony Gilbert]
        Girl, Misunderstood
        Bryony Gilbert
        (Autistic Author)
        Nothing Without Us by [Cait Gordon, Talia Johnson, Derek Newman-Stille]
        Nothing Without Us
        Cait Gordon
        (Autistic Author)
        #ActuallyAutistic Guide to Advocacy
        Jenna Gensic
        (Autistic Author)

        H

        Asperger Syndrome and Employment
        Sarah Hendrickx
        (Autistic Author)
        Women and Girls with Autism Spectrum Disorder
        Sarah Hendrickx
        (Autistic Author)
        New Ways of Understanding Autism by [Brigitte Harrisson, Lise St-Charles, Kim Thúy]
        New Ways of Understanding Autism
        Brigitte Harrisson
        (Autistic Author)
        My Autistic Awakening
        Rachael Lee Harris
        (Autistic Author)
        Different, Not Less
        Chloé Hayden
        (Autistic Author)

        I

        J

        Odd Girl Out: An Autistic Woman in a Neurotypical World
        Odd Girl Out
        Laura James
        (Autistic Author)
        No You Don't: Essays from an Unstrange Mind
        No You Don’t
        Sparrow Rose Jones
        (Autistic Author)
        Spectrum Women–Autism and Parenting
        Renata Jurkevythz
        (Autistic Author)
        Women with Autism: Accepting and Embracing Autism Spectrum Disorder as You Move Towards an Authentic Life by [Claire Jack]
        Women with Autism
        Claire Jack
        (Autisitc Author)

        K

        Nerdy, Shy, and Socially Inappropriate: A User Guide to an Asperger Life
        Nerdy, Shy, and Socially Inappropriate
        Cynthia Kim
        (Autistic Author)  
        I Think I Might Be Autistic: A Guide to Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis and Self-Discovery for Adults
        I Think I Might Be Autistic
        Cynthia Kim
        (Autistic Author)
        Reflections from a Different Journey: What Adults with Disabilities Wish All Parents Knew
        Reflections from a Different Journey
        Stanley D. Klein
        (Autistic Author)
        I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
        I Overcame My Autism and…
        Sarah Kurchak
        (Autistic Author)
        Helping You to Identify and Understand Autism Masking: The Truth Behind the Mask by [Emma Kendall]
        Helping You to Identify and Understand Autism Masking
        Emma Kendall
        (Autistic Author)

        L

        Life Behind Glass: A Personal Account of Autism Spectrum Disorder
        Life Behind Glass
        Wendy Lawson
        (Autistic Author)
        Letters To My Weird Sisters
        Joanne Limburg
        (Autistic Author)
        Finding Your Autistic Superpower: A practical handbook for women and girls on the autism spectrum by [Christine Lion]
        Finding Your Autistic Superpower
        Christine Lion
        (Autistic Author)
        The Autistic Alice
        Joanne Limburg (Autistic Author)

        M

        I am Aspiengirl: The Unique Characteristics, Traits and Gifts of Females on the Autism Spectrum
        I am Aspiengirl
        Tania Marshall
        (Autistic Author)
        The Electricity of Every Living Thing
        The Electricity of Every Living Thing
        Katherine May
        (Autistic Author)
        Women from Another Planet? Our Lives in the Universe of Autism
        Women from Another Planet?
        Jean Kearns Miller
        (Autistic Author)
        Working the Double Shift
        Christine Motokane
        (Autistic Author)
        Love and Asperger’s
        Kate McNulty
        (Autistic Author)
        Christine McGuinness: A Beautiful Nightmare by [Christine McGuinness]
        A Beautiful Nightmare
        Christine McGuinness
        (Autistic Author)
        Middle School – The Stuff Nobody Tells You About
        Haley Moss
        (Autistic Author)
        A Freshman Survival Guide for College Students with Autism
        Haley Moss
        (Autistic Author)
        The Young Autistic Adult's Independence Handbook by [Haley Moss]
        The Young Autistic Adult’s Independence Handbook
        Haley Moss
        (Autistic Author)
        Travelling by Train: The Journey of an Autistic Mother by [Laurie Morgen]
        Travelling by Train
        Laurie Morgen
        (Autistic Author)
        Living with PTSD on the Autism Spectrum
        Lisa Morgan
        (Autistic Author)
        Too Much World: How I survive as an autistic girl by [Claire Murphy]
        Too Much World
        Claire Murphy
        (Autistic Author)
        Always and Never Alone: the true story of an Autistic living with Multiple Personality Disorder and how she got that way by [Amy Murphy]
        Always and Never Alone
        Amy Murphy
        (Autistic Author)
        Autistically Speaking
        Chelby Morgan
        (Autistic Author)
        Hello, Stranger: My Life on the Autism Spectrum by [Barbara Moran, Karl Williams]
        Hello, Stranger
        Barbara Moran
        (Autistic Author)
        Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by [Katherine May]
        Wintering
        Katherine May
        (Autistic Author)
        Shouting At Leaves
        Jennifer Msumba
        (Autistic Author)

