Books like What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic by Annie Kotowicz

A practical guide for parents, educators and clinicians, offering insights into the minds of autistic children and practical dietary strategies, including gluten‑free and casein‑free recipes, to support their health and development.

Autistic person Tito Mukhopadhyay's journey to mastering visual perception and understanding.

A practical guide for parents of autistic children, offering reliable advice from medical professionals, educators, and experienced parents on creating autism-friendly homes, managing daily challenges, and accessing support.

Though our understanding of autism has greatly expanded, many autistic individuals are still missed or misdiagnosed. This highly accessible book clarifies many ways that autism can present, particularly in people who camouflage to hide their autistic traits. The authors take the reader step by step through the diagnostic criteria, incorporating the latest research as well as quotes from over 100 autistic contributors that bring that research to life. They also describe many aspects of autism that are not included in the current diagnostic criteria, such as autistic strengths and co-occurring disorders. Readers will learn about highly relevant topics, such as different types of empathy, sensory systems that are not well known, neuro-crash and burn out, and relative versus absolute thinking. This book provides a deep, current, and neurodiversity-affirmative understanding of the less obvious presentations of autism. It is relevant to all healthcare professionals, educators, family members, autistic individuals, and anyone who is curious about autism. A clinical companion guide, Is This Autism? A Companion Guide for Diagnosing, is available for clinicians who make mental health diagnoses.