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        Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You
        Divergent Mind
        Jenara Nerenberg
        (Autistic Author)
        Mozart and the Whale: An Asperger's Love Story
        Mozart and the Whale
        Mary Newport
        (Autistic Author)
        Autism-Asperger's & Sexuality: Puberty and Beyond
        Autism-Asperger’s & Sexuality
        Mary Newport
        (Autistic Author)
        I Am Snamuh: My Journey with Autism and the Power it Gave Me. by [Laura Nadine]
        I Am Snamuh
        Laura Nadine
        (Autistic Author)
        What to Say Next
        Sarah Nannery 
        (Autistic Author)

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        Autism in Heels: The Untold Story of a Female Life on the Spectrum
        Autism in Heels
        Jennifer O’Toole
        (Autistic Author)

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        Finding a Different Kind of Normal: Misadventures with Asperger Syndrome
        Finding a Different Kind of Normal
        Jeanette Purkis
        (Autistic Author)
        Songs of the Gorilla Nation: My Journey Through Autism
        Songs of the Gorilla Nation
        Dawn Prince-Hughes
        (Autistic Author)
        Expecting Teryk
        Dawn Prince-Hughes
        (Author)
        An Outsider’s Guide to Humans
        Camilla Pang PhD
        (Autistic Author)
        Explaining Humans
        Camilla Pang
        (Autistic Author)
        Our Socially Awkward Marriage: Stories from an Asperger's Relationship by [Tom Peters, Linda Peters]
        Our Socially Awkward Marriage
        Linda Peters
        (Author)
        How To Be Autistic by [Charlotte Amelia Poe]
        How To Be Autistic
        Charlotte Amelia Poe
        (Autistic Author)
        Unmasking Autism
        Devon Price
        (Autistic Author)

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        The Girl with the Curly Hair - Asperger's and Me by [Alis Rowe]
        The Girl with the Curly Hair
        Alis Rowe
        (Autistic Author)
        Inner Riches: An Autistic Woman's Story of Love and Motherloss by [Michelle Dorothy Riksman]
        Inner Riches
        Michelle Dorothy Riksman
        (Autistic Author)

        S

        Aspergirls: Empowering Females with Asperger Syndrome
        Aspergirls
        Rudy Simone
        (Autistic Author)
        The Independent Woman's Handbook for Super Safe Living on the Autistic Spectrum
        The Independent Woman’s Handbook
        Robyn Steward
        (Autistic Author)
        The Autism-Friendly Guide to Periods
        The Autism-Friendly Guide to Periods
        Robyn Steward
        (Autistic Author)
        The Autism Friendly Guide to Self Employment
        The Autism Friendly Guide to Self- Employment
        Robyn Steward
        (Autistic Author)
        Resources for Autistic Adults
        Ashley Lauren Spencer
        (Autistic Author)

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        But you don't look autistic at all
        but you don’t look autistic at all
        Bianca Toeps
        (Autistic Author)
        Under The Banana Moon: living, loving, loss and aspergers by [Kimberly Gerry Tucker, Donna Williams]
        Under The Banana Moon
        Kimberly Gerry Tucker
        (Autistc Author)

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        V

        Zondagskind
        Zondagskind
        (This is in Dutch)
        Judith Visser
        (Autistic Author)
        Zondagsleven (Zondagskind, #2)
        Zondagsleven
        (This is in Dutch)
        Judith Visser
        (Autistic Author)
        Asperger's on the Inside by [Michelle Vines]
        Asperger’s on the Inside
        Michelle Vines
        (Autistic Author)

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        "But You Said...?!": A Story of Confusion Caused By Growing Up as an Undiagnosed Autistic Person by [Emma Wishart]
        “But You Said…?!”
        Emma Wishart
        (Autistic Author)
        Nobody Nowhere: The Extraordinary Autobiography of an Autistic Girl
        Nobody Nowhere
        Donna Williams
        (Autistic Author)
        Somebody Somewhere: Breaking Free from the World of Autism
        Somebody Somewhere
        Donna Williams
        (Autistic Author)
        Pretending to Be Normal: Living with Asperger's Syndrome
        Pretending to Be Normal
        Liane Holliday Willey
        (Autistic Author)
        Safety Skills for Asperger Women: How to Save a Perfectly Good Female Life
        Safety Skills for Asperger Women
        Liane Holliday Willey
        (Autistic Author)
        My autistic fight song: My battle into adulthood and the workplace (Dear series)
        My Autistic Fight Song
        Rosie Weldon
        (Autistic Author)
        Dear Autism Diagnosis: How you changed my life (Dear series) by [Rosie Weldon]
        Dear Autism Diagnosis
        Rosie Weldon
        (Autistic Author)

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        Y

        Authoring Autism: On Rhetoric and Neurological Queerness (Thought in the Act) by [M. Remi Yergeau]
        Authoring Autism
        M. Remi Yergeau
        (Author)
        I Have an Autism Boost
        Jennifer Gilpin Yacio

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